Art Heals All Wounds: Julie Wyman, Documentary Filmmaker Part 2

<p><strong>Episode Summary: </strong></p><p>In part two of my conversation with documentary filmmaker and professor Julie Wyman, we discuss the broader questions that her documentary raises. Julie talks about the implications that the growth medication Voxzogo has on the future of dwarfism, the complex feelings she has around changing her body, and connection through shared experiences. I also open up about the challenging dilemmas that I’ve faced as a person with a genetic disease that I unknowingly passed on to my daughter. </p><br><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p>In part two of my conversation with documentary filmmaker and professor Julie Wyman, we discuss the broader questions that her documentary raises. Julie talks about the implications that the growth injection Voxzogo has on the future of dwarfism, the complex feelings she has around changing her body, and connection through shared experiences. I also open up about the challenging dilemmas that I’ve faced as a person with a genetic disease that I unknowingly passed on to my daughter. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dwarfism is so much more than stature. It encompasses an identity, culture, worldview, and a journey of self-discovery. What would happen to all of that if certain parents of children with dwarfism had access to drugs that improved growth? Julie shares some of the complicated questions that have come up for herself and the people she’s been following in her latest documentary. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As a parent, I’ve had to grapple with a lot of those same questions. If I could take away the pain and otherness that my daughter feels, would I? How might that change who she is? What would it look like socially if we all tried to be the same? These are just a few questions that Julie and I discuss on today’s episode. Tune in to hear more about how we’re navigating those gray areas and sharing unique experiences through art. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What Julie means when she says the future o