Brain Weasels Jennifer Gibson

Holli Rockitt joins us to tell her intense and courageous story. She struggled with domestic abuse on top of having bipolar disorder and came out the other side with the help of medication, therapy, and the healing power of music.

First, we start with tattoo artist Lee Dandy and the Sancheck system on the second half of our conversation about Twin Peaks. We had been discussing the role of generational trauma and abuse. Did Laura Palmer make the decision to end a cycle of abuse? That’s how Sancheck interprets this David Lynch masterpiece.
Then, we talk to Maggie Parrish about what it means to be a circus arts performer with anxiety.

”This is about a kid, who was abused her whole life, deciding that she’s going to be the one to end it.”
Sancheck and Lee Dandy enlighten me on their interpretation of Twin Peaks, and it is a good one. Both have been on the show before. Lee is a queer tattoo artist at Electric Panther in Cabot, Arkansas. Sancheck is a dissociative identity system. This is really Sancheck’s episode. Take a listen to their fascinating take on the show, generational trauma, and abuse.

Today’s guest is Kristin Karr. She’s a teacher at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, and she is here to tell us about her journey with both physical and mental disabilities and how she expresses herself through her art.

Jewelry designer Krystal Cornelius, aka burlesque performer Maxie Fauna, joins host Jenn Gibson in the studio to talk about her mental health journey and how her art helps her heal.
Then, Jenn talks about the Netflix show Squid Game and its representation of addiction with queer tattoo artist Lee Dandy, the Sancheck system, and Christi Seatts. #anxiety #depression #addiction

Get your costumes ready, we're talking LARP (Live Action Role Playing)...again!
 


My guests are tattoo artist Lee Dandy. Check them out at Electric Panther in Cabot, AR. And Tabby McGuire, a member of the Sancheck system, the Dissociative Identity Disorder system you’ve heard in so many episodes.
 


Lee and Sancheck run a lot of LARPs with their group The Gentleman’s Hammer, and I’m thrilled they’re willing to give some of their expertise here.
 


This episode is a continuation of the conversation we had in an episode several months back. That’s why this is part 2. I’ve split this episode into two segments to make it a little more bite-size, so be sure to check out part 3 as well.