Chloé Cooper Jones, EASY BEAUTY: A Memoir
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
"I'm human like anybody else. I'm susceptible to all these bad narratives that I both internalize about myself or can turn on other people." Pulitzer Prize finalist, professor, and author Chloé Cooper Jones joins Zibby to talk about her memoir, Easy Beauty, which documents her global exploration and life with a disability. The two discuss misconceptions about motherhood, how Chloé dismantled the weight of society's judgment of those with disabilities, and her love of Roger Federer. Chloé also shares what her relationship with her son looks like today and how she's handled criticism from those who still choose to disrespect disabled mothers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
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| 1:33.5 | Go to zibby Owens.com. Chloe Cooper Jones is the author of Easy Beauty, a memoir. Chloe is a writer based in New York City. In 2020, Chloe was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing for |
| 1:38.9 | Fearing for His Life, a profile of Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed The Killing of Eric Garner. |
| 1:44.6 | She was the recipient of the 2020 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant and the 2021 Howard Foundation grant from Brown University. |
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