This week, join Stella and Sasha as they welcome Tali to the show. A former radical activist turned disaffected liberal with a gripping story of awareness, evolution, growth and resolve.
Tali is 30 years old and lives with her wife and dogs in Hawaii. She is also a co-host/panelist of the new podcast, The Navel Gays with Aaron Terrell.
Tali shares her journey from an ardent activist deeply immersed in gender and identity politics to someone questioning and ultimately walking away from the dogmatic beliefs she once held. Her story is a roller coaster of conviction, self-discovery, and transformation, particularly as she navigates the complexities of having encouraged her wife towards a trans identity of her own.
“What I want people to understand is I think more often what is happening is an overzealous, activisty type person collides with someone who is sincerely distressed.”
Listeners will gain insight into the mindset of passionate activists, the impact of societal pressures on personal identity, and the challenges of disentangling oneself from groupthink. This episode offers a glimpse into the delicate process of questioning deeply held beliefs and the reflection and critical thought essential for shifting perspectives.
Explore the fervor and zeal driving extreme activism in gender and identity issues.
Follow Tali’s journey as she reevaluates her beliefs, leading to profound personal and relational shifts.
Learn how key societal events and ideologies influenced Tali and her wife’s identities.
Discover Tali’s strategic approach to helping her wife break free from the gender identity belief system.
Resources & Links
@tiredtali on X
Rewriting the Soul: Multiple Personality and the Sciences of Memory, by Ian Hacking
Intelligence Squared (also on YouTube)
Honestly: TGIF! The Week That Was With Nellie Bowles and Katie Herzog (check out more from Nellie Bowles, Katie Herzog and others from TGIF! | The Free Press)
Blocked & Reported w/ Katie Herzog & Jesse Singal
Gender: A Wider Lens — Pioneers Series
The Pressure on Lesbians to "Trans"
Extremism in All of Its Forms Is a Pathway to Hell - Jamie Reed (presentation from Genspect’s The Bigger Picture Conference, November 2023, Denver, USA)
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