Let's Talk with Jamila Main | Actor, Playwright + Disability Advocate

Gooood morning LTP fam and HAPPY WEDNESDAY! I hope despite a lot of Aus currently being in lockdown that this ep can bring some light to your day. 

Today's episode is with the absolutely incredible Jamila Main. Jamila is an actor, playwright and disability advocate, living on unceded Kaurna land in Adelaide South Australia. Jamila uses they/them pronouns and is a queer, nonbinary, ambulatory wheelchair user living with Endometriosis. Jamila is currently a Carclew Fellow and Artist in Residence, Co-Chair of the Equity Diversity Committee, and uses their Instagram @mamila_jain as a place of advocacy, community, and performance. Jamila has created various live performances exploring Endo and disability, and has been using live-streaming platforms since 2016 for audience accessibility.

We chat on;

• Jamila’s experience with periods growing up and realising that something wasn’t quite right
• How they navigated the health system to get an endo diagnosis, after suffering with symptoms for years
• Barriers and threats Jamilia has felt when accessing healthcare as a non-binary person
• Jamila’s experience with the endometriosis community online and how their instagram account has allowed them to create a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ chronic illness community 
• The benefits of using inclusive language when discussing conditions such as endo, adeno or PCOS
• How Jamila uses their work as an actor to create visibility for the endo and disabled community
• Plus so much more!

In the episode Jamilia mentioned a resource they created about why we should say people with endometriosis. You can access this here.

Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Let’s Talk, Period with Jamila Maim, Actor, Playwright + Disability Advocate. If you loved hearing from Jamila  and want more, you can find them on Instagram at @mamila_jain. If you want to keep updated with all things Let's Talk, Period. you can follow us on Instagram at @letstalkperiodau.

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