Sofie talks to Dr Gwen Adshead about meeting people in the middle of their stories, attachment, working with violent patients, evil states of mind, shadow sides, cruelty, mistakes, gender, identity, group therapy, life development studies, Broadmoor, and rehabilitation. Content Warning:  COVID, mental health, postnatal depression, violence, murder, therapy, medicine, prisons, trauma, hospitals, arson, stalking, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, abuse, refugees, death,...

Sofie talks to Rabia Chaudry about boundaries, saying no, marriage, shame, courage, Serial, advocacy, podcasts, law school, innocence cases, faith, justice, navigating trolls, true crime, change, activism, and getting religious inspiration from female scholars. Content Warning:  COVID, criminal justice system, medical system, death, bereavement, therapy, emotional and physical abuse, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, abusive relationships, violence, physical violence, cycles of...

Sofie talks to David Morgan about Magic Mike Live, performing, dating, rejection, heartbreak, charisma, boundaries, coping mechanisms, gender identity, not being a boy, coming out, experimentation, change, comfort, and not knowing left from right. Content Warning:  COVID, disassociation, social anxiety, sex, sexuality, negative self image, insecurity, addiction, mania, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD, worrying, panic, grief, alcohol, therapy, misgendering, transphobia, homophobia,...

Sofie talks to Tigress Osborn about race, fat activism, intersectionality, The Fat Underground, books and media that have changed her perspective, NAAFA, The Bay Area, talk shows, fat media representation and fat people dancing. Content Warning:  COVID, slavery, fatphobia, racism, diet industry, trauma, weight loss surgery Produced by Dave Pickering Sofie Hagen online: Twitter: @SofieHagen Facebook: facebook.com/sofiehagen.komiker Web: sofiehagen.com Instagram: @sofiehagendk Support the...

Sofie talks to Andi Osho about writing her novel Asking For A Friend, her relationship with time, being present, inspiration, boundaries, friendship, thinking, acting, dating, letting parents off the hook,  Frozen, and googling 100 words for "said". Content Warning: trauma, therapy, somatic experience therapy, depression, guilt, absent parents, negative self-worth, overthinking, anger, shame, OCD, breakups Asking For A Friend:...

Sofie talks to Aubrey Gordon about her book What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat, her podcast Maintenance Phase, becoming un-anonymous, talking into microphones, self deception, f*****g up hard, consensus based decisions, change, anger, and her childhood bathroom scales. Content Warning: COVID, fatphobia, diet culture, trauma, discomfort, racism, transphobia, harassment, misogyny, white supremacist movements, homophobia, death threats, mental health issues What We Don't Talk...

Sofie talks to Hazel Hayes about her book Out of Love, mental health, highs and lows, executive dysfunction, therapy, triggers, relationships, trust, communication, telling stories, boundaries, the good stuff, and how trauma is like thrush. Content Warning: COVID, mental health issues, depression, anxiety, CBT. suicidal ideation, medication, abuse, emotional abuse, domestic violence, panic attacks, complex trauma, negative thoughts, sex, sexuality, sexual assault, meltdowns, spirraling,...

Sofie talks to Dean Burnett about mental health, brains, uncertainty, emotions, masculinity, crying, science, subjectivity, parenting, processing, awareness campaigns, the somatic marker hypothesis, and the difference between cabins and sheds. Content Warning: COVID, mental health issues, grief, bereavement, death, losing a parent, loss, fitness, medication, depression, autism, therapy, OCD, bipoloar, CPTSD, schizophrenia Dean has written these books that you should check out: The Idiot...

Sofie talks to Matilda Ibini about living with disability, writing, control, guilt, afrofuturism, daydreaming, being present,  navigating the pandemic, "the little things" and Scooby-Doo fanfic. Content Warning: COVID, mental health issues, anxiety, therapy, ableism, religion, disability, disassociation, trauma, medication Produced by Dave Pickering Sofie Hagen online: Twitter: @SofieHagen Facebook: facebook.com/sofiehagen.komiker Web: sofiehagen.com Instagram: @sofiehagendk Support the...

Sofie talks to Sophie Williams about fat people dancing, talk shows, fat activism, having COVID, The Fat Underground, race, media representation, intersectionality, NAAFA, The Bay Area and fat clubbing. Sophie has written two books that you should check out: Millennial Black and Anti-Racist Ally: An Introduction to Activism and Action Here is her TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/sophie_williams_the_rigged_test_of_leadership Content Warning: COVID, slavery, fatphobia, racism, diet industry,...

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Sofie talks to Dr Lindo Bacon about needing people, damaging their arm, writing, change, injustice, uncertainty, gender, identity, pain, resilience, community, feminism, coming out, and their book “Radical Belonging”.Content warning – coronavirus,...

Sofie talks to Substantia Jones about childhood, not wanting children, bad therapists, photography, fat rights, nudity, the Internet, casual sex, sexuality, self-parenting, and good quality fake plants.Content warning – coronavirus, therapy, OCD, worry,...

Sofie talks to Laura Thomas about parenting, nutrition, autonomy, consent, birth debriefs, bodies, hunger, intuitive eating, and seeing the world through a baby's eyes. Content warning – coronavirus, food, eating, fatphobia, insomnia, parenting,...

In part 2 of their annual New Year’s chat Sofie talks to Mark Watson about symbolic hope, the turning of the year, creativity, therapy, resolutions, and friendship. Content warning – coronavirus, alcohol, mugging, death, online abuse, warArtwork by...

In part 1 of their annual New Year’s chat Sofie talks to Mark Watson about parenting in 2020, writing, mental health, experiences of the pandemic, turning 40, masculinity, Menkind, and his new novel ‘Contacts’. Content warning – coronavirus, anxiety,...

Sofie talks to Daphne Maxwell Reid about growing up, auditioning, acting, leadership, living in the present, creativity, age, social media, Harriet, The Fresh Prince Reunion, vulnerability, and Will Smith’s charisma. Content warning – coronavirus,...

Sofie talks to Rain Dove about navigating the media, betrayal, beauty, doing good, identity, growth, allyship, saving yourself, casting, power, and Betty White. Content warning – coronavirus, ableism, classism, financial difficulties, losing friends,...

Sofie talks to Rain Dove about finding purpose, visibility, modelling, money, listening, films, guilt, allyship, honesty, accountability, gender, sexuality, the media, and the next now. Content warning – coronavirus, homelessness, poverty, capitalism,...

Sofie talks to Dawn Butler MP about being a black woman in the public eye, reflection, safety, helping people, process, the political, and the personal. Content warning – coronavirus, insomnia, death, bereavement, online abuse, death threats, racism,...

Sofie talks to Sophie Duker about stand-up, coming out to her mum, sexuality, mistakes in cat care, control, vulnerability, trauma, losing people, and being a knight of queerness. Content warning – coronavirus, relationships, food, anxiety, therapy,...

Sofie talks to Catherine Bohart about comedy, mental health, obsessive-compulsive disorder, boundaries, being Irish in the UK, and ending a relationship during a pandemic. Content warning – coronavirus, stress, economic anxiety, breakups, shame, OCD,...

Sofie talks to Jes Baker about body liberation, body image and mental health coaching, not being okay, Mormonism, the Internet, and The Chateaux Diaries.Content warning – coronavirus, chronic illness, fatphobia, trauma, hopelessness, US politics,...

Sofie talks to Sharan Dhaliwal about Burnt Roti, Oh Queer Cupid, speed dating, sleep paralysis, talking about herself, coming out, being open, being a queer South Asian woman, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula.Content warning – coronavirus, stigma, mental...