Discovering the Clitoris, Online Relationships and Body Image with Megan Jayne Crabbe
In this episode, Hannah is joined by Megan Jayne Crabbe, who is a creator, author, presenter, and body positive advocate. Megan and Hannah talk about when they first learned that our bodies could bring us pleasure instead of pain or just being about somebody else's pleasure, as well as dismantling internalised shame about experiencing pleasure. They chat about navigating relationships online and discovering what - and what not! - to share. Megan also discusses body image, the body positive movement, and mental health in relationships.
CW: We discuss fatphobia, diet culture, and eating disorders. Please skip this episode if you need to and look after yourself.
Read the episode transcript here!
What we chat about…
When did Megan start seeing her body as a site for pleasure?
Learning about the clitoris for the first time
Talking about masturbation with friends as teenagers
Unlearning feeling shame about your own pleasure
Everyone having different genitals and experiencing pleasure differently
Experiencing v performing
Navigating a relationship online
How has Megan's understanding of what a good relationship is and how good relationships work developed through her life?
People online speculating about Megan's relationship
Online boundaries and etiquette
How do Megan and Hannah decide whether or not to share something online?
How has Megan's relationship with the body positivity movement changed
Online nuance and inclusion
How to tell a partner about mental health things you might be going through
How to support a partner through mental illness
Natural changes in sexual life
Wow to maintain a body positive mindset when NHS GPs use BMI and tend to fat shame (32:03)
How do you believe people when they tell you you look good, but you don't believe them? (36:06)
How to make peace with knowing your body and mental health will never be perfect? (39:50)
How does being IG famous impacts your daily life and mental health? (43:57)
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MORE ABOUT MEGAN JAYNE CRABBE
Megan Jayne Crabbe is a bestselling author, award-winning digital creator and presenter with more than 1.3 million followers across her social channels. She built her online platform creating content around the topics of body positivity, eating disorder recovery, mental health and feminism. In 2017 she wrote her first book, Body Positive Power, a manifesto on all the reasons why we hate our bodies, and how to find peace in them instead, which has helped thousands of readers worldwide reclaim the bodies they’re in. When she's pretending that the internet doesn't exist, you'll probably find her walking her dog or hanging out with her sister Gemma, who is much cooler than she is.
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