Moisturise Your Elbows Dammy Sokale
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- Society & Culture
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Moisturise Your Elbows is a podcast full of unsolicited advice and opinions from your host: Dammy. You name it, Dammy has something to say about it...such as whether or not you should moisturise your elbows (spoiler alert: you should!)
From popular culture to politics and current affairs to relationships and dating. Each weekly episode will leave you feeling energised, make you laugh and provide an insightful take-away.
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20: Appropriation vs Appreciation (PART 2)
How can we avoid cultural appropriation? There isn’t a mathematical equation that can tell you what will or will not always amount to cultural appropriation but in this episode, I talk through some of my top tips and things we should all keep in mind to avoid appropriating and to build a foundation of cultural exchange and appreciation.
#MoisturiseYourElbows is a weekly podcast where your host, Dammy Sokale, gives her unsolicited advice and opinions. Sit back, relax and don’t forget to moisturise your elbows …. -
19: Appropriation vs Appreciation (PART 1)
What is the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation? This is a question that I get asked a lot so in this episode I discuss the context of appropriation, why it is an issue and talk through several scenarios and give some practical examples to really try and draw out the difference. This episode is in two parts. Part 2 will delve further into some top tips for avoiding cultural appropriation.
#MoisturiseYourElbows is a weekly podcast where your host, Dammy Sokale, gives her unsolicited advice and opinions. Sit back, relax and don’t forget to moisturise your elbows …. -
18: Sounds like a you problem
Should we be responsible for other people's feelings? In this week's episode, I discuss why having empathy should not be synonymous with responsibility, the danger of pseudo victims and cognitive dissonance and provide advice on ways to reclaim your boundaries, acknowledge how you feel and stand up for yourself more.
#MoisturiseYourElbows is a weekly podcast where your host, Dammy Sokale, gives her unsolicited advice and opinions. Sit back, relax and don’t forget to moisturise your elbows... -
17: The blacker the berry
What is colourism and why is it important? In this episode, I discuss some of the issues dark skinned black people face, the importance of representation, the prevalence of light-skinned privilege including a whistle stop overview of the history its rooted in and offer some top tips for how we can all tackle the issues raised by colourism.
#MoisturiseYourElbows is a weekly podcast where your host, Dammy Sokale, gives her unsolicited advice and opinions. Sit back, relax and don’t forget to moisturise your elbows … -
16: Debunking body positivity
How can we have a better relationship with our body? In this week's episode, I am joined again by my sister Yossy, and we open up about some of the issues we have struggled with, consider the idea of body responsibility and body neutrality and offer our top tips for navigating toxic body positivity and in the process, loving ourselves more. This episode is slightly longer than usual as there was so much to cover, it's not one to be missed!
#MoisturiseYourElbows is a weekly podcast where your host, Dammy Sokale, gives her unsolicited advice and opinions. Sit back, relax and don’t forget to moisturise your elbows …. -
15: Beyond billable hours
How do you create a better work/life balance? What is life like beyond "billable hours"? i.e. when you stop focusing solely on the amount of hours of your day that can be billed for or is 100% productive. In this week's episode, I am joined by my friend and colleague, Mary Hughes, and we talk about our experience in the legal sector and give some of our top tips for maintaining good health and wellbeing.
#MoisturiseYourElbows is a weekly podcast where your host, Dammy Sokale, gives her unsolicited advice and opinions. Sit back, relax and don’t forget to moisturise your elbows ….
Customer Reviews
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Really enjoying listening to you express yourself. Amazingly relevant topics.