by Catriona | 2 Jan, 2018 | BRAVA Interviews, Issue 01
Named one of BBC’s 100 Most Inspirational Women in the World, Kartika Jahja is an Indonesian singer-songwriter who uses music to break raise awareness about sexual violence against women and girls, and empower women to feel comfortable with their own bodies.
by Gina Chick | 1 Jan, 2018 | BRAVA Interviews, Issue 01
In a candid reflection on a recent sexual experience, writer Gina Chick makes it abundantly clear that she’s the sexual subject, not the object, of this encounter.
by Catriona | 1 Jan, 2018 | BRAVA Interviews, Issue 01
Chinese writer Lijia Zhang found out only recently that her beloved grandmother had worked in a brothel when she was young. This shocking discovery sparked research into China’s burgeoning sex trade, and her newly published novel, Lotus.
by Catriona | 1 Jan, 2018 | BRAVA Guidance & Tips, Issue 01
As artists and entrepreneurs, we can expect to meet our readers, audience or clients online before they meet us in person – if they meet us in person at all. A great personal branding photo shoot is essential – to provide an instant, captivating and accurate window onto you and your work.
by Catriona | 1 Jan, 2018 | BRAVA Interviews, Issue 01
Some 30 years after being sexually assaulted, Rebecca Novick has embarked upon an unusual art project, to explore her relationship with her body in a new way. “I realized at some point that I was having a conversation with myself in images, a conversation that for some reason I hadn’t been able to have in words, even with a therapist.”
by Catriona | 1 Jan, 2018 | BRAVA Guidance & Tips, Issue 01
Catriona Mitchell questions what happens when women psychologically ‘disown’ or disassociate from certain body parts, in an attempt to avoid the pain of harassment; and quotes from some fascinating new literature on the intuitive intelligence of our ‘lady parts.’