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The Man Enough Podcast

The Power of Speaking Out: FKA twigs on Healing and Accountability

The Man Enough Podcast

Wayfarer Studios LLC

Education, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

TW: This episode discusses domestic violence.  In this special episode, we sit down with singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and model FKA twigs to explore her journey of healing, resilience, and reclaiming self-worth. In 2020, twigs courageously went public with allegations of domestic violence against her ex-partner Shia LaBeouf. As her legal battle approaches, she reflects on her decision to seek justice and shares her thoughts on the upcoming trial, emphasizing the importance of holding men accountable, no matter their status or success.   Twigs offers profound insights into her experience as a survivor, shedding light on how emotional manipulation can consume one’s entire psyche and leave lasting effects on both mind and body. She discusses the challenges of leaving an abusive relationship and the lifelong process of rebuilding trust and reclaiming every dimension of one's identity.  Released during the final week of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, this conversation serves as a powerful call for empathy, accountability, and cultural change. Whether you’re looking for inspiration or practical tools to navigate difficult relationships and your own healing journey, twigs’ voice will resonate deeply—reminding us that recovery is not linear, but with time and self-compassion, it is possible. If you or someone you know has experienced domestic or sexual violence, help is available. Find the support you need for yourself, a friend, a colleague, or a family member: nomore.org/help TIMECODES: QUOTES: "One of the most painful things was realizing that I wasn't special ... It could have really been anyone. It was just bad luck that I got a part in a film." - twigs  "It really takes time to learn how to be me again. And I can say now, me was and is great, so I really want to be me." - twigs  "I used to thrive out of fear ... But now I embrace the darker, artistic sides of myself. Life doesn’t have to be all sparkles and rainbows — there’s a balance." - twigs  "Blaming someone for being in an abusive relationship is like blaming them for getting hit by a car — it just happened to them." - Liz  SUPPORT MAN ENOUGH https://manenough.com/newsletter  https://manenough.com/books  https://boyswillbehuman.com  FOLLOW THE HOSTS Liz Plank https://instagram.com/feministabulous https://tiktok.com/@lizplank https://facebook.com/feministabulous https://twitter.com/feministabulous http://www.elizabethplank.com/ Jamey Heath  https://instagram.com/jamey_heath_ https://tiktok.com/@jameyheath https://twitter.com/jamey_heath_ https://facebook.com/jameyjaz http://www.jameyheath.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Coming up on man enough.

0:02.0

I'm so grateful to have learned so much about the way that abusers operate.

0:07.0

One of the most painful things was realizing that I wasn't special,

0:11.0

that I wasn't in a relationship where it was this thing that we could struggle through together and it was me and him against the world and it was just our energy that no one would understand because this is us. It's not about me. It's about food. I'm just supply. I could have been anyone. I could have walked into that room one day or another young actor, singer, artist could have walked in the room that day.

0:33.6

It could have really been anyone.

0:34.9

It was just bad luck that I got a part in a film.

0:38.0

Being man enough, what does that mean?

0:43.6

It's really manly to mess up, admit you're wrong, and then grow.

0:47.5

I couldn't accept that I was evil, so maybe I'm broken.

0:50.7

But those broken things could be corrected.

0:52.7

Intimacy between a father and a son

0:54.5

is me just wanting to like put my head in your lap.

0:57.8

I love you son.

0:59.4

You haven't called me a benevolent sexist,

1:01.0

but my experience is women are better. even if it's a positive it's

1:04.6

still not equality I don't blame men for that I just blame the system this

1:10.1

this is man enough.

1:17.0

Hey everybody. Welcome to the Mad enough podcast.

1:19.0

I'm Jamie Heath.

1:20.0

I'm like Plank.

1:21.0

We are here with you to talk and say hello and it's been a little bit since we've been able to say hello because Liz is all over the country.

1:29.7

Don't blame me. You've been busy. Yeah, yeah, but you're like in the work doing all the stuff every day,

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