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Documentary production success is possible! Shelby Hadden is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer, and TEDx speaker with eight years of experience creating compelling and impactful content for industry leaders such as Indeed, Apple, and TikTok. As a Senior Producer & Director at Blue Suitcase Productions, Shelby produced and directed over 370 corporate videos, podcasts, social media campaigns, branded documentaries, and more. Her role involved everything from brainstorming and collaborating with cross-functional teams and C-Suite executives to managing budgets up to $530K and leading teams of 30+ freelancers, artists, and agencies. Beyond her accomplishments in film production, Shelby's a trailblazer in raising awareness for pelvic floor disorders — from publishing essays in BUST Magazine and Refinery29, to producing her award-winning short animated film, Tightly Wound. Shelby also delivered a TEDx talk titled "Why We All Lose When We Talk About Virginity” and organized TEDxKoenigLane in 2022, further highlighting her commitment to raising awareness on critical issues. In episode 481 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Shelby decided on the University of Alabama, what is her favorite part about teaching documentary production classes to college students, what is her advice to future movie and television producers in college today, how her animated short on pelvic floor disorders called "Tightly Wound" changed her life, why a sex-positive culture/society is so important, what goes into a good TEDx talk, what fraternities and sororities should be focusing on in social media, and which shows she's watching right now. Enjoy!
On this episode of the Period Chats Podcast, documentary film maker Shelby Hadden joins us to talk about her wildly wonderful, impactful documentary: Tightly Wound. Based on an essay she published in Bust Magazine, the animated short film chronicles her experiences with vaginismus and pelvic floor pain. After a kickstarter shout-out in Cosmo, an article in Media Wire and much more, the film has 4 million views and has been all over the world. Shelby and I talk about how sharing your story publicly can be so many different things. It can be freeing and liberating to share, super helpful to others to hear, and a powerful influence on culture - but it can simultaneously be intimidating and unpredictable to post your life's details on the internet. She explains that creating the film was a coming out type of experience for her, because there were many family members and friends who still didn't know about her health journey. Shelby shares how she couldn't use a tampon as an adolescent, but didn't find pelvic floor physical therapy (the treatment that has helped her the most) until age 21. She then found herself at the forefront of a decade-long rise in awareness on the topic, in a culture that's moving from young women like her taking 7 years plus to get an accurate diagnosis, to an internet-connected world where pelvic floor physical therapists are posting on Tik Tok and Instagram helping people learn the basics about the disorder. Shelby tells us what the process looked like to create the film, and what her network, team and community looked like during the process. It's so beautiful that people with vaginismus and other pelvic floor issues can now point to this well-made film and say to their family, friends, or potential romantic partners, “This is what I have.” Insurance doesn't always cover pelvic floor therapy, and there are different rules in different states about referrals and the number of sessions that may get approved, but Shelby leaves us with this wise advice: don't give up finding the great treatment that you deserve. We talk about other treatments such as Botox, which some people have had results with for vaginismus, and of course a good therapist should be part of your team as well. I'm thankful for this conversation and for a chance to disarm the shame and secrecy some people feel in their experiences. Whatever your hopes are with regards to pelvic floor dysfunction of any kind, they are completely valid; none of those things are wrong to want and feel, so don't give up fighting for your desires and goals. Read Shelby's article: https://bust.com/sex/18462-vaginismus-essay.html Check out the film: https://www.tightlywoundfilm.com
Writer and filmmaker Shelby Hadden destigmatizes virginity while shedding light on cultural norms around sexual health and inclusivity. This talk was filmed at TEDxSouthCongress. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDx Follow TEDx on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedx_official/
This week Liza and Kimmy are joined by SHELBY HADDEN, Filmmaker and TedX speaker. They discuss Shelby's experience with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. They also discuss the stigma around virginity and how we can rethink about virginity as a concept. Check out Shelby's film TIGHTLY WOUND and find resources about pelvic floor dysfunction here: https://www.tightlywoundfilm.com/. Her TedX talk on virginity here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9GuMhS02SA. And follow her on Instagram @sghadden. The therapy locators Shelby mentioned can be found here: https://ptl.womenshealthapta.org/ and here: https://www.pelvicpain.org/IPPS/Patients/Find_A_Provider/IPPS/Content/Professional/Find_A_Provider.aspx?hkey=ac3c51ec-0939-499f-a6a0-c72d0aa2f427. Follow us @51FirstDatesPod on Instagram! Send your worst first date stories to 51firstdatespod@gmail.com. And don't forget to join our secret Facebook group! Check out our bonus episodes and other exclusive content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/51firstdatespod. We're in the top 15 podcasts on Feedspot!
After years of failed attempts to have sex because of pelvic pain, Shelby Hadden triumphs in “Winning my Virginity.”Follow Shelby:https://www.instagram.com/sghadden/https://www.shelbyhadden.com/Support and Follow BedPost Confessions:https://bedpostconfessions.com/https://www.instagram.com/bedpostconfessions/https://bedpostconfessions.com/swag See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Shelby Hadden is a writer and documentary filmmaker. Her current animated film, Tightly Wound, explores her challenges living with vaginismus. In this episode, Shelby opens up about this painful pelvic floor condition: what it is, when it occurred, and how she’s dealt with it over the years. We also discuss behaviors and attitudes around sexuality, sexual health, and sex education. Friends With Deficits is supported by YOU. Find out more about sustaining the podcast at www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits. www.tightlywoundfilm.com
With a Seen List that includes “I only want one thing and you’re not that kind of girl,” documentary filmmaker Shelby Hadden explains that although she wanted to have sex, a pelvic floor condition limited her ability to. Seen as unworthy of investment by doctors, Shelby regales how she went from being “the woman who can’t have sex” to someone “worth a little patience.”Be seen with us on Instagram and Facebook.See Shelby and her film "Tightly Wound" on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Why Waiting Until 25 To Lose My Virginity Was The Best Decision I Could’ve MadeGuest: Shelby HaddenHost: Miranda WylieProducer: Myrriah GossettMusic by: Solid State Dream Suit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Susie is joined by Shelby Hadden, a writer, speaker, and documentary filmmaker whose work explores issues of gender and identity. They discuss Shelby's personal story as well as her current film, Tightly Wound, is a short animated film about her personal experience with chronic pelvic pain, based on her essay that was published in BUST Magazine. Thanks for listening! http://drsusieg.com/
This week on the podcast I'm talking to Shelby Hadden, Writer, Director and Producer of short animated film Tightly Wound. Shelby Hadden grew up with vaginismus, a condition which causes involuntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles that tighten the vaginal entrance, causing pain, penetration problems, and an inability to have intercourse. Last year Shelby created a Kickstarter to make a film raising awareness about the condition, with her good friend Sebastian Bisbal, and not only did they exceed their target - the world came out to back her. I talk to Shelby about how it felt to grow up as a teenager with such a difficult condition, how she's worked to become vaginismus free, how medical professionals failed to find an answer and the link between vaginismus, pelvic floor dysfunction and endometriosis. I'm just letting you know now - there's a lot of sex talk!
"I have this thing...." is how the conversation begins. "Tightly Wound," the personal essay and soon to be animated short film details Shelby Hadden's journey with chronic pelvic pain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.