From on the fringe to starring in the Fringe, Salmon Arm91裸聊视频檚 Karen Wilson has taken her story full circle.
The author, professional speaker and founder of Creative Life in Motion is bringing her collection of deeply personal stories to the Kelowna Fringe Festival as one of 13 talented acts.
My Body is My Home, written, produced and directed by Wilson, shares her experiences as being labelled 91裸聊视频渢he fat girl91裸聊视频� and the challenges she faced, and explores the themes of 91裸聊视频渂ody acceptance, self-love and the quest for happiness.91裸聊视频�
What started as a keynote speech for her book Be Weightless, morphed into something more after she collaborated with her musician niece Megan Abel for Shuswap Theatre91裸聊视频檚 Annual TotE Festival.
91裸聊视频淚 shared stories from the book and she just kept saying, 91裸聊视频業 have a song for that91裸聊视频�,91裸聊视频� Wilson recalled, which shaped the original performance format of music accompanying her anecdotal experiences that go from 91裸聊视频渂attling bullies to finding love.91裸聊视频�
For the Fringe, however, it91裸聊视频檚 evolved into more of a spoken word show as she91裸聊视频檚 not the singer of the family and 91裸聊视频渃an91裸聊视频檛 carry my niece in my back pocket.91裸聊视频� There have been other changes developed over the course of performances and audience interaction, though the main story and message remains constant.
91裸聊视频淢y Body is My Home isn91裸聊视频檛 just a weight loss story 91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 a tribute to anyone who91裸聊视频檚 ever felt pressured to meet external expectations at the expense of their own well-being,91裸聊视频� Wilson explained. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 about reclaiming identity.91裸聊视频�
That stems from her own experience of losing weight and being seen, getting flattering attention but being afraid that she91裸聊视频檇 just regain it and go back to 91裸聊视频渂eing worthless again.91裸聊视频� She said she couldn91裸聊视频檛 keep it up and needed to find balance, coming to the realization that there91裸聊视频檚 only one home, the body she91裸聊视频檚 in, so she91裸聊视频檇 better start listening to it.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 very passionate about this subject. I91裸聊视频檓 hoping this makes people look internally, because that91裸聊视频檚 the only place answers will be,91裸聊视频� Wilson said, adding that despite the sensitive subject matter, there is humour as well. 91裸聊视频淭he topics are not always light, but you know when someone is so ridiculously honest that it91裸聊视频檚 funny?91裸聊视频�
Wilson hopes to eventually take the show into schools, saying that it has been categorized as 91裸聊视频渆dutainment91裸聊视频� in the past. In the meantime, she91裸聊视频檒l be doing three Fringe performances at the Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna on Sunday, Jan. 28 and Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m., as well as Sunday, Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m.
For more information on Wilson91裸聊视频檚 story and her performances, visit .
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