{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Amelia Christensen - Butch of Center","description":"#11 Episode with Amelia Christensen \u2013 Butch of Center FEB 21, 2018   Amelia Christensen. 2010. Brooklyn, New York. I am sensitive. I am intense. I am in flux. BE enough.   Badass Quotes: \u201cWe have a particular way of communicating with one another and usually feelings are left out of that.\u201d (5:35) \u201cWe were so close growing up, it\u2019s kind of like when you plant trees too close together and they grow around each other. (6:47) \u201cI\u2019m moved by teamwork.\u201d (8:53) \u201cI have scars in a lot of places.\u201d (11:32) \u201cI was the butchest child.\u201d (14:17) \u201cI was looking for ways to explain what I was feeling.\u201d (18:38) \u201cAllowing myself to be seen by the people in my life fully has made it a lot easier to feel comfortable.\u201d(21:22) \u201cI got drunk and played on some dude\u2019s piano in the subway like 6 months month ago.\u201d (22:02) \u201cBeing able to tell somebody that you\u2019re hurting and that it\u2019s hard right now is sometimes all it takes to feel just a tiny bit lighter.\u201d (33:25)   Podcast Intro: As a person who struggles with depression and anxiety, Amelia Christensen\u2019s life has been a rollercoaster of figuring things out inside her brain and her soul. She is tough. She is sensitive. She is a carpenter. She is a millennial. And, she sees numbers as colors.   Official Bio: Amelia Miyuki Christensen is a Brooklyn based, process oriented designer and fabricator. Her passion lies in creating forms from wood. [more ...] - https:\/\/amelia-christensen-wlfi.squarespace.com\/about\/    Biggest Takeaways: What is a fabricator? How did her passion for wood begin? (2:08) How she found out she had depression (4:45) Self-harm as a coping mechanism (9:55) How imagining the future was a turning point (13:40) What \u201cgender non-conforming\u201d means (16:55) When she knew she was cool (20:08) Advice for people in the thick of depression (32:45) Anxiety as evidence of wanting to live (35:13) Living with Synesthesia \u2013 colors as numbers (38:43)   Major Conversation Highlights  Why 13-22years old was hard time for Amelia (3:20) When she lost her sh#t (7:20) What makes her cry (8:34) What \u201cemotional overwhelm\u201d is (12:15) Amelia\u2019s coming out story (15:05) What Crista was like as a coach (22:45) How does someone with depression keep going? (31:30) Why she is open about menstruation (37:53) Amelia\u2019s 7 line Brave Pitch (40:35)   Science & More Info Well-Being https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Well-being   Brene Brown https:\/\/brenebrown.com   Social Media Instagram - @amiyukic https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amiyukic\/   Links Amelia Christensen https:\/\/amelia-christensen-wlfi.squarespace.com   Kesha https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/grammys\/videos\/kesha-praying-2018-grammys-performance   Rhea Butcher http:\/\/www.rheabutcher.com   Cameron Esposito https:\/\/www.cameronesposito.com   Japanese Unlucky #4 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_superstitions   Brave SUBSCRIBE or buy BADASS t-shirt! https:\/\/www.morebrave.com\/thebraveshop   Twitter: http:\/\/twitter.com\/getmorebrave http:\/\/twitter.com\/cristasamaras   Instagram: http:\/\/instagram.com\/getmorebrave http:\/\/instagram.com\/cristasamaras   Facebook: http:\/\/facebook.com\/getmorebrave ","author_name":"Brave Your Fear","author_url":"https:\/\/www.morebrave.com\/braveyourfear","html":"