In this episode I talk to Sarah Vezina, one of the creators behind Octopied Mind, a fashion and lifestyle brand that I’ve recently fallen in love with. We talk about the freedom and responsibility to be inclusive and use inclusive language, the journey to getting there as a business owner, and my experience feeling included in their community as a …

In this episode I chat with Ro Nwosu about her yoga practice and the importance of a global community within it. She also talks about how important inclusivity of all abilities and bodies and people is to her space and the need to listen to feedback from her community on how she teaches in order to keep learning herself. Thankfully, she also gives …

In this episode I chat with Darby Babin (She/They) about our amazing friendship. But more about her masters research into adding feminist pedagogy into legal education and the fun that comes with talking to legal departments about that. We also talk about her upcoming PhD work in support for sexual assault survivors and where the support and resear…

In this episode I talk to KJ Forman (they/them), the amazing non-binary artist behind Lucky Little Queer. We talk about their art, collaborations, healing journey, their ongoing learning process, and the expression of queer joy through artistic expression. You can find more about KJ at luckylittlequeer.com.…

In this episode I talk with Kat Inokai about the things we are doing to take active ownership of our own identities. Kat talks about spoonie theory and the impact it has had on her life, about the Alinker mobility device she has been using, and both of us talk about the mental health challenges we have faced throughout our lives and how this podcas…

In this episode I chat with Cat Cabajar about her many passion projects. We chat about body art and the body art movement as well as how she's incorporated art into being able to help others. She talks about her own body journey and how her art helps not just others but also herself and we talk about how we're going to partner to bring my love of n…

In this episode I chat with Dr. Yolanda Kirkham, an Obstetrician Gynecologist and Assistant Professor in Toronto. Dr. Kirkham kindly offered up her time to answer our questions on women’s, trans men’s, and nonbinary gynecological and reproductive health. We put a call out to our audiences to share their questions and she sat down with me to answer …

In this episode I got to chat with Ashley Casselman of Hare & Hound Barbershop, who is both a great family friend and also my barber. We chatted about what it's like to be introverts who work in roles where we need to regularly talk with people, about how she creates safe spaces for clients, about confronting sexism in her job, and about Halloween.…

Eva is a sex researcher and online sexuality educator focusing on the social psychology of sexuality, with interests in technology, self-compassion, and sexual communication. She is also the host of "What's My Body Doing" --- a web series all about pleasure-inclusive sex-ed for the people traditional sex-ed leaves behind. In this episode we talk ab…

I chat with Mike Adamick about his recent work, Raising Empowered Daughters: A Dad-to-Dad Guide which is a wise and witty handbook for dads, suggesting ways to raise girls who won’t settle for second-class-citizenship. Mike examines the array of sexisms---both subtle and not-so-subtle-girls encounter and highlights not just the ways that girls and …

Amber Leventry is a queer, nonbinary writer and advocate. They also run Family Rhetoric by Amber Leventry, a Facebook page devoted to advocating for LGBTQ families one story at a time. We chat about advocating for our own mental health, using inclusive language, raising compassionate kids, and some books you should have around the house for better …

In this episode I get to chat with Nick North, a friend I made at the Dad 2.0 Summit in San Antonio. Since listening to him speak on a panel about queer families I have eagerly consumed all the wonderful messages he puts into the world. We chat about raising kids who speak up, finding common ground with those who think differently than us, his expe…

Menstruation is often discussed in a very gendered context. In this episode I talk with Molly, a 27 year old non-binary person with a passion for all things sexuality and gender who focused their degree on making spaces better for trans identified people. We chat about menstruation and its relation to some trans and non-binary people. During our ch…

Religion, or faith, or spirituality is something I have personally struggled with for a long time. But recently, I have been following progressive faith leaders like Reverend Jes Kast. This week we chat about affirming churches, women in leadership roles withing the Church, interpreting scripture, and liturgical fashion as a progressive statement.…

Susanna Harris is a Graduate Student in Microbiology at UNC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina whose passion for science ranges from performing primary research to teaching the public about all topics of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). She also founded The PhDepression in March 2018. They work to increase visibility and provid…

Frédérique Chabot is the Director of Health Promotion at Action Canada for Sexual Health & Right. I had the opportunity to chat with her about some of the harmful attitudes we carry around sex work and what we can do to address changing those beliefs. We chat about sex worker portrayal in movies and television, the misconceptions we have about who …

Shireen Ahmed is a writer, public speaker and an award-winning Sports Activist focusing on Muslim women in sports, and the intersections of racism and misogyny in sport. She is also one of the co-hosts of the Burn It All Down podcast, which is the first feminist sports podcast that analyzes sports culture from an intersectional feminist lens. In th…

Andrew Gurza is a Disability Awareness Consultant and Cripple Content Creator. In his work, he seeks to explore how the lived experience of disability feels, as it interplays with intersectional communities. In this week's episode I learn more about ableism and ways I can approach changing this both as a parent and an individual. Disability After D…

There’s not a whole lot about parenting that’s not difficult, and having conversations about sex with your kids is certainly no exception. But Dr. Nadine Thornhill is an outstanding resource for parents looking for tips on how to have meaningful conversations with their kids at any point in their lives. Nadine gives us three specific tips for ways …

I have followed Erynn on Twitter for a while now and have always been amazed by the time she takes to educate others on very complex topics through her (what I consider) famous threads. Her "Ask a Feminist" segment offers a great look into the ways we can change and how we need to be willing to make mistakes, and learn from them, if we are going to…

Small things we say to kids can have very large impacts on their life. This is the case with both the words we speak in kindness as well as those throwaway lines about “what a boy does” or “what a girl does.” In this episode I talk with Shannon Hale, author of books like Princess Academy, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and The Princess in Black abou…

Mental health is a topic I speak about often. I think of it as a very important part of me as a person and it is not something I look at with shame. In this episode I chat with psychotherapist Amanda Carver about the things that may prevent men and boys from talking about their mental health and the impacts this withholding of emotion can have in a…

Hasan Hai is the man behind the stunningly popular MerB'ys calendar. I'd go into detail about how exactly this calendar looks, but it's better if you just go see for yourself. This is a great exploration into the way men are often expected to reject glitter and mermaids and the stereotypically feminine. We also talked about learning to check in on …

In the first-ever episode of the Sew Manly podcast, I chat with Rachel Miner, Executive Director of Random Acts, actor, and all around amazing person. We talk about RandomActs, kindness as strength, managing through sadness, and some of our favourite presentations of masculinity in popular culture and history. Show Notes: RandomActs: randomacts.org…

Talking about what it means to be a man. Discussing masculinity, feminism, parenthood, and social issues, all while talking about some of our favourite role models and developing a cross-stitch pattern for them.