https://simplecast.com No Shame with Rebecca Woolf Welcome to No Shame. A podcast that features the experiences of women who refuse to bend to the whims of cultural expectations. I'm your host, Rebecca Woolf. And as well as being an author, I am also a single mother of four teenagers, a widow, a friend, a lover, who has spent the last two decades writing about my very human -- and also very often messy -- experiences. On No Shame, I will feature the stories, experiences, and wisdom of those who inspire me most: the women who have been shunned, shamed, and stigmatized for being unapologetically human in their work, relationships and lives. Each week we'll be interviewing different women who has been told that she should be ashamed of something, but chooses not to be. New episodes every Tuesday. 2024 Rebecca Woolf and Western Sound en Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:00:15 +0000 https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com No Shame with Rebecca Woolf https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/fd615863-caa3-4ef9-9ed8-d6599cd2df70/8bdb02b6-e21e-4340-8fc5-5e30fbd310e4/3000x3000/no-shame-cover-ws-yellow-top-right.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com episodic Welcome to No Shame. A podcast that features the experiences of women who refuse to bend to the whims of cultural expectations. I'm your host, Rebecca Woolf. And as well as being an author, I am also a single mother of four teenagers, a widow, a friend, a lover, who has spent the last two decades writing about my very human -- and also very often messy -- experiences. On No Shame, I will feature the stories, experiences, and wisdom of those who inspire me most: the women who have been shunned, shamed, and stigmatized for being unapologetically human in their work, relationships and lives. Each week we'll be interviewing different women who has been told that she should be ashamed of something, but chooses not to be. New episodes every Tuesday. Rebecca Woolf true https://feeds.simplecast.com/VlWUVTrg divorce, rebellion, empowerment, sexualhealth, interviews, mentalhealth, motherhood, parenting, women Western Sound info@western-sound.com c8f84d9f-e87d-4869-9f7b-d6f0023edbce Fable Will Finish Her Own Sentences I have a very, very special episode this week. I am sitting down to interview my 16-year-old daughter, Fable who I've known Fable. I've known Fable since she was born. She's a powerhouse, a hand raiser, a leader in the classic sense, the opposite of invisible, the antithesis of afraid standing tall with flags in her hands. I am so proud of her and she has taught me so much. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/fable-will-finish-her-own-sentences-j76nGHAn I have a very, very special episode this week. I am sitting down to interview my 16-year-old daughter, Fable who I've known Fable. I've known Fable since she was born. She's a powerhouse, a hand raiser, a leader in the classic sense, the opposite of invisible, the antithesis of afraid standing tall with flags in her hands. I am so proud of her and she has taught me so much. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Fable Will Finish Her Own Sentences Western Sound 01:23:44 I have a very, very special episode this week. I am sitting down to interview my 16-year-old daughter, Fable who I've known Fable. I've known Fable since she was born. She's a powerhouse, a hand raiser, a leader in the classic sense, the opposite of invisible, the antithesis of afraid standing tall with flags in her hands. I am so proud of her and she has taught me so much. I have a very, very special episode this week. I am sitting down to interview my 16-year-old daughter, Fable who I've known Fable. I've known Fable since she was born. She's a powerhouse, a hand raiser, a leader in the classic sense, the opposite of invisible, the antithesis of afraid standing tall with flags in her hands. I am so proud of her and she has taught me so much. true full 18 e28cf2e1-6b6f-4df3-b98e-9371fd36b7ff We Are Not Going Back with Sophie Strauss Hi everyone! Today I'm sitting down with my friend Sophie Strauss, a stylist for regular people, and we are going to talk about abortion.  We're going to talk about her abortions. We're going to talk about your abortions. We're going to talk about ways for you to have access to an abortion, even in a state where they are making it harder and harder to get one.  

Abortion resources:

Shout Your Abortion

Plan C Pills

Abortion Care Network

Follow Sophie Strauss on instagram @sophiestraussstyling or check out her website www.sophiestraussstyling.com.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:42:21 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/we-are-not-going-back-with-sophie-strauss-PySrbrvJ Hi everyone! Today I'm sitting down with my friend Sophie Strauss, a stylist for regular people, and we are going to talk about abortion.  We're going to talk about her abortions. We're going to talk about your abortions. We're going to talk about ways for you to have access to an abortion, even in a state where they are making it harder and harder to get one.  

Abortion resources:

Shout Your Abortion

Plan C Pills

Abortion Care Network

Follow Sophie Strauss on instagram @sophiestraussstyling or check out her website www.sophiestraussstyling.com.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> We Are Not Going Back with Sophie Strauss Western Sound 01:16:11 Hi everyone! Today I'm sitting down with my friend Sophie Strauss, a stylist for regular people, and we are going to talk about abortion. We're going to talk about her abortions. We're going to talk about your abortions. We're going to talk about ways for you to have access to an abortion, even in a state where they are making it harder and harder to get one. Hi everyone! Today I'm sitting down with my friend Sophie Strauss, a stylist for regular people, and we are going to talk about abortion. We're going to talk about her abortions. We're going to talk about your abortions. We're going to talk about ways for you to have access to an abortion, even in a state where they are making it harder and harder to get one. true full 17 ecd6e1fe-70b4-41de-aa88-4b1aadd005c3 Radically Living in a Red State with Amy Pence Brown This week, it is my honor to host the incredible, Amy Pence Brown. Amy is a body image activist. She's a writer, an artist, a public speaker, an educator, and a radical Idahoan. I've been following her for years. She's been a body image activist for 15 years and became internationally known for her radical stand for self love at the capital city public market in Boise, Idaho in 2015, which you might remember because it was viral.  What excites me most about her is that if you tell her to stop, she goes harder. So excited for you to hear my conversation with her today which is very timely for this week.

Follow Amy on instagram @idaho_amy and see what she is going at her website. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:48:02 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/radically-living-in-a-red-state-with-amy-pence-brown-Yub2hNei This week, it is my honor to host the incredible, Amy Pence Brown. Amy is a body image activist. She's a writer, an artist, a public speaker, an educator, and a radical Idahoan. I've been following her for years. She's been a body image activist for 15 years and became internationally known for her radical stand for self love at the capital city public market in Boise, Idaho in 2015, which you might remember because it was viral.  What excites me most about her is that if you tell her to stop, she goes harder. So excited for you to hear my conversation with her today which is very timely for this week.

Follow Amy on instagram @idaho_amy and see what she is going at her website. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Radically Living in a Red State with Amy Pence Brown Western Sound 01:13:28  This week, it is my honor to host the incredible, Amy Pence Brown. Amy is a body image activist. She's a writer, an artist, a public speaker, an educator, and a radical Idahoan. I've been following her for years. She's been a body image activist for 15 years and became internationally known for her radical stand for self love at the capital city public market in Boise, Idaho in 2015, which you might remember because it was viral.  What excites me most about her is that if you tell her to stop, she goes harder. So excited for you to hear my conversation with her today which is very timely for this week.  This week, it is my honor to host the incredible, Amy Pence Brown. Amy is a body image activist. She's a writer, an artist, a public speaker, an educator, and a radical Idahoan. I've been following her for years. She's been a body image activist for 15 years and became internationally known for her radical stand for self love at the capital city public market in Boise, Idaho in 2015, which you might remember because it was viral.  What excites me most about her is that if you tell her to stop, she goes harder. So excited for you to hear my conversation with her today which is very timely for this week. true full 16 722628c4-be70-4e90-9f33-c4229ef69492 REPLAY: Lyz Lenz Was Kicked Out of Eden There are a handful of writers whose voices I believe are so central to where we are culturally, whose voices truly define a moment by validating not only what is happening politically but also what is happening within the interior lives of women. And Lyz Lenz is one of them. She is the author of the book This American Ex Wife and the substack Men Yell At Me.

Check out Lyz's book and her substack.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:46:37 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/replay-lyz-lenz-was-kicked-out-of-eden-55mgaENb There are a handful of writers whose voices I believe are so central to where we are culturally, whose voices truly define a moment by validating not only what is happening politically but also what is happening within the interior lives of women. And Lyz Lenz is one of them. She is the author of the book This American Ex Wife and the substack Men Yell At Me.

Check out Lyz's book and her substack.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> REPLAY: Lyz Lenz Was Kicked Out of Eden Western Sound 00:58:22 We are replaying one of our favorites this week. If you're new here, this ep is a great place to start! We love Los Angeles. There are a handful of writers whose voices I believe are so central to where we are culturally, whose voices truly define a moment by validating not only what is happening politically but also what is happening within the interior lives of women. And Lyz Lenz is one of them. She is the author of the book This American Ex Wife and the substack Men Yell At Me. We are replaying one of our favorites this week. If you're new here, this ep is a great place to start! We love Los Angeles. There are a handful of writers whose voices I believe are so central to where we are culturally, whose voices truly define a moment by validating not only what is happening politically but also what is happening within the interior lives of women. And Lyz Lenz is one of them. She is the author of the book This American Ex Wife and the substack Men Yell At Me. true full 15 2767107c-1bd7-4b8a-9758-2a5ee0a2910d BONUS: Stupid Things for Love Hi everyone, today we are doing something a little different and sharing an episode of my friend Scott Campbell's podcast Stupid Things for Love. I was on his show and the conversation that we have been having on this show about shame and sex. If you don't already listen to Scott's show, it's incredible and you should subscribe! We will be back next week with more regularly scheduled programming. 

]]> Tue, 7 Jan 2025 12:33:20 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/bonus-stupid-things-for-love-Gy_qLMfh Hi everyone, today we are doing something a little different and sharing an episode of my friend Scott Campbell's podcast Stupid Things for Love. I was on his show and the conversation that we have been having on this show about shame and sex. If you don't already listen to Scott's show, it's incredible and you should subscribe! We will be back next week with more regularly scheduled programming. 

]]> BONUS: Stupid Things for Love Western Sound 01:35:07 Hi everyone, today we are doing something a little different and sharing an episode of my friend Scott Campbell's podcast Stupid Things for Love. I was on his show and the conversation that we have been having on this show about shame and sex. If you don't already listen to Scott's show, it's incredible and you should subscribe! We will be back next week with more regularly scheduled programming. Hi everyone, today we are doing something a little different and sharing an episode of my friend Scott Campbell's podcast Stupid Things for Love. I was on his show and the conversation that we have been having on this show about shame and sex. If you don't already listen to Scott's show, it's incredible and you should subscribe! We will be back next week with more regularly scheduled programming. true full 14 24e6b9b7-f522-423d-bca2-7627b4b1f717 Laura Hoenack is a Beautiful Thing part 2 This week I am finishing my conversation with Laura Hoenack.  Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a camgirl on OnlyFans. And recently she wrote a guest post from my substack titled I Am a Beautiful Thing, or How I Learned to Love My 40 Something Body by Posting Nudes on the Internet. And fuck yes, she's a beautiful thing and every single sense of the word.

Subscribe to Laura's substack and read her piece on my substack! 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/laura-hoenack-is-a-beautiful-thing-part-2-jjcQ4ENk This week I am finishing my conversation with Laura Hoenack.  Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a camgirl on OnlyFans. And recently she wrote a guest post from my substack titled I Am a Beautiful Thing, or How I Learned to Love My 40 Something Body by Posting Nudes on the Internet. And fuck yes, she's a beautiful thing and every single sense of the word.

Subscribe to Laura's substack and read her piece on my substack! 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Laura Hoenack is a Beautiful Thing part 2 Western Sound 00:54:53 This week I am finishing my conversation with Laura Hoenack. Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a camgirl on OnlyFans. And recently she wrote a guest post from my substack titled I Am a Beautiful Thing, or How I Learned to Love My 40 Something Body by Posting Nudes on the Internet. And fuck yes, she's a beautiful thing and every single sense of the word. This week I am finishing my conversation with Laura Hoenack. Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a camgirl on OnlyFans. And recently she wrote a guest post from my substack titled I Am a Beautiful Thing, or How I Learned to Love My 40 Something Body by Posting Nudes on the Internet. And fuck yes, she's a beautiful thing and every single sense of the word. true full 13 573e5731-a0b8-4691-8c85-b194c84204a2 Laura Hoenack is a Beautiful Thing This week I am thrilled to introduce you to my friend, writer, widow mother and camgirl, Laura Hoenack. I met Laura early last year when she was a participant in a grief writing workshop that I teach.  Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a camgirl on OnlyFans. And recently she wrote a guest post from my substack titled I Am a Beautiful Thing, or How I Learned to Love My 40 Something Body by Posting Nudes on the Internet. And fuck yes, she's a beautiful thing and every single sense of the word.

Subscribe to Laura's substack and read her piece on my substack! 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/laura-hoenack-is-a-beautiful-thing-xVHGFGRv This week I am thrilled to introduce you to my friend, writer, widow mother and camgirl, Laura Hoenack. I met Laura early last year when she was a participant in a grief writing workshop that I teach.  Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a camgirl on OnlyFans. And recently she wrote a guest post from my substack titled I Am a Beautiful Thing, or How I Learned to Love My 40 Something Body by Posting Nudes on the Internet. And fuck yes, she's a beautiful thing and every single sense of the word.

Subscribe to Laura's substack and read her piece on my substack! 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Laura Hoenack is a Beautiful Thing Western Sound 01:00:02 This week I am thrilled to introduce you to my friend, writer, widow mother and camgirl, Laura Hoenack. I met Laura early last year when she was a participant in a grief writing workshop that I teach. Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a camgirl on OnlyFans. And recently she wrote a guest post from my substack titled I Am a Beautiful Thing, or How I Learned to Love My 40 Something Body by Posting Nudes on the Internet. And fuck yes, she's a beautiful thing and every single sense of the word. This week I am thrilled to introduce you to my friend, writer, widow mother and camgirl, Laura Hoenack. I met Laura early last year when she was a participant in a grief writing workshop that I teach. Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a camgirl on OnlyFans. And recently she wrote a guest post from my substack titled I Am a Beautiful Thing, or How I Learned to Love My 40 Something Body by Posting Nudes on the Internet. And fuck yes, she's a beautiful thing and every single sense of the word. true full 12 ff0bf8c9-a13b-485e-a106-73bdd836e23d After Shame with Melissa Petro In today’s episode I am chatting with Melissa Petro author of the book Shame on You: How to be A Woman in the Age of Mortification which is essentially what this podcast is all about. I have spent the entirety of my life battling and overcoming my own shame, weighing the so called morals of the societal masses against my own truth and need to tell it and in her book, Melissa not only shares her story of public humiliation but gives women insight on how to combat their own shame.

Buy Melissa's book and follow her on instagram. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/after-shame-with-melissa-petro-PCW0jn0p In today’s episode I am chatting with Melissa Petro author of the book Shame on You: How to be A Woman in the Age of Mortification which is essentially what this podcast is all about. I have spent the entirety of my life battling and overcoming my own shame, weighing the so called morals of the societal masses against my own truth and need to tell it and in her book, Melissa not only shares her story of public humiliation but gives women insight on how to combat their own shame.

Buy Melissa's book and follow her on instagram. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

]]> After Shame with Melissa Petro Western Sound 01:06:29 In today’s episode I am chatting with Melissa Petro author of the book Shame on You: How to be A Woman in the Age of Mortification which is essentially what this podcast is all about. I have spent the entirety of my life battling and overcoming my own shame, weighing the so called morals of the societal masses against my own truth and need to tell it and in her book, Melissa not only shares her story of public humiliation but gives women insight on how to combat their own shame In today’s episode I am chatting with Melissa Petro author of the book Shame on You: How to be A Woman in the Age of Mortification which is essentially what this podcast is all about. I have spent the entirety of my life battling and overcoming my own shame, weighing the so called morals of the societal masses against my own truth and need to tell it and in her book, Melissa not only shares her story of public humiliation but gives women insight on how to combat their own shame true full 11 ecdce5e1-fde3-4950-8265-abbf82a1741a Bassey Ikpi Tells the Truth This week I’m talking to Bassey Ikpi. Bassey is a writer, a speaker, an emotional wellness advocate and the NYT bestselling author of the book I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying which is one of the most beautifully written memoirs I’ve read in recent years. In her book, she writes about emotional memory, distinguishing it from actual memory and she asks us to get curious when it comes to our remembrance of things and how we metabolize those memories. I'm so excited to have her here today. 

Buy Bassey's book and follow her on instagram here. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/bassey-ikpi-tells-the-truth-csoGpbal This week I’m talking to Bassey Ikpi. Bassey is a writer, a speaker, an emotional wellness advocate and the NYT bestselling author of the book I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying which is one of the most beautifully written memoirs I’ve read in recent years. In her book, she writes about emotional memory, distinguishing it from actual memory and she asks us to get curious when it comes to our remembrance of things and how we metabolize those memories. I'm so excited to have her here today. 

Buy Bassey's book and follow her on instagram here. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Bassey Ikpi Tells the Truth Western Sound 00:51:58 This week I’m talking to Bassey Ikpi. Bassey is a writer, a speaker, an emotional wellness advocate and the NYT bestselling author of the book I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying which is one of the most beautifully written memoirs I’ve read in recent years. In her book, she writes about emotional memory, distinguishing it from actual memory and she asks us to get curious when it comes to our remembrance of things and how we metabolize those memories. I'm so excited to have her here today. This week I’m talking to Bassey Ikpi. Bassey is a writer, a speaker, an emotional wellness advocate and the NYT bestselling author of the book I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying which is one of the most beautifully written memoirs I’ve read in recent years. In her book, she writes about emotional memory, distinguishing it from actual memory and she asks us to get curious when it comes to our remembrance of things and how we metabolize those memories. I'm so excited to have her here today. true full 10 41bdfd88-fc57-4292-998f-7580851ce298 The Revolution Will Not be Shame-Based with Amanda Montei  This week I'm thrilled to be speaking to author, academic and friend Amanda Montei. Amanda is the author of the book, Touched Out: Misogyny, Consent and Control, and the substack, Mad Woman.  This episode is a little different than other episodes in that it's a sort of response episode to the election, specifically how shame shaped it and what we can do to reverse its effects. I feel so fortunate to have friends like Amanda, with whom I can talk honestly and openly without judgment or shame, but also be challenged, enlightened, and provoked to recognize truths beyond my own. So today on the show we talk about shame, white women, the 4B movement and how we have all been doing since the election. 

Buy Amanda's book and check out her substack!

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

 

]]> Tue, 3 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/the-revolution-will-not-be-shame-based-with-amanda-montei-8mcmzdPl  This week I'm thrilled to be speaking to author, academic and friend Amanda Montei. Amanda is the author of the book, Touched Out: Misogyny, Consent and Control, and the substack, Mad Woman.  This episode is a little different than other episodes in that it's a sort of response episode to the election, specifically how shame shaped it and what we can do to reverse its effects. I feel so fortunate to have friends like Amanda, with whom I can talk honestly and openly without judgment or shame, but also be challenged, enlightened, and provoked to recognize truths beyond my own. So today on the show we talk about shame, white women, the 4B movement and how we have all been doing since the election. 

Buy Amanda's book and check out her substack!

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

 

]]> The Revolution Will Not be Shame-Based with Amanda Montei Western Sound 01:02:50 This week I'm thrilled to be speaking to author, academic and friend Amanda Montei. Amanda is the author of the book, Touched Out: Misogyny, Consent and Control, and the substack, Mad Woman. This episode is a little different than other episodes in that it's a sort of response episode to the election, specifically how shame shaped it and what we can do to reverse its effects. I feel so fortunate to have friends like Amanda, with whom I can talk honestly and openly without judgment or shame, but also be challenged, enlightened, and provoked to recognize truths beyond my own. So today on the show we talk about shame, white women, the 4B movement and how we have all been doing since the election. This week I'm thrilled to be speaking to author, academic and friend Amanda Montei. Amanda is the author of the book, Touched Out: Misogyny, Consent and Control, and the substack, Mad Woman. This episode is a little different than other episodes in that it's a sort of response episode to the election, specifically how shame shaped it and what we can do to reverse its effects. I feel so fortunate to have friends like Amanda, with whom I can talk honestly and openly without judgment or shame, but also be challenged, enlightened, and provoked to recognize truths beyond my own. So today on the show we talk about shame, white women, the 4B movement and how we have all been doing since the election. true full 9 f552e798-3678-4513-8214-8edc929a8ab5 Dot Fisher-Smith is going to die. And so are you. This week I’m very excited to host someone I have had the great honor of knowing and loving my whole life – my great Aunt Dot Fisher-Smith. Since I was a little girl, I gravitated toward Dot. I always felt a kind of solidarity with her that defies age.   She is a sister to me. She is a friend. A mentor. A confidante. And I think, specifically with death, a subject most people are not comfortable talking about, let alone planning for, she has been a touchstone for me. Beyond my relationship with Dot, she is an activist and agitator who led anti-war protests during Vietnam, chained herself to Redwood trees as an environmentalist with Greenpeace and has lived a loud and proud life of civil disobedience. 

Google Dot Fisher-Smith!! Here is the incredible YouTube documentary about her. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/dot-fisher-smith-is-going-to-die-and-so-are-you-tDPv4pUi This week I’m very excited to host someone I have had the great honor of knowing and loving my whole life – my great Aunt Dot Fisher-Smith. Since I was a little girl, I gravitated toward Dot. I always felt a kind of solidarity with her that defies age.   She is a sister to me. She is a friend. A mentor. A confidante. And I think, specifically with death, a subject most people are not comfortable talking about, let alone planning for, she has been a touchstone for me. Beyond my relationship with Dot, she is an activist and agitator who led anti-war protests during Vietnam, chained herself to Redwood trees as an environmentalist with Greenpeace and has lived a loud and proud life of civil disobedience. 

Google Dot Fisher-Smith!! Here is the incredible YouTube documentary about her. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Dot Fisher-Smith is going to die. And so are you. Western Sound 00:57:17 This week I’m very excited to host someone I have had the great honor of knowing and loving my whole life – my great Aunt Dot Fisher-Smith. Since I was a little girl, I gravitated toward Dot. I always felt a kind of solidarity with her that defies age. She is a sister to me. She is a friend. A mentor. A confidante. And I think, specifically with death, a subject most people are not comfortable talking about, let alone planning for, she has been a touchstone for me. Beyond my relationship with Dot, she is an activist and agitator who led anti-war protests during Vietnam, chained herself to Redwood trees as an environmentalist with Greenpeace and has lived a loud and proud life of civil disobedience. This week I’m very excited to host someone I have had the great honor of knowing and loving my whole life – my great Aunt Dot Fisher-Smith. Since I was a little girl, I gravitated toward Dot. I always felt a kind of solidarity with her that defies age. She is a sister to me. She is a friend. A mentor. A confidante. And I think, specifically with death, a subject most people are not comfortable talking about, let alone planning for, she has been a touchstone for me. Beyond my relationship with Dot, she is an activist and agitator who led anti-war protests during Vietnam, chained herself to Redwood trees as an environmentalist with Greenpeace and has lived a loud and proud life of civil disobedience. true full 8 2b540228-7ecf-409c-9eac-1f42e12fabb6 Kim Ye is Promomme My guest this week is Kim Ye. Kim Ye is a visual artist, a performance artist, a pro domme and a mother of two whose work exists within the intersection of sex work, domestic labor, motherhood and the relationship between dominance, and submission, caretaking and autonomy, rebellion and acquiescence. 

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You can follow Kim Ye on instagram @kimyekimyekimye, her website is kimye.com. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:56:43 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/kim-ye-is-promomme-eFxLEvNj My guest this week is Kim Ye. Kim Ye is a visual artist, a performance artist, a pro domme and a mother of two whose work exists within the intersection of sex work, domestic labor, motherhood and the relationship between dominance, and submission, caretaking and autonomy, rebellion and acquiescence. 

Buy PROMOMME here!

You can follow Kim Ye on instagram @kimyekimyekimye, her website is kimye.com. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Kim Ye is Promomme Western Sound 01:03:28 My guest this week is Kim Ye. Kim Ye is a visual artist, a performance artist, a pro domme and a mother of two whose work exists within the intersection of sex work, domestic labor, motherhood and the relationship between dominance, and submission, caretaking and autonomy, rebellion and acquiescence. My guest this week is Kim Ye. Kim Ye is a visual artist, a performance artist, a pro domme and a mother of two whose work exists within the intersection of sex work, domestic labor, motherhood and the relationship between dominance, and submission, caretaking and autonomy, rebellion and acquiescence. true full 7 7c1ab584-b797-4e91-801f-e0d9096fae1a Shannon Will Not Be Silenced Before this podcast found its voice and I decided I wanted specifically to feature women who have been stigmatized or shamed for being quote unquote bad girls (my favorite kind) I had the idea to feature people who were in transition. So. I put a call out on Instagram for stories. Hundreds responded. It was so overwhelming it took me weeks to go through every email. I ultimately decided to go in a slightly different direction but Shannon, who responded to my original call for stories of transition was ALSO VERY ALIGNED with what I wanted to explore here on NO SHAME and I am THRILLED that she agreed to talk to me today because she is one of the bravest women I have ever met and when you hear her tell her story today you are going to absolutely understand why. 

If you have a story of No Shame, I want to hear it. Please email me at rebeccawoolfpodcast@gmail.com

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

 

]]> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:09:21 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/shannon-will-not-be-silenced-5tppY6qt Before this podcast found its voice and I decided I wanted specifically to feature women who have been stigmatized or shamed for being quote unquote bad girls (my favorite kind) I had the idea to feature people who were in transition. So. I put a call out on Instagram for stories. Hundreds responded. It was so overwhelming it took me weeks to go through every email. I ultimately decided to go in a slightly different direction but Shannon, who responded to my original call for stories of transition was ALSO VERY ALIGNED with what I wanted to explore here on NO SHAME and I am THRILLED that she agreed to talk to me today because she is one of the bravest women I have ever met and when you hear her tell her story today you are going to absolutely understand why. 

If you have a story of No Shame, I want to hear it. Please email me at rebeccawoolfpodcast@gmail.com

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

 

]]> Shannon Will Not Be Silenced Western Sound 01:03:57 Before this podcast found its voice and I decided I wanted specifically to feature women who have been stigmatized or shamed for being quote unquote bad girls (my favorite kind) I had the idea to feature people who were in transition. So. I put a call out on Instagram for stories. Hundreds responded. It was so overwhelming it took me weeks to go through every email. I ultimately decided to go in a slightly different direction but Shannon, who responded to my original call for stories of transition was ALSO VERY ALIGNED with what I wanted to explore here on NO SHAME and I am THRILLED that she agreed to talk to me today because she is one of the bravest women I have ever met and when you hear her tell her story today you are going to absolutely understand why. Before this podcast found its voice and I decided I wanted specifically to feature women who have been stigmatized or shamed for being quote unquote bad girls (my favorite kind) I had the idea to feature people who were in transition. So. I put a call out on Instagram for stories. Hundreds responded. It was so overwhelming it took me weeks to go through every email. I ultimately decided to go in a slightly different direction but Shannon, who responded to my original call for stories of transition was ALSO VERY ALIGNED with what I wanted to explore here on NO SHAME and I am THRILLED that she agreed to talk to me today because she is one of the bravest women I have ever met and when you hear her tell her story today you are going to absolutely understand why. true full 6 e7b719d4-9ddf-4322-baaa-29588d222923 Madness is a Story We Are Told with Suzanne Scanlon My guest today is Suzanne Scanlon. She's the author of the book Committed: Of Meaning and Mad Women, a book that details Suzanne's experience being institutionalized in New York City in the nineties. Her book explores the nature of madness with such elegance and precise insight, and it made me want to know her and love her. Today on the show we talk about mental health, the hysterical woman archetype, and what it's been like to be called crazy.

Buy Suzanne's book! It's incredible. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Tue, 5 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/madness-is-a-story-we-are-told-with-suzanne-scanlon-NOrMpEpw My guest today is Suzanne Scanlon. She's the author of the book Committed: Of Meaning and Mad Women, a book that details Suzanne's experience being institutionalized in New York City in the nineties. Her book explores the nature of madness with such elegance and precise insight, and it made me want to know her and love her. Today on the show we talk about mental health, the hysterical woman archetype, and what it's been like to be called crazy.

Buy Suzanne's book! It's incredible. 

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Madness is a Story We Are Told with Suzanne Scanlon Western Sound 00:38:13 My guest today is Suzanne Scanlon. She's the author of the book Committed: Of Meaning and Mad Women, a book that details Suzanne's experience being institutionalized in New York City in the nineties. Her book explores the nature of madness with such elegance and precise insight, and it made me want to know her and love her. Today on the show we talk about mental health, the hysterical woman archetype, and what it's been like to be called crazy. My guest today is Suzanne Scanlon. She's the author of the book Committed: Of Meaning and Mad Women, a book that details Suzanne's experience being institutionalized in New York City in the nineties. Her book explores the nature of madness with such elegance and precise insight, and it made me want to know her and love her. Today on the show we talk about mental health, the hysterical woman archetype, and what it's been like to be called crazy. true full 5 f6968716-c77e-4c20-920b-3227b36ad2b8 The Rebellion of Lyn Slater I am thrilled to be hosting the one and only Accidental Icon. Lyn Slater, author of the book, How to Be Old. She's an artist, a designer, a writer, a model, a former professor, a mother and grandmother. She is queen of the rebels and an influencer in the truest sense of the word. And I'm honored to talk to her today about  beauty and age and rebellion and how they intersect today on the podcast.

Follow on Lyn Slater on Instagram and check out her book and her substack.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/the-rebellion-of-lyn-slater-4mGJdrJH I am thrilled to be hosting the one and only Accidental Icon. Lyn Slater, author of the book, How to Be Old. She's an artist, a designer, a writer, a model, a former professor, a mother and grandmother. She is queen of the rebels and an influencer in the truest sense of the word. And I'm honored to talk to her today about  beauty and age and rebellion and how they intersect today on the podcast.

Follow on Lyn Slater on Instagram and check out her book and her substack.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> The Rebellion of Lyn Slater Western Sound 00:55:39 I am thrilled to be hosting the one and only Accidental Icon. Lyn Slater, author of the book, How to Be Old. She's an artist, a designer, a writer, a model, a former professor, a mother and grandmother. She is queen of the rebels and an influencer in the truest sense of the word. And I'm honored to talk to her today about beauty and age and rebellion and how they intersect today on the podcast. I am thrilled to be hosting the one and only Accidental Icon. Lyn Slater, author of the book, How to Be Old. She's an artist, a designer, a writer, a model, a former professor, a mother and grandmother. She is queen of the rebels and an influencer in the truest sense of the word. And I'm honored to talk to her today about beauty and age and rebellion and how they intersect today on the podcast. true full 4 44e71796-5b69-4adb-9b5c-a0fb975ad57d Lyz Lenz was Kicked Out of Eden Check out Lyz's book and her substack.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:13:58 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/lyz-lenz-was-kicked-out-of-eden-UQRRB0pg Check out Lyz's book and her substack.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Lyz Lenz was Kicked Out of Eden Western Sound 00:58:22 There are a handful of writers whose voices I believe are so central to where we are culturally, whose voices truly define a moment by validating not only what is happening politically but also what is happening within the interior lives of women. And Lyz Lenz is one of them. She is the author of the book This American Ex Wife and the substack Men Yell At Me. There are a handful of writers whose voices I believe are so central to where we are culturally, whose voices truly define a moment by validating not only what is happening politically but also what is happening within the interior lives of women. And Lyz Lenz is one of them. She is the author of the book This American Ex Wife and the substack Men Yell At Me. true full 3 1f3f78e3-c72a-4ab7-aea7-d117c6eaf1fe Welcome to Diablo Cody's America!! Check out Diablo Cody's substack!

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/welcome-to-diablo-codys-america-sXV2_cm8 Check out Diablo Cody's substack!

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Welcome to Diablo Cody's America!! Western Sound 00:47:27 Diablo Cody is a stripper, an Oscar winner and a woman who influences all of America. Today, on the show I talk to my friend Diablo Cody about working the pole, getting online hate, refusing to be domestic and living her goddamn life on her own terms. Diablo Cody is a stripper, an Oscar winner and a woman who influences all of America. Today, on the show I talk to my friend Diablo Cody about working the pole, getting online hate, refusing to be domestic and living her goddamn life on her own terms. true full 2 e48989d8-4394-4b53-adf5-536f554628de "My Heart Won't Burn" with Chelsie Diane Follow Chelsie Diane on Instagram and check out her website, Poems and Peonies

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

 

]]> Tue, 8 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/chelsie-diane-douNYZDT Follow Chelsie Diane on Instagram and check out her website, Poems and Peonies

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

 

]]> "My Heart Won't Burn" with Chelsie Diane Western Sound 00:54:35 My first guest is one of my best friends. She's also the most unabashedly, unapologetically, fearlessly herself, person I know. She's a poet, she's a teacher, a mother, a genius, and her name is Chelsie Diane. Chelsie Diane is the founder of Poems and Peonies, where she travels all over the world and teaches about famous maligned from their homes. On our first episode of No Shame we talk about divorce, sexual and spiritual awakenings, and trusting your inner knowing. My first guest is one of my best friends. She's also the most unabashedly, unapologetically, fearlessly herself, person I know. She's a poet, she's a teacher, a mother, a genius, and her name is Chelsie Diane. Chelsie Diane is the founder of Poems and Peonies, where she travels all over the world and teaches about famous maligned from their homes. On our first episode of No Shame we talk about divorce, sexual and spiritual awakenings, and trusting your inner knowing. true full 1 d98aaf53-1bc8-4c0d-859a-ef392fb12a81 Introducing...No Shame with Rebecca Woolf This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:22:35 +0000 info@western-sound.com (Western Sound) https://no-shame-with-rebecca-woolf.simplecast.com/episodes/coming-soonno-shame-with-rebecca-woolf-hRTckyfr This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair 

Editing help by Savannah Wright 

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

]]> Introducing...No Shame with Rebecca Woolf Western Sound 00:02:45 Hi, I'm Rebecca Woolf and this is No Shame. I’m an author, a mother, a widow, a sex columnist and a lover of complicated women and their human stories. For more than two decades, I’ve devoted my work to exploring nuanced themes that include death, sex, aging, autonomy and single motherhood without shame. And that's what I will continue to do on No Shame. Each week on this show I will interview a different woman who has been told she should be ashamed of something but chooses not to be. Hi, I'm Rebecca Woolf and this is No Shame. I’m an author, a mother, a widow, a sex columnist and a lover of complicated women and their human stories. For more than two decades, I’ve devoted my work to exploring nuanced themes that include death, sex, aging, autonomy and single motherhood without shame. And that's what I will continue to do on No Shame. Each week on this show I will interview a different woman who has been told she should be ashamed of something but chooses not to be. true trailer