Season 6, Episode 3: Reality and Story Work with Rebecca W. Walston

This is season six. We're into episode three with my dear colleague, Rebecca Wheeler Walston, and she's going to be talking about her perceptions of reality and experiences was in the context of story work. She's an amazing lawyer, works for a nonprofit. Yeah, I think you're really going to love getting to know Rebecca and what she's about as a story worker, as a storyteller, as a human being moving through this world, and I'm personally hoping this isn't the last time she's on the podcast, and hopefully she listens to this. She hears me say that. Additionally, at the end of the podcast in the show notes, there are mental health resources. There's also a link to Rebecca's bio, link to how to get in touch with her if you want to work with her. I really encourage y'all to take care, find someone that helps you ground yourself in reality, put your feet in some dirt,

Season 6, Episode 2: Reality and Faith with Rev. Starlette Thomas and Dr. Tamice Spencer Helms

But also we're the leaders. We are, we're the leaders. They're a leader of something, but they're not the leader of us. We're the leaders. We're the leaders. So no matter what they say, no matter what hate they spew, I really love Cesar Chavez. He's like, I still go out and feed the farm worker and I don't make them get on the boycott line because if they're pushed under the dirt, then they can't see hope. So people that have more economic power, a little more privilege than the other guy, we're the leaders. We're the ones that keep showing up in love. And love is a dangerous thing for these folks.

Phil Allen Jr & Open Wounds

Danielle and I (Maggie) met virtually this week with author, filmmaker, theologian, poet and PhD candidate, Phil Allen Jr. to discuss the themes in his new book Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma and Redemption around the layers of racism, the ways trauma effects us intergenerationally and the difference between reconciliation and solidarity.

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Critical Care Nurse Amy Taylor on the State of Health Care Workers

The climate among the nurses are the hospital she works at is this overall sense of deprivation and fear. “And that fear looks different for everybody… it looks like snapping at other people… it looks like lack of empathy towards others… A crass-ness…” It’s very low morale. There are people who are very angry and people who are very tearful.

Are You Connected to Your Body right now?

Jenny McGrath is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Somatic Psychotherapist, Core facilitator at the Allender Center, and specializes in using movement, mindfulness and narrative work to help people find their way back to their bodies.