Poor Unfortunate Souls

Chronically Fully Sick

They haven't showered, they're scraping their way back from nervous breakdowns, and they're ready to talk about it! Sorry for the lapse in eps – these two hellbeast women love to give advice about how to look after yourself, but they also love to not follow any of it themselves! Very cute and cool and sexy.

In episode 14, the gals touch on the real-life effects for spoonies that happened when opioid meds went prescription-only, the weird 'disabled villain' trope that Hollywood loves to lean on, and a brand new QUACK WATCH about bad Goop health ghost man that loves to blend celery and call it a cure for everything. And of course, new SPOONIE HOTLINE!! Get up in this gig.

CONTENT WARNING - the beginning of episode touches on the effects that current news stories about sexual assault can have on your mental health. No details of the stories or charges are specified, but if you're trying to avoid this the current media hellscape altogether, maybe skip the first 5~ minutes of this ep.

LINKS

Looking after yourself when sexual assault dominates headlines

• https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/coping-with-distress-caused-by-major-coverage-of-sexual-abuse-allegations
• https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/how-to-take-care-of-yourself-when-sexual-assault-makes-headlines/100010900

New rules around opioid prescriptions leave few options for Australians in pain, ABC News

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-09/pain-sufferers-say-limiting-their-access-to-opioids-in-cruel/13219230

Five Common Harmful Representations of Disability, Mythcreants

• https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-common-harmful-representations-of-disability/

Washington Post story about bad man health ghost Goop man Anthony Williams (the chix refuse to link his actual website)

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/celery-juice-will-not-work-miracles-no-matter-what-you-read-on-goop/

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