Gender Identity Weekly

In today's episode, I speak with Lisa Haukom: a dear friend, photographer, and developer of The Self-Portrait Method - a course designed to help us learn to see who we truly are.  Lisa and I talk about topics as diverse as self-objectification, why we must approve of ourselves first, and the claptrap of a French Bitch.

REFERENCES:
Goldenbrand Photography:  https://www.thegoldenbrand.co/
The Self-Portrait Method:  https://www.thegoldenbrand.co/self-portraitstudio
Austin Kleon:  https://austinkleon.com/
Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com/

  • (00:00) - Show opening
  • (00:36) - Introducing Lisa
  • (03:05) - Why did I feel beautiful in a photo shoot?
  • (05:36) - The magic of being seen through other eyes
  • (09:15) - Affirming, not validating
  • (12:22) - The selfie camera is validation
  • (15:33) - Just be yourself is terrible advice
  • (20:21) - Self-objectification
  • (25:15) - Affirmation requires our own approval
  • (32:35) - Why do we try so hard when it isn't real?
  • (37:32) - The truth you didn't know existed
  • (40:35) - Why is authenticity compelling?
  • (46:48) - Therapeutic value of selfies
  • (54:57) - You really do gotta have faith
  • (57:54) - Doing the work for French Bitch with a Window
  • (59:59) - Show closing

Creators & Guests

Host
Amethysta Herrick
Writer, Transgender Activist, Philosopher, and sometimes Software Consultant

What is Gender Identity Weekly?

Every week, join Amethysta Herrick and contributors to Gender Identity Today for a pithy discussion of the challenges facing humanity as each of us discovers our identity and gender.