In the next two weeks, it will be my honor to talk to actress, author, and activist Calpernia Addams for an upcoming podcast! Please submit your questions, comments, and thoughts to guide the interview in the comments section.


Born genitally male, Ms. Addams served for four years as a field medical combat specialist (HM 8404) in the Navy and with the Marines during the first Gulf War. Upon her return as a decorated war veteran, set out to become one of the top showgirls in Tennessee. During one of her popular performances at a nightclub in Nashville, Calpernia met Pfc. Barry Winchell. Winchell was one of those exceptional human beings who truly loved a person for who she is, not what her physical manifestation dictates. According to an an article in The New York Times:

It's time for me to follow in the footsteps of many intrepid BlogHer editors before me, and take on the torch of the Letter To My Body initiative.

I have to tell you -- I've been dreading this day.

I get to step out of my news role today for BlogHer.com and participate in the "Letter to My Body" initiative.

This"Letter to My Body" thing is tough. I say that having spent the past few weeks reading letters to bodies across the blogosphere from women like myself struggling to make amends or remembering to praise this vessel which encases us.

When I first heard about the Pink Patch, I thought it was stupid but probably harmless. That speaks volumes to my current state of mental health, though – I was transported back to my less-healthy days as I started poking around for more facts. The fact that I found a reference to the Pink Patch on a pro-ana (for the uneducated, that’s pro-anorexia) message board is enough to make my blood run cold.

Today begins my stint of reading and falling in love with your Love Letters to your Body. I've had a couple weeks where I've been battling my own; and reading the letters Dana pointed out to me, I began to see the theme:

The Things We Subject Our Bodies To. and yet they are still there for us.

I learned today that I will have the great honor of interviewing Eve Ensler author, playwright, performer and global activist.