02. Transness as nature incarnate with Willow Defebaugh // REBIRTH podcast series

"My soul would sing of metamorphoses. But since, o gods, you were the source of these bodies becoming other bodies, breathe your breath into my book of changes: may the song I sing be seamless as its way weaves from the world's beginning to our day." - Ovid, “The Metamorphoses”

This is the second episode of REBIRTH, a limited podcast series produced by advaya, in partnership with Stella McCartney Beauty.

This episode features Willow Defebaugh: the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Atmos. As Willow says, "trans people are just embodiments of the many transformations that we all go through in life." In this conversation, we embrace the necessity of bodily and ecosystem alchemy, the naturalness of transformation. How is evolution at the centre of growth, transformation at the centre of regeneration? How do we come into the truth of our bodies, in alignment with nature, and in doing so restore the biodiversity around us?

About Willow: Willow Defebaugh is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Atmos, a nonprofit biannual magazine and digital platform curated by a global ecosystem of artists, activists, and writers devoted to ecological and social justice, creative storytelling, and re-enchantment with the natural world. She writes a weekly newsletter called The Overview which offers a holistic look at life on Earth through the lens of deep ecology. Prior to Atmos, Willow held editor titles at V Magazine, CR Fashion Book, and L’Officiel USA. She has been featured in US Vogue, Vogue China, i-D, BBC, the Guardian, them, and more.

The episode additionally features reflection prompts by Haile Thomas, music by Johanna Warren, "Mine to Take", provided by Spirit House Records, and the series cover art is illustrated by Jia Sung.

Transcripts, further reading and resources and video footage of this podcast with subtitles can be found through the YouTube playlist of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjKkmvDmI67Q4V9pMCvMn6RJhzzdq6MBU

advaya is a platform for transformative education. We create learning programmes with the leading minds of our time to shift perspectives, transform our relationships and enable thriving lives in harmony with the natural living world.

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