Within Madness Lies Power - 31 May 2024

In today's episode, I speak with Karen Anne Coccioli.  Karen is a queer author and public speaker whose queer memoir "Paradise" is available on Amazon.  We cover topics as disparate as fleeing fascism, madness as a source of gender, and the purple light within.

REFERENCES:

Karen Anne Coccioli’s website:  https://www.karenannecoccioli.com/

Annie Moon’s website:  https://www.authoranniemoon.com/

Follow Karen Anne on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/karenannecoccioli/

Follow Karen Anne on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/karenanne.coccioli/
Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com

• (00:00) - Opening credits
  


• (00:37) - Show opening
  


• (01:29) - Introducing Karen Anne Coccioli
  


• (02:02) - The origin of an author
  


• (09:07) - Family flight from fascism
  


• (16:01) - Writing through conversion therapy
  


• (22:27) - The gendered body and madness
  


• (27:12) - Is madness pathological or powerful?
  


• (34:35) - Madness as a source of gender
  


• (40:32) - Living as you are glows you up
  


• (44:45) - Using what we have to work with
  


• (50:25) - You can't be told who you are
  


• (55:09) - Would you change it if you could?
  


• (59:00) - Don't stamp your children's sparks
  


• (01:03:05) - How to find Karen
  


• (01:03:53) - Show closing
  


• (01:05:29) - Closing credits