While Jenny Denny was trying hard to be a good Christian, she was hiding a secret shame. She was hurting her body and at the same time receiving praise from her Christian community.
Explore our immersive online story about Jenny's journey and an examination of shame dating back to biblical times.
It's one of many stories from our Religion & Ethics team as part of
Flesh Week, a themed week exploring our battles, love affairs and spiritual relationships with the body.
Listen back to Soul Search to hear stories of birth, parenthood and Muslim 'milk mothers', or
tune in to The Philosopher's Zone for a deep dive into experiences of transgenderism.
And keep your radio or listen app on this weekend to hear from
the Religion and Ethics Report, The Minefield and
God Forbid on topics like body modification, ageing and surrogacy.
We've also got some
exciting live events from Big Ideas coming up this week for those in Melbourne.
Join Natasha Mitchell and a panel of great minds at
Melbourne Museum on July 19 for a discussion on the genetic rescue of fantastic beasts, or
the following evening at the Melbourne Convention Centre to learn all about population DNA screening.
Finally, for fans of comedy, we're thrilled to announce the launch of our new podcast,
Silver Bullet. Each week, join triple j's Hobba & Hing as they try out supposedly life-changing wellness tricks suggested by guests like Grace Tame, Chris Parker and Abbie Chatfield.
You can
catch the first three episodes on the ABC listen app now.
Enjoy your weekend,
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