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Moving Beyond Stigma

Moving Beyond Stigma

Written by: Michelle Crossman
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A new podcast, brought to you by Let The Elephants Dance and hosted by Michelle Crossman. We will discuss everything mental health and illness related. Here we want to end the stigma, and do so together as a community. This podcast will feature many special guests - included but not limited to mental health workers, advocates, authors, artists and more.Michelle Crossman 2022 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Power in Softness
    Nov 16 2025

    Nicole Inica Hamilton is an award-winning choreographer, and the Artistic Director of Inica Dance Industries. She is a teaching member of Dance Masters of Canada and Dance Masters of America, and a counselling member of the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. Hamilton has worked in dance health and science for over 25 years. Please join Nicole and Michelle for a conversation and discuss self-care, compassion, and healing.

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    25 mins
  • The Violence of Bureaucracy - Part 2
    Aug 2 2025

    In this two-part episode Michelle Crossman sits down with Jazz Bell. They talk about ableism, mental health, the medical fields (both in USA & Canada): how they are not built to truly support us, the human hierarchy and more.

    Part one out: December 27th 2024

    Part two out August 3rd 2025

    Jazz Bell (they/ them) is a multiply disabled, trans, fat, and intersex multimedia artist & consultant based in Texas with ancestry from Europe, China, and Taiwan. Jazz has lived experience and deep study in areas of Disability justice, LGBTQIA+ justice, and racial justice. Jazz has a Masters degree of Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin and loves to read, create literary & visual art, spend time with their cats, and eat delicious food.

    Learn more: jazzbell.me

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    24 mins
  • Challenging the Hierarchy - Part 1
    Dec 27 2024

    In this two-part episode Michelle Crossman sits down with Jazz Bell. They talk about ableism, mental health, the medical fields (both in USA & Canada): how they are not built to truly support us, the human hierarchy and more.

    Part one out: December 27th 2024

    Part two out August 3rd 2025

    Jazz Bell (they/ them) is a multiply disabled, trans, fat, and intersex multimedia artist & consultant based in Texas with ancestry from Europe, China, and Taiwan. Jazz has lived experience and deep study in areas of Disability justice, LGBTQIA+ justice, and racial justice. Jazz has a Masters degree of Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin and loves to read, create literary & visual art, spend time with their cats, and eat delicious food.

    Learn more: jazzbell.me

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    24 mins
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