#159 - Bodies on the Ballot with Jaclyn Friedman, author and activist

What does your body liberation have to do with voting this year?
Everything. Everything is on the line this election, up and down
the ballot.


Jaclyn Friedman, author of Unscrewed, helps me link body kindness
to climate change, economic justice, healthcare, and more. Don’t
settle for fauxpowerment.


In this lively episode chat, Jaclyn shares many ways anyone can
get fired up to vote or help others get fired up... with joy and
connection.


Follow her 3 steps to positive well-being this election season:
Look after yourself and make sure you’re safe and secure. Look
out for each other. (Your post-it people) Look for opportunities
for fun.

And also... if you can do more, do it.
Register to vote. Fill out your mail in ballot. Get it in the
drop off box ASAP. Check in on friends. Reach out to people you
know with texts, emails, or postcards. Offer to help.

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Links Mentioned:


How to contact your U.S. Senator


Learn about progressive candidates Jaclyn recommends


@jaclynf on Twitter - her DMs are open if you have any questions
about getting out the vote.


Body Kindness Episode 142 – Believe Me: Why trusting women is
essential for collective well-being with Jaclyn Friedman and
Jessica Valenti


Body Kindness Episode 57: Get ‘Unscrewed’ in this #MeToo world
with Jaclyn Friedman activist and author of Unscrewed


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About Jaclyn
Jaclyn Friedman is a writer, educator and activist, and
creator of four books Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female
Sexual Power and a World Without Rape (one of Publishers’
Weekly’s Top 100 Books of 2009), What You Really Really
Want: The Smart Girl’s Shame-Free Guide to Sex & Safety,
Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power and How to Stop Letting the System
Screw Us All, and her latest, Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can
Change the World. Her podcast, also called Unscrewed, is
paving new paths to sexual liberation, and was named one of
the Best Sex Podcasts by both Marie Claire and Esquire.


Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Podcast | Patreon


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