
Feminist Survival Project
A podcast for feminists who feel overwhelmed and exhausted by everything they need to do, and still worry that we're not doing enough - hosted by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, authors of BURNOUT: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle.
Latest episodes

Aug 10, 2020 • 49min
43: How to Bystander
So you’ve noticed something Not Okay is happening. What do you do next? Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Green Dot Bystander Intervention:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dot_Bystander_Intervention
Rage Fridge (From Thanksgiving episode):
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-07-thanksgiving
Episode 41: The Bikini-Industrial Complex:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-41-bikini-industrial-complex
Episode 18: The New Hotness:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-18-new-hotness
Erika Moen:
https://www.ohjoysextoy.com

Aug 3, 2020 • 52min
42: Stages of Change
Amelia’s COVID Chronicles, Chapter One Million. Emily helps her turn towards her fatigue with m********ing kindness and m********ing compassion.
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Transtheoretical model:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transtheoretical_model
That Calvin Coolidge quote which neither of us endorse:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2749-nothing-in-this-world-can-take-the-place-of-persistence
Episode 31: Social Support:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-31-social-support
Self-Therapy:
https://selftherapyjourney.com
Emily’s romance novels:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Fall-Belhaven-Emily-Foster/dp/1496704185/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Jul 27, 2020 • 1h 9min
41: The Bikini-Industrial Complex
The Bikini-Industrial Complex
We have been lied to all our lives about the relationship between health and weight. It’s both liberating and infuriating. Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Emily’s blog post on BMI and weight stigma:
https://www.thedirtynormal.com/post/2016/08/07/bmi-mortality-weight-stigma-science-sigh/
Health at Every Size:
https://haescommunity.com
Episode 11: The Bubble of Love:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-11-bubble-of-love
Episode 40: Food: It's Complicated:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-40-food-its-complicated
Episode 36: Embrace Tiger:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-36-embrace-tiger
Sonya Renee Taylor - The Body is Not an Apology:
https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/the-body-is-not-an-apology
Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison:
https://christyharrison.com/book-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-christy-harrison

Jul 20, 2020 • 46min
40: Food: It's Complicated
Do you live to eat or eat to live? If you answered, "it's complicated," you are correct. Emily and Amelia discuss.
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by “The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea,” Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s sweeping fantasy debut from Candlewick press:
https://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?mode=book&isbn=1536204315&browse=Title
Episode 18: The New Hotness
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-18-new-hotness

Jul 13, 2020 • 34min
39: Covid Follow Up
Spoiler alert: COVID is serious. Amelia is past the worst and quarantined like a boss, but it really took a toll. Contains some coughing and mild coffee snobbery.
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Amelia’s covid prep list:
https://medium.com/@amelianp/covid-prep-list-7bbc6a8ee3d2
Hario V60 pour over coffee:
https://www.baristainstitute.com/brewguides-2/hario-v60
Episode 08: The Monitor:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-08-the-monitor

Jul 6, 2020 • 58min
38: Amelia has the COVID
As careful as she was, Amelia caught the virus. (She's OK.) Let's learn from her experience and get a Corona Plan together in case you need to quarantine. Bonus: Emily and Amelia discuss toilet paper.
SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by Crushing It, a new romantic comedy by Lorelei Parker from Kensington Books.
https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/pages/landing-page/crushingit/
Amelia’s covid prep list:
https://medium.com/@amelianp/covid-prep-list-7bbc6a8ee3d2

Jun 29, 2020 • 42min
37: Ode to Ode to Joy
Ode to Ode to Joy
Classical music should be for everyone because we all deserve access to joy. You may have more in common with these dead composers than you thought. Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Was Beethoven Black? Probably Not, but These Unsung Composers Were:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-beethoven-black-and-why-might-be-wrong-question-ask-180975159/
Joy playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RmAELBeFBBItZnfTV4yX7?si=EsR-Yi_GRbyjw4IUk6lhvw
Schubert: Symphony No.9 "The Great" / Bernstein Bayerischen Rundfunks:
https://youtu.be/hCuC8--m-98?t=2453
Mahler: Symphony No. 2: Mov. 5 - Part 4 of 4:
https://youtu.be/tf5fM1i3MGQ?t=234
Rachmaninoff plays Traditional/Rachmaninov "Powder and Paint" with Nadejda Plevitskaya:
https://youtu.be/2mcnNDZPvgI
Beethoven in Baltimore:
https://www.bsomusic.org/GMLoungeLive
Burnout playlist, art music by women composers in a mood of quiet strength:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2F3axNgma4ropXUTvbKYXf?si=_df9yYjuSVC5GEXo3-NZFg

Jun 22, 2020 • 41min
36: Embrace Tiger
This week, Amelia discusses tai chi and nonjudgment in the hope that it can help Emily. (and you) Spoiler warning: The moral of the story is Universe Juice.
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Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain: The Essence of Tai Ji
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252447.Embrace_Tiger_Return_to_Mountain
Everything Is Everything (Lauryn Hill song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Is_Everything_(Lauryn_Hill_song)
Kung Fu Panda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Panda_(franchise)
Chickpea To Cook, By Rumi:
https://catmeffan.com/poem-chickpea-to-cook-rumi/

Jun 15, 2020 • 40min
35: Too Much Connection
Connection is a drive, like hunger and sleep. But what do you do when you’ve had too much connection? Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Born in Quarantine (Facebook ad)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OW4AFbzjGk
Social Distance podcast:
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/socialdistance/
Episode 31: Social Support:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-31-social-support
The Noonday Demon:
http://andrewsolomon.com/books/the-noonday-demon/
Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition:
https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Your-Spirited-Child-Third/dp/0062403060

Jun 8, 2020 • 1h 5min
34: The Madwoman
Emily and Amelia discuss the concept of The Madwoman, and how you can turn toward yours with kindness and compassion. Spoiler warning for those who don't yet know the stories of Jane Eyre or Moana.
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by Never Conspire With a Sinful Baron, the latest book in Renee Ann Miller’s Infamous Lords Series.
https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781420150032/never-conspire-with-a-sinful-baron/
Jane Eyre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre
Bertha Mason (The Madwoman in the Attic)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Mason
Buffy’s Madwoman©
https://medium.com/@amelianp/buffys-madwoman-a925672d7689
Episode 04: The Abyss
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-04-the-abyss
Episode 11: The Bubble of Love
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-11-bubble-of-love
Episode 02: Complete the Stress Response Cycle
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-02-complete-the-stress-response-cycle