Manipulation and Coercion on Below Deck: Down Under

In this pop culture breakdown, we do a beat-by-beat examination of the recent Below Deck: Down Under episodes that depicted unwanted sexual contact between cast members.
Renovating my innards & podcast announcement – Leah

Leah provides an update on her health journey after two surgeries within four weeks of each other
Things didn’t go as expected – Update from Leah

Leah provides an update to her health journey, including why her hysterectomy didn’t go as planned and what will happen next.
I had sex with a lot of people while I was married – Lisa (update)

Leah shares the health issues she’s been dealing with, and why they have brought up extensive flashbacks to her mother’s cancer journey.
A Post-Roe America : Grieving and next steps

It’s been a tough week. With the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, fully half of the American population has lost the ability to make health care choices for our own bodies.
We are now more regressive on reproductive health than countries like Mexico.
He pinned me down and fingered me

Leah talks about what’s been going on and where she’s been. Then, a deep dive into whether not saying “no” is the same as assault.
How I ended up on Dan Savage’s Savage LoveCast

Leah shares how she ended up appearing as a featured guest on the #1 sex and relationship advice podcast Savage LoveCast, and why it is such a big deal for her.
When the world gets too hard – Leah

Leah talks about her current mental and emotional state – including taking a couple weeks off from the podcast.
My pandemic sex life

Leah gets real about how her intimate life has weathered the pandemic, and how confronting her partner’s depression turned out to be a better strategy than enduring it.
When exercise = danger

Leah talks about a consent violation she experienced during medical care last year, and also shares her insights into her own fear around exercising.