Clarkisha Kent on cultivating safe spaces, identity development and complex family dynamics

This week on Growing up with gal-dem we're joined by Clarkisha Kent, a Nigerian-American writer, culture critic, former columnist and author of Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto . Clarkisha talks to Natty and Nie about nurturing a safe space for herself within complex family dynamics and whilst writing her book Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto . Her book taps into her memories, both pleasant and unpleasant, and traumatic experiences around fatphobia. In her extract, Clarkisha describes two pictures of herself which reflect on pivotal times in her life that have affected her identity development. Clarkisha reflects on these two identities and how she found herself through the displacement of cultural dissonance. You can also check out our other podcast series "Reclaimed and Rewritten" hosted by Clarkisha - all episodes live now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode is 42:31 long.

This episode was published on Mar 9, 2023.

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