How We Live Now with Katherine May

Alexandra Heminsley on inhabiting a female body

Mar 25, 2022

57:37

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Importance of Respect for Trans People

2min

The Importance of Emotional Change in Writing

2min

The Three Things That Helped Me Survive

1min

The Importance of DNA Testing in Pregnancy

5min

The Making of Me

3min

The Importance of Being Trans

3min

Transphobia and the Assault Case

3min

How to Unlearn Everything You Know About Autism

2min

10.

The Importance of Multiple Perspectives in Art

4min

11.

The Unwillingness to Find a Middle Way With People I Consider to Be Beyond the Pale

3min

12.

The Importance of Not Retweeting

2min

13.

The Importance of Advocacy

4min

14.

The Demoralization of Plus Size Culture

2min

15.

How to Squeeze Yourself Into Size 12 Jeans

2min

16.

The Positives of Social Media

2min

17.

The Importance of Conversations in a Trans World

4min

18.

The Importance of Shame in Mental Health

2min

19.

A Novel About Two Sisters Who Don't Know Each Other

2min

20.

The Terror of Writing Memoirs

2min

21.

The Importance of Gardening

2min

22.

How to Keep Your Podcast Running

2min

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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