Cracks in the Cement

<p>The smoke and mirrors of the United States occupation is gone for many of us who were not able to see it (mostly white folks). As we work through the nausea, sadness, hopelessness, anger, etc., let's use this...

<p>A quick episode to honor the current day human experience-- the grief, anger, hopelessness of war and climate change... and as humans have done forever through the worst of times, we are asked to find ways to help...

<p>It was brought to my attention that I have been using the word “woo" because I feel nervous my spiritual practices will scare some people off. I was unaware of how discounting and diminishing that is to the healers...

<p>White supremacy is a violent pattern of being-- both seen and unseen-- that demands us to pattern ourselves to fit in with it (or it will spit us out). This has created a wounded culture that needs healing (we must...

<p>This episode distinguishes between two types of perfectionism, and explores what's underneath so we can do more than just hot potato everything that seems related to it. Talking to myself and white-bodied listeners...

<p>Four years past the big white awakening of the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement... Are places like Eugene, Oregon much better? If you are a white person, are you much better? This episode reflects on some ways I've...

<p>What's slowing you down from stepping into your full self (and we need your full self now more than ever, as we enter new climate patterns and political challenges)? For me, it was alcohol and trying to be social in...

<p>A vision of my emotionally distant grandmother as a child inspires me to discuss how trauma, blocked grief, and a belief in group superiority create armor and plaque around one's heart, blocking the ability to feel...

<p>The condition of whiteness has programmed many of us white folks into thinking we can take up more than our fair share of time and resources. This episode reflects on how moving back is often the most helpful action...

<p>This episode is dedicated to my mom and my partner for loving and accepting all of who I am. Thank you so very much

<p>For this episode I dig a little more into how ancestral trauma potentially mixes with whiteness. Specifically, how being raised with messages that there is not enough food, resources, or unconditional love, coupled...

<p>As we learn about tenets of white supremacy, productivity is commonly listed. Does this mean productivity is inherently bad? It seems to me it depends on what it's for, and if it's in healthy relationship with other...

<p>Those of us who are justice-oriented, and raised with white supremacy conditioning, can often find ourselves in the habit of being hyper-judgemental. For this episode, I reflect on how whiteness interacts with this...

<p>A treasured friend of mine, M, requested I do an episode on grief, so here it is. Grief has become one of my favorite topics because thanks to friends of mine like Drea, and teachers like Martín Prechtel, I have come...

<p>This August episode offers updates on what going on with Rise Up Rooted (the organization from which this podcast springs), including its place on the path towards nonprofit status, as well as a bit of background and...