Cardamom Bread & Diabetes Identity w/ Dr. Heather R. Walker

Melissa and Steve talk cardamom bread and Diabetes identity with special guest, Dr. Heather R. Walker! From diagnosis to her personal blog to her academic research and writing, Dr. Walker discusses how the largescale misunderstanding of Diabetes, Diabetics, and their devices creates stereotypes that affect (and live inside) all of us—and how radical trust is the way forward.

How can you tell if your bread is ready to bake? And what’s with the SUPER under-estimated proofing times all over the food blog-o-sphere?

Melissa unpacks her experiences with “defensive othering” and her own identity in Diabetes; Steve connects the concept of radical trust with empathy- and care-based justice.

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Next episode: Everything Bagel Pumpkin Bread & a Diabetes Primer

Dr. Walker is co-editor of (Un)Doing Diabetes: Representation, Disability, Culture with Dr. Bianca Frazer. More info and links to preorders can be found at undoing-diabetes.com

The cardamom bread recipe can be found here: https://www.acozykitchen.com/swedish-cardamom-bread

Music: September Rain by Yme Fresh https://bit.ly/yme-fresh

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