Reproductive choices with Marnie (WE AWAKE) | Bleeding Metal Podcast 2.13

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This episode had more than its share of technical issues (maybe there were some patriarchal demons messing with us?). Still, it was a meaningful conversation that we hope will empower you all to take charge of your reproductive life, to get informed, and to weigh your options consciously.

WE AWAKE's guitarist Marnie joins us to talk about her experience as a woman in Metal and her choice to get sterilized in her early twenties. We open up about our own choices, how hormonal birth control is sometimes not the best choice, and how the possibility of getting pregnant can have a toll on one's mental health.

Recorded on October 9th, 2022.

00:53 Marnie's introduction and about WE AWAKE
08:16 Marnie's experience being a female guitarist in Metal
12:10 Being childfree by choice as a woman in 2022
20:58 The decision of having (biological) children or not
26:57 Voluntary sterilization for women
36:46 Reversing sterilization
41:00 Sterilization and Mental Health
44:41 Information and Autonomy
52:17 Halloween plans and what we're listening to currently

Shownotes:

• Bleeding Metal episode with Martha from HORIZIS about intersectional Feminism
• German Association for voluntary sterilization Selbstbestimmt steril e.V.
• Marnie's Instagram and her band WE AWAKE's information and links

Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and produced by @kikigege87 and @power_pia.
Episode edited by Kiki & Pia.
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Intro music by Savvier Nelson with vocals from PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric.