The HealStory Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Rev. Dr. Thom White Wolf Fassett is our next storyteller For decades, Dr. Fassett has been an internationally recognized champion of human rights and indigenous rights. He's traveled throughout the world to assist those whose voices need to be heard, from Zimbabwe as part of a team investigating human rights abuses to Guatemala as a leader of the International Justice Forum to Copenhagen as a leader. Dr. Fassett is well known for his activities in conflict resolution and mediation, participating in White House negotiations on peace missions to Haiti, traveling to Ireland on a peace mission with the President of the United States, negotiating principles of religious freedom face -to -face with Fidel Castro, and famously playing a determining role in the breaking of the impasse between the United States and Cuba in the case of Ilion Gonzalez. Thom has served as General Secretary of the International Public Policy Organization of the United Methodist Church. He served as an advisor to the U .S. President's Commission on Race. He is published extensively, including his book Giving Our Hearts Away, Native American Survival, co-authoring four other books and over 200 articles in scholarly publications. Thom will begin to bring you into his early years as a Native American child adopted into a white upstate New York family and his journey to reconnect with his Seneca birth mother. Thom will share with us snapshots from an extraordinary life of deepened connections with his own ancestors and the larger Native American community. From the moment he received his name White Wolf in a sacred ceremony to being an organizer of the legendary 1978 Longest Walk, a march all the way across the country from California to Washington DC in support of Native American rights. Thank you, Thom, for joining us and for sharing your story with us.
In this incredible story the acclaimed actress Oona Chaplin, grand daughter of the iconic Charlie Chaplin, dives deep into an unexpected journey of her Chilean Indigenous roots guided by the spirits of Music.
Sound Track:
Intro – Silkwork – Quincas Moreira
Castille Soap – Latasha
Through and Through – Amulets
Shadoma – Mini Vandals
Whitefish Salad – Latasha
Cancion Sagrada del Viento – Beatriz Pichi Malen
Soul 3 – Astro Hawk
La Rosa – Camila y Silvio
Lafken Tayul (Cancion Sagrada de la Laguna)
Coral Rojo – Vuela Golondrina
Wander – Emmit Fenn
Helium – Track Tribe
Morgan Curtis is a descendant of several English families whose lineage of privilege and power is entwined with both Roman Imperialism and the colonization of America. With tremendous courage, wisdom, and humility Morgan goes deep into the stories of this heritage peeling back the common narratives of men to where she finds glimmers of inspiration from the hidden and unsung stories of the women in her lineage. From family grave sites to creek beds in New England Morgan describes rituals of intergenerational healing we can all learn from. By embracing both the shadow and beauty of her Ancestors lives she joins the growing national movement for reconciliation and reparations.
In this episode we hear from Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar, and community organizer Lyla June from Taos, New Mexico. Lyla brings us deep into her Native American and European lineages sharing her remarkable experiences of ritual, pilgrimage, and facing the shadows within ourselves. Thank you Lyla!
Musical Credits: Intro: Quincas Moreira - Silkworm Reed Mathis - Stinson Snowfall Butterflies - Asher Fulero Quincas Moreira - Sonora Dan Bodan - Leoforos Alexandras Joel Cummins - Looping Ascent Josh Lippi and the Overtimers - St. Francis Lyla June - All Nations Rise Wythluv - Astro Hawk Lyla June - Mamwlad Loco Lobo - Pilgrim 2000 Jesse Gallagher - Maestro Tlakaelel Aaron Kenny - Yonder Hill and Dale Kevin MacLeod - Long Road Ahead B Nico Staf - Large Smile Mood Lyla June - Time Traveler (feat. Desirae Harp)
For this kick off episode of our second season we introduce you to a dynamic and inspiring creative phenom; Cristina Elena Garcia, also known as Cuci Amador. Cuci along with her husband make up the popular electro pop duo known as Afrobeta, hailing out of Miami Florida. As featured in the documentary film Birthrite?! join Cuci as she returns to her ancestral homeland of Cuba for the very first time. Full of beauty and tension, this is an immigration and refugee story shared by so many families around the world.
WATCH THE BIRTHRITE?! TRAILER
CHECK OUT AFROBETA'S RECENT ALBUM
Episode Musical Credits:
- Intro Music: Quinqas Moreira - Silkworm
- Quinqs Moreira - Merengue De Limon
- Afrobeta - Darkest Night
- The Mini Vandals - Pablo
- Wayne Jones - Tango De La Noche
- ELPHNT - Unrest
- Afrobeta - Chankletazo
- Doug Maxwell_Jimmy Fontanez - Festival De Cuba
- Afrobeta - Down For The Night
- Afrobeta - Who You
- Afrobeta - Rio Miami
- Jimmy Fontanez - Rumba Pa Bailar
- Afrobeta - Warrior
- Afrobeta - The Answer
In our fourth episode of HealStory, Daniel Roth brings us on a journey into his Jewish family history with the Holocaust and how healing from collective trauma continues. We meet with Daniel in his office in Manhattan, New York. Daniel brings us from his grandparent’s home in New Haven, Connecticut to Prague and into the concentration camp Theresienstadt in the Czech Republic. His story reveals the power of facing our family history head on, along with the magic and reconciliation that is possible. The journey is a trail of synchronicity that is hard to imagine.
Music Credits:
Theme: Meydan - Story
Asher Fulero - Tide Timelapsed
Astro Hawk - City Lights
I Think I Can Help You - The Ten Names
Joey Pecoraro - Russian Dance
Silent Partner - Ticker
Audionautix - Temptation March
The 126ers - Secret Converstations
In this episode of HealStory, Suvarchala Naranayan shares a remarkable story of the challenges balancing spiritual and family life, and the path of healing family traumas. We met with her in Downtown Panjim, in the South Indian state of Goa. Suvarchala’s story unfolds across several generations in Southern India. She comes from a family lineage of spiritual practitioners and encountered the challenges of balancing spiritual devotion and raising a family in Southern India. Her story highlights a deep commitment to transforming her family experiences into a career of helping others heal.
Music Credits:
All music for this episode is composed by Russill Paul (russillpaul.com)
Om Namah Shivaaya
Tansen's Journey
Asato Ma
Raghupathy (First Version)
Vyahriti Mantras
Gayatri Mantras
Twilight Magic
In this episode of HealStory Henry Cross shares about the impacts of immigration, and the confidence that one can find within their lineage. We met with Henry in downtown New York City in the summertime. Henry’s story carries us around the world from England to Nicaragua to Miami to New York City. He shares about being a child refugee of war and the experience of immigration to the United States. His story explores the unique identity of being from an ethnically mixed background, and the confidence he found in his family’s deep past.
Music Credits:
Quincas Moreira – Eletrosamba
Dan Bodan – The two seasons
Jimmy Fontanez – Baila Mi Cumbia
Chris Huagen – Spanish Rose
Geographer – Jay Sweeps
Quincas Moreira – A Ghost town
Doug Maxwell – Breathing Planet
Meydan – Story
In our pilot episode of HealStory, Victoria Buffalo Robe (Cree) shares deeply about her profound lineage. Victoria recorded her HealStory in her apartment in the un-ceded First Nations territories often known as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She talks about the origins of her name, the power of the women in her family, and the relationship with land and plants that she learned through them. She also opens up about her family’s trauma from Canada’s oppressive Residential School system and how through it all she has emerged defining her own creative life path as a modern business woman and mother. Learn more about Victoria and her sustainable beauty company Holistic Buffalo
Episode Podcast Credits:
Musical Credits (Artist - Song)
- Geographer – After all
- Borrtex – City of hope
- Meydan – Contemplate the stars
- Ketsa- Next Generation
- Quietest – The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen is the night dew on your skin in the pale moonlight
- Meydan – Story
- Patrick Patrikios – We March Together
Historical Samples: (Youtube)
- Metro Canada Online – Residential School Survivor Howard Walker
- Rebecca Centeno – Helen Chief Speaking in Cree