The Feelcast
By Kinda OK
The FeelcastDec 30, 2019
SMELL THE ROSES with Leopold Knox
oh hello again
POLY LOVE & PIGEONS (ft. Sophie Lucido Johnson)
This chat with Sophie Lucido Johnson was everything I could have hoped for and more. We talk about her books (Many Love and Love without Sex), polyamory, loving human beans, how roosters won't let people love them, internalized emotional responsibility for others, the safety of lying and of course, pigeons. Sophie is a dream to chat with and her books have felt like a gentle hand hold into the world of polyamory while giving me the knowledge and language to start exploring what Many Love looks like for me and my relationships. Note: I completely overshare about my personal life and my partner gave 100% consent for this episode to be published.
Find out more information about Sophie's writing, comics and endeavours at www.sophielucidojohnson.com
Remember to keep an eye out for Sophie's new book Dear Sophie, Love Sophie in 2022!
If you're not following her on IG already, her handle is @SophieLucidoJohnson
SENSITIVE & SELF-EMPLOYED ft. Roseanna Morrell + Beth Symons
What does building a support network actually mean? What kind of botanical businesses grow out of times of sadness & depression? How do friends find out they are soulmates? Roseanna Morrell (founder of Belle Isle Botanicals - amazing soy candles!) and Beth Symons (founder of The Cove in Bristol and Botanical Boop) talk about how sadness has influenced their relationship, their connection and their independent businesses. We talk about the sadness that is the current loss of markets, how these entrepreneurs began and how to find support when it's needed. Join us for another weird and wonderful conversation about feeling kinda ok.
To learn more about the Cove in Bristol visit thecovebristol.weebly.com
To see more of Beth's work check her IG @BoopIllustration and @BotanicalBoop
To find Belle Isle Botanicals visit belleislebotanicals.com @BelleIsleBotanicals
HEALING & FEELINGS ft. Nōn Wels
YEAR OF SILLY OVERSHARE
A little classic overshare about some realizations and conversations I've had lately around compassion, the value of hair care & skin care, finding silliness, and my problems being stuck to my identity. (Note: My mama letting me dye my hair when I was 11 was really cool and I'm glad she put that choice in my hands so if you listen to/read this, thank you!)
If you liked this episode or any episode, find more comics & content at www.itskindaok.com
Special thanks to Jason Stam for the original intro music www.jasonstam.com
PLANTS & PILLOWS ft. Jude Kamal
What’s the most important thing about a space? This episode features interior designer, Jude Kamal, who founded Sansa Interiors in Toronto, Canada. We talk about the most important things in a room (guess what Jude’s two desert island items are), how to make somewhere feel like home, Jude’s inspiration and philosophies towards design and all the intricacies of working for yourself and getting stuck every day! A huge thank you to Jude for this big conversation; a truly wonderful episode to kick off 2021 with the Kinda OK feelcast.
Check out www.sansainteriors.com and follow @JudeKamal on Instagram!
If you enjoyed the episode, check out www.patreon.com/kindaok or @ItsKindaOK on IG.
Special thanks to Jason Stam for the original intro music on this podcast www.jasonstam.com
GLIMMER OF GAY ft. Anni Jyn
Anni and I talk about self love, imposter syndrome, illustration, Bly Manor, and cups of tea. We chat about some big interview questions like "what are your limiting beliefs" along with discussing driving philosophies and themes behind Anni's artwork. Go check out Anni Jyn's flowy, feminine, sensual illustration style at www.annijyn.com or on IG @AnniJyn.
Special thanks to Jason Stam for the original intro tune www.jasonstam.com
SMITTEN ft. Yolande Lomas
A conversation with Yolande about getting covid, travelling and identity, the value of doing something creative for 15 minutes a day and smittens. Such a wonderful chat with a good friend that I hadn't spoken to really in over a year. Check out @MoonFaceandMe to keep Yolande stoked on creating things.
A reminder in here to shop local, independent and small businesses this holiday season. Most importantly, support Black & Indigenous owned businesses and creators. We change our community from within from direct support. Look into donating food, goods and funds to your local shelters & support systems for people in need this December.
December is going to be weird and small and not like the holidays we've ever known. So practice being soft, self compassion and gentleness with SOFTMAS over at @itskindaok on Instagram. A 31 day prompt list to take care of yourself while everything is weird xx There's a giveaway at the end of the month! It started Dec. 4th so there's some extra little exercises to catch up on, soz.
Original intro tune music by Jason Stam www.jasonstam.com
ON THE FRINGE ft. Mhairi Macaulay
Mhairi co-runs the Ventnor Exchange; an art hub on the Isle of Wight in the UK. She also helped start the Ventnor Fringe Festival when she was 17! We talk about her passion for creating spaces for experiences, the frustrations that come with being a womxn in business, the complications that come with trying to figure out what's going on with her body. The Exchange was the first place I ever distributed the Grow n' Pains zine, read my children's book, ran a workshop, saw live comedy performances, found good records and even met with some of my now good friends. I am so thankful spaces like this exist and human beans like Mhairi exist, getting louder, taking up space and becoming more "bossy" every day!
Find out more about the Ventnor Exchange on instagram @VentnorExchange and watch for upcoming festivals @VentnorFringe ! Don't forget to check ventnorexchange.co.uk for what's happening in this space post-lockdown x
Original intro music by the brilliant Jason Stam jasonstam.com
The books we discuss are Florence Given's Women Don't Owe You Pretty and Maisie Hill's Period Power.
VEG IS THE KEY ft. Charlie Jones
Talking with Charlie Jones (budding nutritionist, music creator, coffee maker, photograph taker) about self love, life lessons & unlearning, mental health wellness, healthy friendships and going sober.
To support the Fairy Creek Old Growth Blockade visit www.oldgrowthblockade.com
Original intro music created by the wonderful Jason Stam www.jasonstam.com
THE BIG LOVE ft. Maggie
This episode is a journey through the life so far of Maggie; an incredible human who takes many shapes and roles in this existence. Going into her crone season as a woman, Maggie started rock climbing last year and has fallen in love with the magic of sport climbing both outdoors and indoors. Here in this episode we discuss everything from rock life lessons, abuse situations, miscarriages, spirituality, and the most important-- THE BIG LOVE. A warning that this episode contains content about physical/sexual abuse and eating disorders, so please know that before listening. The final track is written and performed by our guest called Forget What You Were.
Original intro tune created by Jason Stam at www.jasonstam.com
Find out information about zine submissions for issue 8 on the theme of unlearning at www.itskindaok.com
GET OUT OF MY ROOM
PROUD OF NOW Ft. Leo Wood
Leo Wood is an incredible musician, vocalist, teacher, chef, bus-dweller and generally creative hooman bean. With a sparky energy, beautiful laugh and strong personality, Leo talks about everything from musical inspiration to mental health to living in a bus. A special thank you to Leo for sending us one of her UNRELEASED SONGS "Lions" which you can find at the end of this episode. Grow n' Pains Zine Issue 8 is still taking submissions on the theme of unlearning, so if you create art or write in any style, please send your submissions to okitskindaok@gmail.com or visit itskindaok.com for more details.
Stay weird and wonderful x
KINDA NOT OK
HELLO MOON - Classic Overshare
CREATING JOY ft. Jim Elliott
Jim Elliott (Jimmy Tutti's) is an analogue animator, musical wizard and excellent mixologist. Everything he creates, he puts his whimsical style, playful nature and a lot of joy into it. Here we discuss Digital Dropout Media, which helps facilitate others to create in schools and workshops. We talk about growing up, his musical inspiration, his relationship with his kids and the importance of play in the role of our happiness. At the end of this episode, you can hear Jim's one-man-band Jimsomniac play the stellar tune, Gonna Fly. See more of Jim's work https://www.facebook.com/Digital-Dropout-Media and https://www.facebook.com/jimmytuttis/
If you like this episode, remember to review it wherever you listen to podcasts cause that will help other beans find it! Check out http://www.itskindaok.com for the Grow n' Pains zine, t-shirts, and access to patreon.
Original intro music created for this episode is provided by Jason Stam www.jasonstam.com !
FUNNY BEANS ft. Sam & Darien Lanigan
ABUN-DANCE ft. Abhilasha Vyas & Sleep Well
BOG WOMAN ft. Shannon MacDonald
Shannon is an artist and art teacher in Toronto, Ontario. We grew up together with a lot of similarities but also tons of differences. In this episode, we talk about the classic "other girl" syndrome (very white, very privileged feelings of otherness) and about making friends. Shannon is into all things witchy and wonderful, so she did a tarot reading for me with the Golden Tarot deck at the end of this episode. Big thanks to Shannon for sharing everything she has been unpacking during her isolation time and for embracing her inner bog woman. Find more of Shannon's artwork and teaching services @ShannonLeighMacD !
A special thank you to Jason Stam who created the original intro music for the Kinda OK Podcast; find more of his work at jasonstam.com
GROW N' PAINS ISSUE 7 IS OUT NOW AND SO ARE T-SHIRTS AND PREVIOUS ZINE ISSUES AT WWW.ITSKINDAOK.COM
GETTING INTIMATE ft. Laiken Pratt
HAVE YOUR OWN BACK ft. Bridie Asprey
Today we're talking about everything from the wounded/sacred masculine and feminine energies we carry within us to how we carry ourselves in relationships to learning to love our inner selves and finding our tribes. Lots of stoke for this gem of a being, Bridie Asprey, who shared so much of her experience as an emotional bean in this episode. Check out more Kinda Ok Content HERE. Original music created by Jason Stam www.jasonstam.com
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Some Black charities, creatives and businesses you can support today:
Black Visions Collective www.blackvisionsmn.org
Assata's Daughters www.assatasdaughters.org
Bianca Xunise (Comic Artist) www.biancaxunise.com
Africa Brooke (Mindset Coach) africabrooke.com
Jeanetta Gonzales (Illustrator) www.jeanettagonzales.com
Jungalow (Home Decor) www.jungalow.com
Lolly Lolly (Ceramics Artist) lolly-lolly.com
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Bridie's Recommendations;
Mark Groves / Create The Love
Jake Woodard / Masculine Feminine Energies Course
Dr. Nicole LePera / The Holistic Psychologist
WHERE YOU NEED TO BE
(The links below are for Spotify but you can search these podcasts wherever you stream/listen from)
The Secret Lives of Black Women
Black Girl Bravado
Brown Girl Self Care
Busy Being Black
Seeing Color
About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge
Shine Brighter Together
Beyond the Self
SPACE HUGGER ft. The New Normal
@blackvisionscollective
@mnfreedomfund
@reclaimtheblock
Rachel Cargle: www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle/
Rackel Ricketts: www.instagram.com/iamrachelricketts/
Me and White Supremacy: www.meandwhitesupremacybook.com/
@goodancestorpodcast
www.patreon.com/SassyLatte
Minnesota Freedom Fund: minnesotafreedomfund.org/
Defund the Police: actionnetwork.org/forms/2005_email_blm_defund
Sign the George Floyd Petition: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/george_floyd_loc/?czegLbb
Peoples City Council:https://www.gofundme.com/f/peoples-city-council-ticket-fund
Black Visions Donations: secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2
National Bail Project : secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project
Some incredible illustrators: www.instagram.com/blackgirlsillustrate/
www.instagram.com/tearoseillustration/
www.instagram.com/jvzmina/
www.instagram.com/likelihood_art/
www.instagram.com/tncts/
www.instagram.com/coilyandcute/
www.instagram.com/olli_illustration/
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