The Positives of Social Media

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I found the publicity campaign for running like a girl in particular really demoralizing. I was lucky to know a photographer that I trusted to take shots of me for Lee Pinn. It's not empowering to be ennobled by a glossy magazine who's saying girl boss blah blah at the bottom of the caption while making you cry because you're feet are too big, she says.

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.

This week Katherine chats to journalist and writer Alexandra Heminsley, author of Some Body to Love. After infertility treatment, a challenging pregnancy and a sexual assault, Alex found her relationship drifting apart for reasons she couldn’t fully understand. But when her partner finally disclosed that they wanted to transition to being a woman, Alex had to come to terms with something she never expected: being part of a LBTQIA+ family. In this conversation, she explores her compassionate response to her former partner’s needs, how it has changed her viewpoint on life, and how life can be remade in the face of the unexpected.

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