• Sex Positivity, Activism and Rising Above Hurt and Harm (with Riece Hamilton)
    Sep 10 2020

    Riece Hamilton is a sex educator at the University of Louisville. She is also a bad arse activist! We talk about so much great stuff in this conversation from believing in and voting for women, to reproductive rights and sex education in schools. We talk about the current social justice movement and the ways Riece has been involved as well as the changes she has seen in white folks so far. The most important message of this conversation is that we need to sit down together and listen. We white folks need to listen and really sit with the hurt and harm that we have created and from that place make change!

    Alsoooooo, I mention Occupy ICE and it sounds like I say it was in 2008 and maybe I accidentally did say that but it was actually in 2018. My numbers got confused in my mouth hole. Soz.

    References:

    Riece’s instagram: @riecemh FOLLOW HER

    Support or find out more about Planned Parenthood

    Find out more about the Black faculty and staff association at University of Louisville

    Support Black Lives Matter and find your local chapter

    Find out more about Showing Up For Racial Justice and find your local chapter

    Support the Louisville Community Bail Fund and Project

    Stand up for your rights and don’t let them silence you!

    My stuff: 

    Sign up for my newsletter HERE

    Subscribe to the Patreon HERE

    Music:

    Summer Girl by Haim

    Current of Love by no other than David Hasselhoff

    The Baywatch Theme Song

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Food Justice, Equity For All and Meeting People’s Needs (with Nannie Croney)
    Aug 17 2020

    Today on the show I chat with Nannie Croney from the grassroots organization, Change Today Change Tomorrow- a kick arse women run organization that serves marginalized folks in Louisville and focusses primarily on education, food justice and public health.

    Nannie talks about having our needs met and it made me think about how people are showing up for me during a really challenging period of my life and that we should perhaps use Nannie’s words as inspiration to be there for one another always.

    resources:

    CLICK HERE to volunteer with Change Today Change Tomorrow:

    Donate to Change Today Change Tomorrow: Cash App $ChangeTodayChangeTmw, Venmo @ChangeTodayChangeTmw

    CLICK HERE to donate via paypal:

    CLICK HERE to check out Dope Designs by Nannie:

    Let’s get Nannie her embroidery machine! CLICK HERE to donate!

    CLICK HERE to read the Guardian interview with Karen Washington about Food Apartheid.

    CLICK HERE to learn more about food justice.

    CLICK HERE to read about Black Lead Agriculture with Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman.

    music:

    Summer Girl by Haim

    follow me:

    follow me on instagram.

    follow the podcast on instagram.

    sign up for the patreon.

    work with me privately or in a group.

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    31 mins
  • Body Positivity, Sizeism and Reclaiming the Word Fat (with Naomi Finkelstein)
    Aug 3 2020

    YOU ALL! This episode is great. It starts out a bit dicey with my terrible attempt at self promotion… you see, I have a brand spanking new Patreon membership space, which is actually pretty darned excellent and you all should sign up for it but anyway… I then go on to talk about my feely feelings a bit and then I interview Naomi Finkelstein about body positivity and all kinds of other good and inspiring stuff!

    Naomi and I talk about reclaiming the word fat, shifting beyond the weight loss paradigm, the famine response and so much more!

    I’m so excited for you all to listen yeah!

    Oh but also I want to offer a trigger warning to folks as we do talk a lot of about issues relating to weight and body acceptance.

    Love you all!

    Book recommendations:

    Embody by connie sobczak

    Health at Every Size by Dr. Lindo Bacon

    The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonia Renae Taylor

    Jess Baker’s books

    CLICK HERE for Naomi’s coaching website- you should go ahead and book yourself a sesh with her!

    CLICK HERE to follow Meghan Jayne Crabbe on the Insta.

    CLICK HERE to check out the work of The Body Positive.

    CLICK HERE to sign up for my newsletter.

    CLICK HERE to join my Patreon whoop whoop.

    And then why not go ahead and also CLICK HERE.

    Music from today’s show:

    Summer Girl by Haim

    Do do do do do The Dawson’s Creek Song… I mean, I Don’t Want To Wait by Paula Cole

    Good As Hell by Queen Lizzo

    Unpretty by TLC

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Meditation For Replenishment
    Jul 20 2020

    The intention of this meditation is to offer rest and replenishment. It’s for us to drink in what we need.

    We replenish so that we can recreate ourselves. Or come back to life stronger, more resilient, ready.

    This is about healing. Whatever healing means to us. And understanding that healing is never linear.

    Meditation starts at 1:36 so feel free to skip the intro and go straight into meditation mode.

    Just know that this practice is for you and your healing process, therefore, if something doesn’t feel good for you, you don’t have to continue… or you can just focus on your breath rather than my voice! The meditation includes visualization, which is super hard or even impossible for some. If that’s the case for you, don’t worry about it, again, just focus on your breath!

    Take care and enjoy!

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    17 mins
  • Self-Care, Collective Care and Inclusion in the Arts (with Jonni Homsey)
    Jun 16 2020

    Jonni Homsey, one of my besties and all round fave beings, talks self care as a path to community care and social justice work as well as inclusion and access in the arts. Jonni is one of the best humxns ever and I think that you’ll feel good just by listening to him gas bag away- he is an absolute delight.

    I’ve chosen to release this episode hopefully to inspire us to all to care for ourselves and one another during this time.

    Lots of love dear ones.

    Sammy-Jo xx

    Here is how you can support Jonni:

    Jonni’s website www.jonathanhomsey.com

    Jonni’s podcast www.soundcloud.com/body-breeze

    Article by Jonni https://www.delvingintodance.com/dwords/i-cant-believe-i-want-to-dance-like-a-tree

    Jonni’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/johnnybgood.e/

    Self-care and community-care articles and resources:

    Article from the Audrey Lorde Project, BREAKING ISOLATION: SELF CARE AND COMMUNITY CARE TOOLS FOR OUR PEOPLE by Taueret Davis: CLICK HERE

    Article: Why Self-Care Without Community Care Isn't Possible by Jess Ayden Li: CLICK HERE

    Illustration: The Unspoken Complexity of “Self-Care” by Deanna Zandt: CLICK HERE

    Music from today’s Episode:

    Summer Girl by Haim

    Boderline (an ode to self care) by Solange

    Coconut Oil by Lizzo

    Canned Heat by Jamiroquai

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Black Lives Matter
    Jun 2 2020

    This is a short episode as I do not wish to take up space as a white person this week. It’s important that the voices and efforts of black folks are amplified. Instead, I simple offer these resources:

    Anti-racist work:

    Give money to the George Floyd Official Memorial Fund: CLICK HERE

    Sign the petition to seek justice for Breonna Taylor: CLICK HERE

    To seek justice for Ahmaud Arbery: CLICK HERE

    Kentuckians, vote for and support Charles Booker: CLICK HERE

    Support Chanelle Helm’s Louisville Mutual Aid Fund: CLICK HERE

    Donate to your local chapter of Black Lives Matter: CLICK HERE

    Louisville folks, pay reparations: CLICK HERE

    Give money to the community bail fund: CLICK HERE

    Help black organizers with their healing: CLICK HERE

    Or make the effort to look into how to support local efforts of mutual aid and reparations. This could be something that you commit to on a weekly/monthly basis.

    LEARN FROM AND LISTEN TO BIPOC!!!!!! US WHITE FOLK NEED TO STEP BACK, BE QUIET, LISTEN AND LEARN.

    Podcasts:

    Strange Fruit with Jaison Gardner and Dr. Kaila Story

    How to Survive the End of the World with Autumn and Adrienne Maree Brown

    The Call with Erica Williams

    Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad

    Hear to Slay with Roxane Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom

    Book suggestions (please buy from your local indy bookstores):

    · White Fragility by Robin Diangelo

    · Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad

    · Women, Race and Class by Angela Davis

    · White Tears Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad

    Plus SO many others. But these are a good start!!!

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    5 mins
  • Self-love, Mindfulness and Unpacking Privilege Through Self-Examination (with Dr. Broderick Sawyer)
    May 19 2020

    Today we talk self-love, self-compassion, meditation, racism, Malcolm X, mindfulness, trauma, mental health care, creating change and much more good stuff! Dr. Broderick Sawyer is my guest and he’s a psychologist, meditation teacher, and mental health advocate. You’re going to love this conversation! Broderick treats trauma, anxiety, and depression using treatments backed by clinical research but he also integrates holistic health practices such as meditation, and yoga, and he integrates spiritual practices into treatment when relevant.

    SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL NEWSLETTER HERE

    Watch a little clip of Eckhart Tolle talking about the negative mind HERE

    And HERE is an article by Tara Brach that is great and talks about the ‘darling I care’ stuff

    The interview starts at about the 20 minute mark… just in case you want to skip ahead.

    The music from today’s episode:

    Holy by Jamila Woods

    O-o-h Child by Nina Simone

    Can I Kick It by Tribe Called Quest

    Summer Girl by Haim

    Clips from Gremlins (1984) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Compassion, “Bad Othering” and Decolonization (with Karina Barillas)
    May 5 2020

    In today’s episode I speak to Karina Barillas of Louisville’s La Casita center, a not for profit supporting the Latinx community. Karina speaks beautifully about decolonization, feminism, and solidarity. I also talk about spirituality as a path of compassion and action, rather than simply one of self-exploration. Then I go on a bit about “bad othering” and I offer a meditation suggestion too. I hope that you enjoy the episode!

    PLEASE SUPPORT LA CASITA BY CLICKING HERE AND HEADING TO THEIR WEBSITE http://www.lacasitacenter.org/support.html

    SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER HERE.

    FIND OUT ABOUT MY FULL MOON CEREMONY HERE.

    Book suggestions:

    When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön

    White Fragility by Robin D’Angelo

    Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown

    Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff

    Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

    Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh

    Music:

    Summer Girl by Haim

    Let’s Get Together by The Youngbloods

    Let’s Stay Together by Al Green

    Come Together by Ike & Tina Turner

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