Burlesque artist, host and all-round powerhouse Curly Chaos joins Ferrero Rochelle and Rosie Verbose, to chat about what creativity and mental health means to her. Expect a rip-roaring half-hour adventure through dance, periods, psychotherapy and mutilating rubber ducks. Strap in, lads.

Check out Curly on Instagram as @curly_chaos_burlesque, and read her blog here.

Some useful links for mental health issues mentioned in this episode: 

CW - PMDD (12:30 - 16:45): treatment; self-care; blog & community; suicidal thoughts (26:35).

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What are you grateful for atm? Tweet @inviscabaret or DM us on Instagram!

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Things mentioned in the podcast:

• Chaotic Good
• Neo-burlesque: a short history
• Rubber duck act; Willy Wonka teaser; Chaos Cabaret; Warrior Act- see Curly's Instagram!
• East London burlesque studio - run by Evelyn Carnate
• Cabaret vs. Cancer
• Love Actually first lobster
• Prima ballerina with Alzheimer's is transported by music
• Our episode with troupe member and nurse, Miss Mustardseed - she also wrote about it on our blog
• PMDD
• Our episode with Robert Hallow (re. dealing with anger)
• SO cards
• That's Burlesque podcast
• Bitten Peach cabaret collective
  • Cocoa Butter Club burlesque collective
  • Gratitude jar - make your own using this guide!

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Edited and mixed by Matt Ennis, www.mennismixing.co.uk

Music: Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod , available by license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

www.invisiblecabaret.org

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