In this episode, Marissa is joined by Jennie Powe Runde.

Jennie Powe Runde is an Expressive Arts Practitioner providing individual and group therapy & coaching to mixed and multi-heritage folks online, while based in Oakland, California. Jennie works with folks who are grappling with their identities - not only cultural or ethnic identity, but considering identity at the intersection of sexuality, gender, spirituality, religion, dis/ability status and class. Jennie believes that all of us, especially those of us that don’t often see ourselves reflected in the world around us, can use our creativity to shape the world as we need it to be, as opposed to how it is.

In this episode, Marissa and Jennie talk about:

2:00 = What Expressive Arts Therapy is
3:10 = BLM and intersectionality
6:50 =Being okay with complexity
8:00 = Getting comfortable with the discomfort of others
10:45 =What are you?!
12:20 = Growing up Mixed
16:13 = Raising Mixed children as Mixed parents
19:00 = Taking up space in the middle place
20:15 = The Melting Pot & Black + White = Grey
29:54 = Connecting with and raising awareness of our Self
37:40 = The Ripple effect of working on our Self
44:13 = Everyone is Creative
47:00 = Creating past the resistance and just for you
52:00 = If Jennie ruled the world...

Find out more about Jennie's work :
Website: expressiveartstherapist.com

Instagram: @expressiveartstherapist

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