Do you accept the love you deserve?

My friend, Priscilla, and I chat about the incredibly unique and moving memoir In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. Carmen illuminates and writes about her own experience with domestic abuse within her same-sex relationship—bringing her story and those like it out of the shadows and into the conversation. Priscilla and I reflect on the ways we resonated with Carmen and the ways she helped open our minds and hearts.

Listener discretion advised: this episode contains adult language, discussion about abuse and domestic violence

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Link to this episode’s book:
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

Other ways to support/connect with Carmen Maria Machado
Instagram

Link to Domestic Violence in the LGTBQ+ community statistics

Ways to support survivors of Domestic Violence
https://www.asafeplace.org/
https://www.1736fcc.org/
https://www.sfaws.org/

National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-SAFE(7233)
Text BEGIN to 88788

https://www.womenslaw.org/

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This episode is produced, recorded, and edited by me.

Special thanks (again!) to my dear friend, Priscilla. Best friends for over TWENTY YEARS!!! (We don’t talk about sophomore year).

Xx, Alex