Cabinet of Curiosities: Gender and Parenting, Inviting People to See You, and Powerlifting with Jasper Peach

This is an episode full of love. Honestly, it’s a big ol’ hug. Jasper talks about intentional family, considering the best way to raise children and build community, and embodying the hippy dippy values that can change the world, as well as some powerlifting chat and a poem. “Strong is letting people see you and being proud.”

 

Jasper Peach is a trans, non-binary and disabled writer, speaker and parent. They are passionate about equitable access and inclusion, focused around the dismantling of misplaced shame via storytelling. Their written work has been published in The Age, HireUp, The Big Issue, Archer, The Guardian, Verandah, Australian Poetry Journal and SBS online. 

With a background in Auslan interpreting, broadcasting and civil celebrancy, writing has continued their personal trend of being all about communication and community. Their first book, You’ll be a Wonderful Parent was published March 2023 by Hardie Grant and is a celebration of rainbow families of all kinds. 

 

Twitter: @JasperPeachWrites

Instagram: @JasperPeachWrites 

Website: https://linktr.ee/jasperpeachsays

Free Audiobook: https://soundcloud.com/jasper-peach/sets/youll-be-a-wonderful-parent?si=9c847e698152443fb3d3a743370d4fbb&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

 

Free Otter AI transcript up to 30mins (if you’d like to buy me the full version, you can do so through my Buy Me a Coffee or sign up as a patron on Patreon:

SUMMARY

• What’s going on with the book? (0:00)
• Jasper’s book. (2:35)
• The gendered world of birthing class. (6:35)
• What does family mean to you? –. (13:38)
• The secret chamber of my deepest darkest desires. (16:35)
• The importance of enacting what you’re dreaming. (21:51)
• How Archie’s disability informs his creative practice. (26:43)
• How rage informs the type of publications she will work for. (28:58)
• If there isn’t something to highlight the wonder of who you are in the public discourse, you should make that art. (33:55)
• “I’ve got a real bee in my bonnet about everlasting daisies”. (38:28)