Episode 4: We're writing this story together
The Anatomy of Tenderness
In this extra short episode we wanted to share a beautiful poem by our friend the award-winning poet Laura Theis, for anyone who needs a little dose of tender hope and protest at the moment. This poem is a beautiful reminder that whatever is going on in the world, the story doesn’t belong to any one person, but is always ours to write; a collective project. Thanks to Laura for sharing your voice and your words with us in this episode. my tbr is neverending tonight I’m reading the sky again looking for clues amongst its vivid birds...
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Episode 3: Letting go of perfection
The Anatomy of Tenderness
Welcome back to The Anatomy of Tenderness! How often do we avoid inviting people over because we worry our home or the food we can offer is good enough, or forget to reach out to someone because we're waiting for the perfect time? And, do we hold back from finishing or sharing our ideas, skills, and gifts with the world, avoid making a contribution because we don't know enough, aren't good enough, don't have enough to offer yet? In this episode we'll explore the idea of "perfectionism" as something that blocks the way to tenderness and human connection, and we practice what we preach by...
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Episode 2: Incarnation
The Anatomy of Tenderness
In this episode of The Anatomy of Tenderness Podcast we share a little bit about what’s been going on in our lives this past Autumn. We’ll be back properly in the new year with some new conversations, but for now just wanted to share a conversation about Pope Francis’ newly translated book, Christmas at the Nativity, published by Focolare Media, in time for the season of Advent. We found this book to be such a powerful meditation on physical manifestations of tenderness, the incarnated reality of love, and wanted to unpack what that means together. While we’re approaching this...
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Episode 1: Curiosity
The Anatomy of Tenderness
While we prepare our first full season of The Anatomy of Tenderness podcast for release this coming Autumn/Winter we wanted to share a taster of what’s to come, with a couple of conversations on the theme of curiosity and asking questions. Curiosity, in many ways, is the foundation of all love, all relationships, as we open ourselves up in humility and vulnerability to a genuine encounter with the “other”—someone outside of ourselves. As we explore in this episode, this openness can be scary, because to be truly open to others means being open to changing ourselves. We’re honoured to...
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Welcome to The Anatomy of Tenderness
The Anatomy of Tenderness
In The Anatomy of Tenderness podcast, mother and daughter writers Léonie and Sophie Caldecott examine the idea of tenderness in conversation with each other and with a host of friends and guests. Together we’ll unpack what it means, how we can cultivate it in ourselves, and how it could change the world. In this, our first conversation, we share why we want to make this podcast, what tenderness means to us, and why it matters, as well as what you can expect to hear in upcoming episodes. This podcast has been a long time in the works; our first conversation about it was back in the spring of...
info_outlineIn The Anatomy of Tenderness podcast, mother and daughter writers Léonie and Sophie Caldecott examine the idea of tenderness in conversation with each other and with a host of friends and guests. Together we’ll unpack what it means, how we can cultivate it in ourselves, and how it could change the world.
In this, our first conversation, we share why we want to make this podcast, what tenderness means to us, and why it matters, as well as what you can expect to hear in upcoming episodes.
This podcast has been a long time in the works; our first conversation about it was back in the spring of 2019, and then I (Sophie) shared the idea with my community on Instagram in July 2020, when the name was still "Revolution of Tenderness". In the intervening years, other podcasts used this name, and so we shifted to "The Anatomy of Tenderness".
Why has it been four years in the making, though? Perfectionism, fear of not knowing the "right" questions to ask, the vulnerability of the subject matter... learning in public. All of these things, and more. But today we're diving in and not looking back. It's time.
We hope you'll join us in our imperfect journey to a more tender world.
Many thanks to Upcycled Sounds and Rosie Caldecott for the music on this episode, and to Sara Fackrell for the artwork.