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Irresistible (fka Healing Justice Podcast)

131 EpisodesProduced by Kate WerningWebsite

Formerly known as Healing Justice Podcast, Irresistible is a virtual practice space at the intersection of collective healing & social change. Host Kate Werning & collaborators share conversations with powerful social justice leaders, and accompanying audio practices to help resource you in your lea… read more

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Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

An important message from RadioPublic

Love & Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger with Lama Rod Owens

June 16th, 2020

59:39

Within the constant violence of the systems of oppression that structure our lives, there are infinite reasons for us to be enraged. As we recorded …

Sharing Leadership: Welcoming BJSTAR, our new Co-Director!

June 9th, 2020

47:21

EXCITING NEWS! Irresistible is welcoming its first-ever Co-Director, the inimitable BJSTAR. We are so excited for you to get to know them in this episode & beyond!

BJ joins Co-Director Kate Werning for a …

Practice: Healing in Direct Action with Miski Noor & Kandace Montgomery

June 4th, 2020

17:36

In participation with the week of action In Defense of Black Lives, we’re republishing a practice that was shared under our previous name, Healing Justice, in April 2018.

Kandace Montgomery and Miski Noor of Black …

Sustaining Ourselves When Confronting Violence with Miski Noor & Kandace Montgomery

June 2nd, 2020

45:09

In participation with the week of action In Defense of Black Lives, we’re republishing a critical conversation that was shared under our previous name, Healing Justice, in April 2018.

Kandace Montgomery and Miski Noor …

Youth Voices: Our Wildest Dreams

May 26th, 2020

21:30

In a time when many of our biggest visions for 2020 feel turned upside down, we're hungry for some inspiration. Enter youth voices Athina Amanor, Daniel Cook, Sary Barrios, & Theo Cooksey.

In this episode, we hear …

Adapting Strategy & Building Power in Crisis -- Ejeris Dixon & Dove Kent

May 5th, 2020

55:37

Emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic create the conditions for accelerated political realignments. This creates an enormous threat for bold moves …

Grief in a Time of Not Knowing with Roshi Joan Halifax

April 28th, 2020

53:43

This week we are diving into the grief, loss, intimacy, and possibility available in the unknown - all the time, and especially now in this moment of pandemic forcing great transition. How may we engage with this time …

#ShareMyCheck: Redistributing Stimulus Money for Justice & Mutual Aid (with Resource Generation & Movimiento Cosecha)

April 17th, 2020

36:15

Stimulus checks from the US government are starting to hit bank accounts for qualifying citizens this week. What is going on with those checks, and …

Organizing in a Pandemic: Disability Justice Wisdom

April 14th, 2020

55:55

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing real and significant disruptions to our lives, our communities, and our organizing.

The scale of this shift in our social fabric is new, but these are challenges that disability justice …

Metta Meditation with Kazu Haga

March 31st, 2020

20:56

Kazu Haga of East Point Peace Academy leads us through a Metta Meditation, as part of our spiritual training for nonviolent discipline.

Join Book …

Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm (Kazu Haga & Carlos Saavedra)

March 31st, 2020

1:00:00

Organizing trainers & practitioners Kazu Haga (East Point Peace Academy) and Carlos Saavedra (Ayni Institute) join us to talk about Kingian …

You're invited to a Care Circle (feat. Circle Keeper BJ Star)

March 24th, 2020

22:16

How you holding up?

We're joined by facilitator & circle keeper BJ Star to check in about the ways we can support each other in community during …

Becoming Irresistible: the story & sources behind Healing Justice Podcast's new name

March 18th, 2020

59:08

It's here - our new name for Healing Justice Podcast!

We are Irresistible -- a community of practice in collective healing and social change. In this …

We Are Irresistible (formerly known as Healing Justice Podcast)

March 16th, 2020

4:39

It's here - our new name for Healing Justice Podcast!

We are Irresistible -- a community of practice in collective healing and social change.

"Should we cancel?" Coronavirus, travel & organizing

March 12th, 2020

14:50

Should we be cancelling our events and travel due to COVID-19?

In this mini bonus feature, we expand upon our previous episode "Coronavirus: Wisdom …

Coronavirus: Wisdom from a Social Justice Lens

March 10th, 2020

55:19

In this bonus episode, we bring you timely medical information, invocations, grounding practices and reflections from the March 7, 2020 webinar: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Preparation for People Living with Chronic …

Coming soon...

February 21st, 2020

15:03
Kate drops in to share stories from the community, and updates about what's coming next.   This is our last episode under the name "Healing Justice Podcast." The next time you tune in, you'll see our NEW name, which is …

2020 Visioning: a New Years Practice with Alicia Garza

December 30th, 2019

27:10
Alicia Garza, principal at Black Futures Lab and co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter, offers a visioning practice to guide us through the transition from …

Going Internal: an update from Healing Justice Podcast

December 18th, 2019

20:18
Podcast founder & host Kate Werning shares an update on our project's internal life, the lengthening timeline of our name change process, and our upcoming healing & hibernation season.   You'll also hear about …

Follow the Ones Who Know the Way: a love poem for young leaders by Taj James

November 26th, 2019

9:38
As the Generation Transformation Series draws to a close, our series host Taj James offers an original poem as a love letter to young leadership. May our young leaders continue to inspire and bring forth a world rooted …

Practice: Investing in Leadership with Freedom, Inc.

November 19th, 2019

26:03
How do we invest in leadership and political development in our communities and believe in our people’s potential to grow, while simultaneously …

Generative Organizations with Freedom, Inc.

November 12th, 2019

58:57

Freedom Inc. staff Kabzuag Vaj, Bianca Gomez, and Zon Moua join us for a conversation about the complexities of building a multi-generational, …

Intergenerational Organizing with Chinese Progressive Association

October 29th, 2019

1:08:42

Lai Wa Wu, Emily Wong, Angela Zhou (also known as Zhou Rui Fang), and interpreter Adrian Leong of Chinese Progressive Association & Youth MOJO (Movement of Justice and Organizing) in San Francisco join series host …

Generation Transformation: Youth Organizing & Resilience with United We Dream and Next Gen Fund

October 22nd, 2019

53:29

Youth organizers are leading the way in integrating transformative practices into their power-building work, and informing the way funders think about resourcing movements. Joining us are series guest host Taj James …

Practicing Access: Making Our Podcast More Accessible

October 1st, 2019

58:05
Join Healing Justice Podcast Access Team members Erika Wolf, Michaela Anang, and Kate Werning for a conversation reflecting on the labor and lessons …

46 Access is Love with Alice Wong

September 24th, 2019

1:01:53

Join us in talking to disability activist and media maker Alice Wong about building media that values accessibility, disability as a political and …

45 Practice: My Inside Voice with Bea Anderson

September 17th, 2019

20:53

In this practice episode, Bea Anderson shares a practice for feeling the strength and medicine of your own voice. It can be done privately or in a group, and you don't need any special materials to join in.

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45 Liberating Our Voices with Bea Anderson

September 10th, 2019

1:06:15

Join us in talking to sound healer and community organizer Bea Anderson about liberating our voices to speak up, overcome silence, heal what needs to be healed in our lineages, and balance and harmonize our voices …

44 Practice: Sacred Shower or Bath -- Eroc Arroyo-Montano

September 3rd, 2019

13:38

In this practice episode, Eroc Arroyo-Montano offers a practice from Mijente Ancestral Resistance Zine for transforming grief. He shares an approach to creating your own cleansing shower ritual to open up sacred space …

44 Tender Masculinity with Eroc Arroyo-Montano

August 27th, 2019

56:38

Join us in talking to cultural organizer Ernesto "Eroc" Arroyo-Montano about patriarchy, accountability, transformation, queerness, and tender …

43 Practice: Reconnecting with Ourselves with Nora Samaran & Serena Lukas Bhandar

August 20th, 2019

14:38

Nora Samaran and Serena Lukas Bhandar, authors of "Turn This World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture," offer us a practice for …

43 Turn This World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture with Nora Samaran and Serena Lukas Bhandar

August 12th, 2019

1:00:08

This week, we’re talking to Nora Samaran and contributing writer Serena Lukas Bhandar about Nora’s new book, "Turn This World Inside Out: The …

42 Practice: The Do-Over with Idelisse Malavé and Joanne Sandler

August 6th, 2019

12:30

In this practice, Joanne and Idelisse offer a writing exercise called "The Do-Over" to help process experiences of bias and discrimination, and to …

42 Aging in the Movement with Two Old Bitches Idelisse Malavé and Joanne Sandler

July 30th, 2019

45:53

This week we’re talking Aging in the Movement with Idelisse Malavé and Joanne Sandler, extraordinary women leaders for global justice and co-hosts of the podcast Two Old Bitches. They tell us about the secrets of …

41 Practice: Rooting in Desire with Samia Abou-Samra & Ije Ude of Turtle Tank

July 23rd, 2019

35:05

What is your WHY? This is an amazing practice for creating a Purpose Statement that discerns and names your inner DESIRE, for the sake of clarifying your work and essence.

Samia Abou-Samra and Ije Ude of Turtle Tank …

41 Sacred Work & Radical Purpose -- Ije Ude & Samia Abou-Samra of Turtle Tank

July 17th, 2019

1:21:23

Samia Abou-Samra and Ije Ude of Turtle Tank join us this week to talk about SACRED WORK. They teach us how desire is core to finding the work that …

40 Practice: The Perfect Nap with Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry

July 9th, 2019

18:07

In this practice episode Tricia Hersey, aka the "Nap Bishop" and founder of The Nap Ministry, sets us up with a soothing recording to prepare us for THE PERFECT NAP. We hope you enjoy the profoundness of her principles …

40 Rest as Reparations with Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry

July 4th, 2019

1:02:27

This week we're joined by Tricia Hersey, aka the "Nap Bishop" and founder of The Nap Ministry, to be schooled in all things anti-capitalism and rest. …

Help us re-name Healing Justice Podcast!

July 1st, 2019

18:00

Host Kate Werning describes some of the 'why' behind our name transition that will happen this November (fuller exploration will be shared this …

39 Practice: Condolence Ceremony with Jonel Beauvais

June 25th, 2019

17:31

This week Jonel Beauvais of the Akwesasne people in Mohawk territory offers us a practice from her people. It's a ritual for condolence, inspired by …

39 Thriving After Incarceration with Jonel Beauvais & Aida Cuadrado Bozzo of Community Change

June 19th, 2019

54:41

This week we're joined by Jonel Beauvais and Aida Cuadrado Bozzo from the Womens Fellowship at Community Change, which exists to hone the organizing …

Healing Justice Podcast is hiring!

June 17th, 2019

7:40

Healing Justice Podcast is hiring for two part-time positions: a Digital Organizer & a Podcast Producer. Job descriptions & how to apply at http://www.healingjustice.org/work

Come get creative in building …

38 Practice: Claiming Our Ideology, inspired by Phillip Agnew

June 11th, 2019

10:39

This is a practice offered by host Kate Werning based on our conversation with Phillip Agnew in the prior episode. It leads us through reflecting on the Dream Defenders' Freedom Papers and how we can contemplate and …

38 Role Transitions & Visible Leadership with Phillip Agnew

June 4th, 2019

1:00:27

Phillip Agnew, former Executive Director of the Dream Defenders and leader in the Movement for Black Lives, joins us to talk about his recent …

37 Practice: Somatic Check-In (Feeling the Pulse) with Lucién Demaris of Relational Uprising

May 27th, 2019

19:36

This practice is a Somatic Check-In to feel one another's pulse and breath, and experience the possibility for awareness of co-regulation of our …

37 Relational Somatics with Lucién Demaris of Relational Uprising

May 21st, 2019

1:00:44

This week we are talk Relational Somatics with Lucién Demaris of Relational Uprising. I love listening to how Lucién perceives and understands the …

You're invited to BOOK CLUB!

May 16th, 2019

18:42

Welcome to BOOK CLUB: a new gathering place for our listener community to learn, explore, and practice together. We'll share must-read titles (with 3 months time for you to read the book), a quarterly selection, and …

36 Practice: From #MeToo to #WeConsent with adrienne maree brown

May 14th, 2019

19:12

This practice from adrienne maree brown is for liberating the language of desire and cultivating consent. These skills are central for us to access …

36 Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good with adrienne maree brown & Amita Swadhin

May 7th, 2019

1:16:38

Today we're talking with adrienne maree brown and Amita Swadhin about adrienne’s new book, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. Get your …

35 Practice: Mad Maps with The Icarus Project's Rhiana Anthony

April 30th, 2019

17:43

In this practice, Rhiana Anthony of The Icarus Project offers us a concrete tool called "Mad Maps" to help us develop a plan to support our own …

35 Destigmatizing Mental Health with The Icarus Project (Agustina Vidal & Rhiana Anthony)

April 23rd, 2019

1:03:01

For our first full episode back with Season 2, we talk with Agustina Vidal and Rhiana Anthony of The Icarus Project about everything mental health: …

Welcome to Season 2! (with Kirin Kanakkannatt & Kate Werning)

April 16th, 2019

44:28

Welcome to Season 2 of Healing Justice Podcast!

This season's theme might just be action-while-incomplete. Or change-in-motion.

Hear host Kate Werning and incoming Board member Kirin Kanakkannatt talk about all the ways …

LIVE from Little Haiti: Food Sovereignty & Healing (with Uprooted and Rising & Inez Barlatier)

April 2nd, 2019

1:04:15

Welcome to our LIVE SHOW from Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami, Florida! We are joined by Uprooted & Rising leaders Estefanía Narváez and …

Resilience is Ours: Voices from the Allied Media Conference

March 6th, 2019

29:06

Resilience is deeply necessary for us to survive and thrive, but it can often be imposed, distorted, or misunderstood. So we wanted to hear from our …

New Years Practice: Cast a Spell with adrienne maree brown

December 27th, 2018

47:41
Welcome to a very special New Years practice with adrienne maree brown, where she'll guide you through writing and casting a spell for yourself and your community to help transition us from 2018 to 2019. You'll need …

LIVE from Our 1st Birthday Party (with Jillian White, Alexis Francisco, Sumitra Rajkumar, & The Peace Poets)

December 13th, 2018

1:22:37

Welcome to our first-ever LIVE SHOW, coming at you from our first birthday party! We are joined by Kate Werning, Jillian White, Sumitra Rajkumar (of episode 12), Alexis Francisco (of episode 33), The Peace Poets (of …

You're invited to our Birthday Party!

November 21st, 2018

4:42

You're invited to our first birthday party & live show! 

More info and tickets here: http://www.tinyurl.com/hjparty

Sliding scale tickets and sponsorships available.

Did we mention there will be cake?

If you can't …

Making Meaning of Victory & Loss with Maurice Mitchell (Working Families Party), Barbara Dudley (lifelong activist), & Alexandra Rojas (Justice Democrats)

November 7th, 2018

1:10:54

 

We made it through to November 7th! Come get through your midterm election adrenaline/terror hangover with us. The world is drowning in spin and …

Inside the Candidate Experience with Stacey Abrams, Ashlee Marie Preston, & Nelini Stamp

October 31st, 2018

1:00:42

Welcome to our CANDIDATES TELL ALL episode, powered by Black women! Running for office is an incredibly strenuous experience. Why do candidates do it, and how do they keep themselves grounded along the way?

Esteemed …

Campaign Workers, Unite! There is Power in a Union (with Meg Reilly of Campaign Workers Guild & Shanequa Charles)

October 24th, 2018

1:20:06

Campaign Workers Guild (CWG) is organizing the movement to unionize political and issue-based campaign workers nationwide. CWG Vice President Meg …

Building Transformative Campaign Culture with Nancy Leeds (CampaignSick) and Becca Rast (Jess King for Congress)

October 17th, 2018

1:02:21

Women campaign managers are transforming the old boys club of transactional campaign culture. We’re joined first by Nancy Leeds of the infamous

Elections vs. Movements: a strategy showdown with Sunrise (Varshini Prakash & Will Lawrence)

October 10th, 2018

1:02:32

It’s a battle of strategy, values, and culture: should we be building social movements for the long-term that embody all of what we deserve; OR …

Surviving Elections: a new miniseries on midterms, movements, & staying human

October 2nd, 2018

4:48

With our first podcast season complete and the 2018 US midterm elections upon us, Healing Justice Podcast brings you the SURVIVING ELECTIONS …

Practice: Radical Gratitude Spell (by adrienne maree brown, read by Fhatima Paulino)

August 26th, 2018

5:20

A 5-minute practice to show gratitude for yourself and others on the path to liberation.

The only way that feels appropriate to end this first, long season of Healing Justice Podcast, is with GRATITUDE.

Thank you to …

Season 1 Reflection, pt 3: Visioning the Future (Marcia Lee, Zach Meyer & Kate Werning)

August 21st, 2018

52:43

Welcome to part 3 of our 3-part Season One reflection series. You're joining host Kate Werning, practitioner Marcia Lee of Healing by Choice (episode 18), and our sound designer Zach Meyer. We reflect on this year, …

Season 1 Reflection, pt 2: The Power of Practice (Justin Campbell & Kate Werning)

August 16th, 2018

37:15

Welcome to part 2 of our 3-part season 1 reflection series. We are excited to share our reflections on practice with you from the past year, and also invite in your voice and practice stories here: 

Season 1 Reflection, pt 1: Vulnerability & Voice (Jacoby Ballard & Kate Werning)

August 9th, 2018

54:50

 We're BACK... just in time to bring you a 3-part season 1 reflection series and take a seasonal production break. (And inviting in your voice: http://www.tinyurl.com/hjpsurvey !!!)

This reflection series took a long …

34 Trauma, Healing, & Collective Power with generative somatics (Spenta Kandawalla, adrienne maree brown, Prentis Hemphill, & Staci K. Haines)

July 5th, 2018

49:39

This week, we’re listening in as a brilliant crew from generative somatics has a powerful conversation about trauma, oppression, healing and …

33 Practice: Centering Prayer with Mystic Soul (Alexis Francisco & Cicia Lee)

June 28th, 2018

23:52

In this practice, you’re joining Alexis Francisco and Cicia Lee for the meditative experience of Centering Prayer. They describe it as a constant …

33 Contemplative Activism -- Cicia Lee, Alexis Francisco, & Teresa P Mateus of Mystic Soul

June 26th, 2018

1:06:03

Welcome to part 3 of a 3-part collaborative series between the Mystic Soul Project and Healing Justice Podcast!

This week, Cicia Lee, Alexis …

32 Practice: Relational Inclusion with Cedar Landsman of Relational Uprising

June 21st, 2018

18:00

Join Cedar Landsman of Relational Uprising in learning how to inquire appreciatively into what we may be inclined to judge, reject, exclude, dismiss, or devalue about another’s experience. We see what new information …

32 Bridging Complexity Collectively -- Relational Uprising (Lucién Demaris & Cedar Landsman)

June 19th, 2018

1:03:42

This week, we’re talking with Lucién Demaris & Cedar Landsman of Relational Uprising about individualism as a system of oppression; “heroic” …

31 Practice: Heart Over Head with Teo Drake

June 14th, 2018

9:31

Join Teo Drake in this incredibly simple embodied exercise to practice privileging your heart above your head.

The questions Teo asks in this …

31 Intention & Impact: Showing Up Right-Sized -- Teo Drake

June 12th, 2018

55:02

This week, we’re talking with Teo Drake about the relationship between intention and impact, what it means to be right-sized, the rage of coming of age during the AIDS epidemic,  Being Trans and HIV+ poster child, …

30 Practice: Sing for Freedom with Resistance Revival Chorus' Abena Koomson Davis

June 7th, 2018

13:25

Join Resistance Revival Chorus Musical Director Abena Koomson Davis in a meditative singing and listening practice you can do alone or in a group. …

30 Joy as an Act of Resistance -- Resistance Revival Chorus (Sarah Sophie Flicker & Meah Pace)

June 5th, 2018

47:31

This week, we’re talking with Resistance Revival Chorus members Sarah Sophie Flicker and Meah Pace. You’ll hear their performances of protest songs …

29 Practice: Reclaiming Our Names with AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez of Mystic Soul

May 31st, 2018

8:29

In this practice, you’re joining AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez of the Mystic Soul Project to learn how to facilitate a Name Reclamation group activity.

29 Indigenous Reclamation -- Mystic Soul (AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez, Ra Mendoza, & Teresa P Mateus)

May 29th, 2018

1:01:22

Welcome to part 2 of a 3-part collaborative series between the Mystic Soul Project and Healing Justice Podcast!

This week, AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez, …

28 Practice: Essences for Everybody... Making Your Own Medicine with Dori Midnight

May 24th, 2018

28:41

Join Dori Midnight to learn how to make an essence, a people’s medicine, of your own. These are incredible instructions and so fun to follow - the …

28 People's Medicine & Queer Magic -- Dori Midnight

May 22nd, 2018

1:02:40

This week, we’re talking with radical herbalist, healer, and witch Dori Midnight. You’ll hear us talk about her hilarious story of queer witchy magic from a young age, plants as allies, how activists can better care for …

27 Practice: Compartmentalizing in a Healthy Way with Je Naé Taylor of BYP100 Healing & Safety Council

May 17th, 2018

11:21

Join us for a personal practice from Je Naé Taylor about compartmentalizing in a healthy way. How do we organize our thoughts and emotions around conflict so we can do what we need to do in the moment, and carve out …

27 Interventional Healing & Accountability -- BYP100 Healing & Safety Council (Je Naé Taylor & Kai M Green)

May 15th, 2018

50:29

Welcome to part 2 of a 2-part conversation with Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100). This week, Healing and Safety Council members JeNaè Taylor & Kai M Green join us to talk about interventional healing and …

26 Practice: Deepening Community Agreements with BYP100 Healing & Safety Council (P Ife Williams & Chris Roberts)

May 10th, 2018

12:48

In this practice, you’re joining (P) Ife Williams & Chris Roberts of BYP100 Healing and Safety Council in a guided collective exercise to explore …

26 Preventative Healing & Accountability -- BYP100 Healing & Safety Council (P Ife Williams & Chris Roberts)

May 8th, 2018

52:05

Welcome to part 1 of a 2-part conversation with Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100). This week, Healing and Safety Council members Pascale Ife Williams (Ife) and Chris Roberts join us to share about preventative healing …

25 Practice: Grounded Breathing with Teresa P Mateus of Mystic Soul Project

May 3rd, 2018

14:23

In this practice, you’re joining Teresa P Mateus of Mystic Soul Project for a grounded breathing exercise. It’s so simple, and so powerful. All you …

25 Mystic Soul: People of Color Centered Spirituality (Teresa P Mateus, Jade Perry, & Ra Mendoza)

May 1st, 2018

45:20

Welcome to part 1 of a 3-part collaborative series between the Mystic Soul Project and Healing Justice Podcast!

This week, Mystic Soul co-founders …

24 Practice: Forgiveness Meditation with Jacoby Ballard

April 26th, 2018

19:12

In this practice, you’re joining Jacoby Ballard for a guided meditation for forgiving ourselves and others. All you need is a space where you can focus. Jacoby will invite you to stand, sit, or lay down.

 

Here are the …

24 The Art of Allyship: Coming Alongside -- Jacoby Ballard

April 24th, 2018

53:50

We’re talking with Jacoby Ballard about all things allyship, accompliceship, and solidarity. You’ll hear some captivating stories about navigating …

23 Practice: Sacred Writing with the Peace Poets (The Last Emcee & Lu Aya)

April 19th, 2018

31:00

In this practice, you’re joining Peace Poets Lu Aya and The Last Emcee in a guided exercise for sacred writing. You’ll hear Frankie 4 perform “Lightwork,” and be led through a series of prompts to write your own poetry.

23 The Cypher is the Opposite of Prison: Liberating Language -- The Peace Poets

April 17th, 2018

58:15

This week, we’re talking with the Peace Poets: Lu Aya, The Last Emcee, Frankie 4, and A-B-E (and RAM 3 in spirit). We talk about the power and meaning of language, writing for healing and connection, the cypher as a …

22 Practice: Healing in Direct Action with Black Lives Matter Global Network (Miski Noor & Kandace Montgomery)

April 12th, 2018

15:47

In this practice, you’ll hear stories, examples, and important questions to ask ourselves to incorporate healing and wellbeing into the preparation for action, during direct action itself, and aftercare.

You can also …

22 Sustaining Ourselves When Confronting Violence -- Black Lives Matter Global Network (Miski Noor & Kandace Montgomery)

April 10th, 2018

1:02:18

This week, we’re talking with Kandace Montgomery and Miski Noor of Black Lives Matter Global Network and Black Visions Collective in the Twin Cities. …

21 Práctica: Rezo Diario de Gratitud con Francisca Porchas Coronado (Español)

March 29th, 2018

12:56

Esta semana, Francisca nos guia en un rezo diario de gratitud en español. Se puede escucharlo y participar de cualquier lugar - solo, o en comunidad… …

21 Practice: Daily Gratitude Prayer with Francisca Porchas Coronado (English)

March 29th, 2018

19:10

In this practice, you’ll experience a daily gratitude prayer with Francisca Porchas Coronado in English. It can be listened to from a quiet and still place, or on the go - wherever you can dedicate your heart and …

21 Spiritual Resistance: Bridging Organizing & Healing -- Francisca Porchas Coronado

March 27th, 2018

1:00:37

This week we’re talking with Francisca Porchas Coronado. We talk about healing traditions in immigrant Latinx communities, the resilience of …

20 Practice: Sharing Resonance with Mark Fairfield

March 22nd, 2018

34:23

In this practice, you’ll learn an exercise called “Sharing Resonance” from psychotherapist Mark Fairfield. It is a framework for building relational …

20 Relational Culture & Undoing Individualism -- Mark Fairfield

March 20th, 2018

51:46

This week we’re talking with psychotherapist Mark Fairfield about the central role of connection in our lives and lethal individualism. We learn …

19 Practice: The Sing-Down with Flobots (Jonny 5 & Brer Rabbit)

March 15th, 2018

26:56

In this practice, you’ll learn how to facilitate a group game called the SINGDOWN. This exercise is designed by Jonny 5 & Brer Rabbit of Flobots …

19 Songs for the Streets -- Flobots (Jonny 5 & Brer Rabbit)

March 13th, 2018

47:30

This week we’re singing and learning with Jonny 5 and Brer Rabbit of the band Flobots. We talk about the role of artists in leadership, their late …

18 Practice: Holding a Healing Justice Practice Space with Healing By Choice (Marcia Lee, Violeta Donawa, & Adela Nieves Martinez)

March 8th, 2018

14:24

In this practice, you’ll learn the basics of holding a Healing Justice Practice Space. It’s more of a training to lead a practice yourself, so the …

18 Collective Healing -- Healing By Choice (Adela Nieves Martinez, Violeta Donawa, & Marcia Lee)

March 6th, 2018

1:02:28

This week we’re sharing and laughing with Healing By Choice collective members Violeta Donawa, Marcia Lee, and Adela Nieves Martinez. We talk about …

17 Notes from the Field with Kate Werning

February 20th, 2018

35:25
In this episode, host Kate Werning reflects on what we are learning so far as we explore the healing justice work and brilliance of the many leaders who have been on the show so far. Tune in to find out what some of the …

16 Practice: Leading Movement Songs with Intention with IfNotNow (Ilana Lerman & Helen Bennett)

February 15th, 2018

27:38

In this practice, you’ll learn techniques to hone your skill in leading group song - including honoring lineage, guarding against appropriation, skilled coordination of group teaching and singing, and WHY songs are …

16 Building Liberatory Movement Cultures -- IfNotNow (Helen Bennett, Michal David, & Ilana Lerman)

February 13th, 2018

1:03:28

This week we’re talking with IfNotNow leaders Ilana Lerman, Helen Bennett, and Michal David. We talk culture design as a key component of movement …

15 Practice: Releasing to Pachamama with Fhatima Paulino

February 8th, 2018

10:37

In this practice, “Releasing to Pachamama,” Fhatima Paulino guides you through a simple earth reconnection practice. You’ll need a quiet place, …

15 Decolonization & the Long View of History -- Carlos Saavedra & Fhatima Paulino

February 6th, 2018

1:12:01

This week we’re talking with Fhatima Paulino and Carlos Saavedra from the Ayni Institute. We’re learning about the critical perspective of a long and …

14 Practice: Ancestral Connection for White Folks with Jardana Peacock & Kelly Germaine-Strickland

February 1st, 2018

30:09

This practice with Jardana Peacock and Kelly Germaine-Strickland leads you through ancestral healing work that is focused on white ancestry, but can …

14 Ancestral Healing for Anti-Racist White Folks -- Jardana Peacock & Kelly Germaine-Strickland

January 30th, 2018

1:08:24

Today we’re talking with Kelly Germaine-Strickland & Jardana Peacock about white ancestral healing as anti-racist practice, faith and spirituality, white fragility, the complexity of ancestry and white supremacy, …

13 Practice: Reflection on Belonging with Prentis Hemphill

January 25th, 2018

21:11

This practice with Prentis Hemphill, former Healing Justice Director of Black Lives Matter, leads you to cultivate a sense of belonging within …

13 Blackness & Belonging -- Prentis Hemphill

January 23rd, 2018

51:50

Today we’re talking with Prentis Hemphill, former Healing Justice Director of the Black Lives Matter Network. We talk about the ways anti-Blackness …

12 Practice: Somatic Centering with Sumitra Rajkumar

January 18th, 2018

16:23

This week's practice is a Somatic Centering practice that can be done anywhere, alone or in a group… and is one of the most fundamental building …

12 Somatics & Politics -- Sumitra Rajkumar

January 16th, 2018

1:15:46

Today we’re talking with Sumitra Rajkumar. We discuss what somatics is, the meaning (and common misinterpretation and misuse) of the concepts of …

11 Practice: Naming Our Medicine

January 11th, 2018

6:51
Join Natalia Thompson and Kate Werning for a simple reflection and conversation exercise to dig deeper into the "medicine" you have to offer, and that which you are seeking this year... all inspired by an awesome …

11 Voices from Liberation School

January 9th, 2018

36:56
In this special and unique episode, many voices from the first-ever Liberation School cohort share about what healing justice means to us, what …

10 New Years Practice: Cast a Spell with adrienne maree brown

December 31st, 2017

31:25
Welcome to a very special New Years practice with adrienne maree brown, where she'll guide you through writing and casting a spell for yourself and your community to help transition you from 2017 to 2018. You'll need 30 …

10 Imagination & Critical Connection -- adrienne maree brown

December 31st, 2017

1:15:13
In this episode, adrienne maree brown joins host Kate Werning to talk about the imagination battles of our time, the conversations that need to be had beneath what we think we need, the relationship between critical …

09 Transparency Talk: a check-in chat with Kate

December 26th, 2017

30:27
In this episode, host Kate Werning pauses to give a fuller update about where the podcast has been and where it’s going this next year -- our …

07 Practice: Emotional Freedom Technique with Geleni Fontaine of Third Root Community Health Center

December 14th, 2017

10:48

Join us for a simple tapping practice called Emotional Freedom Technique with Geleni Fontaine of Third Root Community Health Center. This utilizes …

07 De-spa-ifying Healing & Accessibility -- Third Root Community Health Center

December 12th, 2017

44:00
In this episode, members of the Third Root Community Health Center collective join host Kate Werning for a conversation about somatic symptoms of …

06 Practice: Mapping Group Conflict with Celia Kutz

December 7th, 2017

14:19

Ever get disoriented in a conflict? This group conflict dynamics mapping practice is meant for supporting feelings of overwhelm with a clear tool for …

06 Facilitating Conflict & Leading from the Feminine -- Celia Kutz

December 5th, 2017

57:34

Celia Kutz of Training for Change joins host Kate Werning for a conversation about conflict as a generative place that can offer groups deeper clarity and insight. She speaks of strong emotions, mental health, and …

05 Practice: Meditation on Non-Striving for Activists with Katie Loncke

November 30th, 2017

20:51

Join us for a meditation practice focused on non-striving for activists with guest teacher Katie Loncke of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. You’ll need 20 uninterrupted minutes, and a place you can sit, stand, or lie down …

05 Block, Build, Be: Wisdom & Activism -- Katie Loncke

November 28th, 2017

48:44

In this fifth episode of Healing Justice Podcast, Katie Loncke of Buddhist Peace Fellowship joins host Kate Werning for a conversation about wisdom, activism, organizing, meditation, striving and non-striving, Buddhism, …

03 Practice: Journaling Our Identity with Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

November 14th, 2017

17:34

Join us for a simple but profound journaling practice with Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza. Grab a notebook or something to write on, your favorite writing implement, and get ready to be led through some reflection on your …

03 Honoring Trans Day of Remembrance & Healing at the Borderlands -- Dr. Robyn Henderson-Epinoza

November 14th, 2017

53:17

In this third episode of Healing Justice Podcast, Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza joins host Kate Werning for a conversation about activist theology in …

02 Practice: Listen to a Poem

November 8th, 2017

4:48

 

Join us for a simple 5-min practice: listening to the reading of a poem. Just a short one this week to get us into the rhythm of conversing & …

02 Conversations in Healing Justice -- Shawna Wakefield & Teresa Pasquale Mateus

November 8th, 2017

54:39

In the second episode of Healing Justice Podcast, host Kate Werning is joined by collaborators Shawna Wakefield and Teresa Pasquale Mateus for a …

01 Welcome to our virtual practice space -- what to expect from Healing Justice Podcast

November 5th, 2017

27:01
On this first episode of Healing Justice Podcast, creator and host Kate Werning talks us through the vision, the story behind the podcast, why this why now, and invites you to join in the journey. Whether you are …

Healing Justice Podcast [Trailer]

November 5th, 2017

0:44

This is HEALING JUSTICE PODCAST: bridging conversations at the intersections of collective healing & social change.

Each week we share a …

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