The Storied Mind Podcast: Recent Episodes
Shama Saleh and Ummulkheir Mohammed
We're two Black Muslim Women amplifying BIPOC voices by bringing their stories into focus. Join us as we invite guest speakers to share their stories on various topics in the hopes of building community.
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Episode 3 is finally here! We are so excited to have had the opportunity to have a heartwarming conversation about Intergenerational Trauma with Selam Debs. Selam is a Black Ethiopian queer woman identified antiracism educator, an anti-oppression coach, a social justice advocate, a student in dismantling anti-Black racism, an accomplice in dismantling anti-Indigenous racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and an advocate in 2SLGBTQ+ & disability rights through an intersectional lens. She is the founder of Juici Yoga, a yoga and meditation instructor, a restorative yoga teacher trainer, a holistic life coach, a reiki master, and a Lululemon Ambassador. Selam identifies herself, first and foremost, as A MOTHER. singer, songwriter, poet, and a practitioner of self-acceptance, self-love, and radical compassion. Selam’s Antiracism work is rooted in the understanding that we must acknowledge and identify the insidiousness of white supremacy before we can dismantle colonial belief systems. The process of undoing, unlearning, and re-educating is necessary for White communities to embark on, to support the healing journey for our racialized communities.
Join our discussion as we explore the impacts of our parent's traumas, the importance of breaking the cycle, and taking intergenerational healing into our own hands! You won't want to miss out on this episode.
To learn more about Selam and all the amazing work she does visit: http://www.selamdebs.com
Join us as we discuss Black heritage, Black legacy, and Black narratives with Daniel Henry. Daniel is a 24 y/o brother from Rexdale. His parents immigrated to this country from the Caribbean: Dad (Guyana), Mom (Jamaica). He grew up in the hood but when to school in the burbs for French immersion. Graduated class valedictorian and went on to the University of Waterloo where he studied Geography, Environmental Management, and Aviation and graduated in ‘19. He's also a graduate turn Mentor and Assistant Program Coordinator of the Rite of Passage Experience (ROPE) Program, which is a community program designed to assist male teenagers transitioning from boyhood to manhood. During the pandemic, he realized there was so much about his history and world history that he didn’t know so he started a Black Literature Book Club called “Our Chapter,” which focuses EXCLUSIVELY on intersectional Black art. He loves gardening, cooking, listening to music, and connecting with people with different world views. A wise man once told him, “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle,” so I feel my purpose is to share my light with the world cuz word to Mahalia Jackson, it don't cost very much. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!
Hey everyone, welcome back to the Storied Mind Podcast, we are back with season 2. Since the ending of season 1, so much has happened around us in the world over the past couple of months, however, we are grateful for the lessons that we learned during this time. As we learn more about ourselves, and who we would like to become, we are reflecting on how our past experiences have informed the people that we are today and the people we hope to continue to grow into. Join us as we go on a healing and loving journey with our community! We look forward to hearing from you! Don't forget to like, share, comment, and subscribe!
In this final episode of Season 1 (Woot Woot), we decided to get really vulnerable and share with you all where we are at mentally and emotionally. Being a Black womxn is tiring and we attempted to play into the popular depiction of the Black womxn being superhuman, which has taken a toll on both of us. We refuse to work out of our exhaustion because Black womxn are not indestructible. Enjoy and let us know what you think by rating us! Till next time <3.
Join us as we reflect on the Sudanese uprising that we all witnessed last year and the parallels between the Sudanese revolution and the Black Lives Matter revolution. Our phenomenal guest Iman Abbaro shares the lessons she's learned and shares her thoughts on how we should carry these lessons forward with the current Black Lives Matter revolution.
We hope that you are all doing as well as you can during these difficult times. It is amazing to see human beings join forces around the world to stand against the injustices that have been happening to Black people everywhere. As we gather as one human race to eradicate racism, it’s important to remember to create and uphold spaces for Black, Indigenous, and POC to feel the fullness of their humanity.
Join us in welcoming Professor Christopher Taylor, who currently teaches at the University of Waterloo in the Department of History and the Arts First program. He’s had his fair share of working in the government in various roles, including being a Senior Policy Advisor at Ontario’s Anti-Racism Directorate. In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing institutional racism and how he navigates his world both in Academia and the wider world.
It is an understatement to say that the past few weeks have felt like an out of body experience. We, as people from the Black community, are accustomed to police brutality and racial discrimination throughout all the systems that govern us in our society. However, to be senselessly killed in the midst of a global pandemic is beyond anything any of us could have imagined. We are taking a moment of silence to recognize the Black and Indigenous lives lost at the hands of police and racist institutions.
I hope you all are staying safe and taking this time to be with yourself and your loved ones. Many of us are recognizing how much this pandemic is profoundly changing our way of living. With the continuous exposure to sad news, often contradictory predictions and recommendations coming from different sources we thought we'd come on here and VENT it all out! We suggest some things we're doing to keep calm and sane through these times and hope many of our suggestions, thoughts, and experiences resonate with y'all! Continuing to pray, support and love you all through this. Enjoy!
Idiris is a Black-Gay Man who came on our show to share his journey on how he came into owning his truth and his future plans in Academia. Join us in listening to Idiris’s brilliance and learning a thing or two about Godfidence!
Yasmeen Taghreed. A Trans Muslim Womyn of Colour who's story reflects resilience, strength, and courage. We had the privilege of sitting with her and listening to her story on her triumphs and transitioning into womynhood. Join us as she shares her earlier memories in Jordan, what her identity means to her, and the importance of building a bridge of understanding for allyship.
Join us as Wena Nima, aka Shama’s Mom, shares how she found strength when she immigrated to the unknown and attempted to build a life around her three children.
What does a millennial mother look like? Our co-host Umi will be sharing her journey to Canada as a refugee child and how being a young mother has shaped her perspective on life.
From Somalia to Canada, join us in welcoming our first guest Auntie Canab as she shares with us her triumphs and tribulations through motherhood, and her journey to Canada.
Welcome! Briefly, we share why we started this podcast, our goals for it and where you can find us on socials. Stay tuned...full episodes releasing this week!