On this week's League of Badass Women Podcast episode, Valerie Orth continues the conversation with health and wellness writer and mentor, Leah Peterson, on how society instills us with certain perceptions of gender—and what it would be like to

Episode 12: Badasses on Gender Identity and the Words We Use to Define Ourselves

Nov 6th, 2019 16m 25s

League of Badass Women's Valerie Orth talks with Leah Peterson, a writer and health and wellness mentor, on the myriad words we use to describe our gender, sexuality and everything in between. This is Part 1 of a 2-part series featuring Leah Pe

Episode 11: Badasses on Safe Spaces and Great Leadership

Oct 30th, 2019 22m 45s

The League of Badass Women's Valerie Orth continues her conversation from Episode 10 with badasses Melisha Linnell and Nadja Häikiö Itäsaari. For Episode 11, they explore what it means to establish a safe space for women. And what it means to b

Episode 10: Badasses on #MeToo

Oct 23rd, 2019 17m 20s

League of Badass Women's Valerie Orth takes a trip overseas to interview some Swedish badasses on the impact—and backlash—of the MeToo movement in Sweden and beyond. *RESOURCES*Me Too Movement: https://metoomvmt.orgMeToo is a movement, not

SEASON 2 LAUNCH! Episode 9: Badasses on Why We're Badass

Oct 16th, 2019 8m 5s

Season 2 Launch features The League of Badass Women members, defining what a badass is, and why you're badass. It's especially awesome to hear how "badass" can mean so many different things.In case you're wondering where you fit in the land o

Episode 8: Decolonizing the Mind

Jul 10th, 2019 9m 54s

Episode 8 looks at unseen privileges, colorism, and how racism is a form of colonization of the mind. Specifically, we hear a perspective about how race is perceived in Puerto Rico, and how that effects relations with the US.This brief episod

Episode 7: Inspiration Porn, Able-Bodied Privilege & Consciousness

Jun 19th, 2019 27m 41s

How do we treat people different from ourselves? League of Badass Women Podcast Episode 7 dives into the taboo subject of how able-bodied people and people with physical disabilities interact, and the crucial role consciousness plays in combatt

Episode 6: Using Your Privilege for Positive Change

May 15th, 2019 16m 41s

The League of Badass Women recently hosted a Global Power Talk virtually on privilege and power. Episode 6 features two of the badasses who attended: Singapore-born child rights activist Eirliani A Rahman, and Brooklyn-based social worker and f

Episode 5: Introduction to Unpacking Power & Privilege

May 2nd, 2019 12m 40s

Episode 5 gives an overview of our new Power Talks series: Unpacking Power & Privilege. You'll hear takeaways from the recent Power Talk in Edmonton, Canada, and get tips for your Power Talk if you're interested in hosting!To learn about Powe

Episode 4: The Water I Couldn't See As A Fish

Mar 27th, 2019 30m 39s

This episode features 3 brave badasses who share their very personal stories about where internalized misogyny has played out in their lives, as well as in the lives of some women who attended their recent Power Talk in Portland, Oregon. List

Episode 3: Conversations Between Generations & Perpetuation of Internalized Misogyny

Mar 13th, 2019 19m 11s

The League of Badass Women had the honor of speaking with brilliant badass Power Talks hosts from Washington DC (Sandhya Rao and Jeannine Harvey) and Los Angeles (Catherine Connors). We look at intergenerational dialogue- how we talk to young g

Episode 2: The Nasty Voice – What is Internalized Misogyny?

Feb 27th, 2019 22m 16s

Episode 2 is our first deeper look (and listen!) at the League Of Badass Women's current Power Talks topic of "internalized misogyny." Badasses from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) and New York City discuss revelations from their recent Power Talks,

Episode 1: Introduction to the League of Badass Women, Power Talks, and Podcast

Feb 20th, 2019 6m 36s

In the League of Badass Women Podcast first-ever episode, badasses from around the world introduce the League, Power Talks and how these meaningful and rare discussions impact each of them and their home communities.

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