Author, artist, and advocate Jayne Mattingly discusses her book, This Body is Grief: Making Peace with the Loss that Comes with Living in a Body, and how inhabiting a body is inherently political—particularly in an era where bodily autonomy is under threat.

The conversation explores the lack of marriage equality for disabled people, the realities of ableism, and the "curb-cut effect." Jayne also shares stories about her service dog, Weedy, and the power of "raging" with love, joy, and peace while wearing our hearts on our sleeves.

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