Founding Mothers: Recent Episodes
Emily Race-Newmark
The Founding Mothers Podcast is an experimental project, taking listeners on a journey to reimagine ways of living with one another and our planet.
How do we as caregivers “prepare” for the polycrisis we find ourselves in today? In this conversation, Emily Race-Newmark sits down with Kailea Loften (co-author, Compassion in Crisis: Building Disaster Resilient Communities) and Summer Starr (educator, advocate, and contributor to the book) to explore what it looks like to meet the polycrisis — while moving beyond individualistic "prepper" culture and reorienting instead toward community, contentment, and sovereignty as the foundation for true preparedness.
In this conversation, we explore:
- What we mean by "the polycrisis," and why naming it matters
- What the current framing of “disaster preparedness” is missing and leaving out
- What it looks like to prepare for community resilience in a time of multiple disasters
- The mindset and orientation shifts that are needed to meet this moment we are in
- What it looks like to center children, mothers, and caregivers in disaster preparation
- The distinctions between “community members” and “comrades”, and why we need both
- Simple, accessible first steps anyone can take today to be more disaster-prepared
If you find yourself uneasy or uncertain by the times we are currently in, this conversation will leave you with some new perspectives and resources to ground into, to feel less anxious and more prepared: especially as a caregiver responsible for raising the future generations.
Most parents want to protect their children but feel unsure where to begin the conversation around body safety, boundaries, and prevention. In this conversation, Emily sits down with Victoria Barendsen — a psychologist specializing in childhood sexual abuse prevention — to explore an accessible approach for normalizing body safety in everyday moments starting from birth.
In this conversation you will learn:
- Victoria’s own journey starting from trauma work to proactive prevention
- The language and modeling Victoria uses in her own home and teaches families to lay the groundwork for a generation of body safe kids
- Practical ways to begin conversations with other family members about consent
- The inner work parents and caregivers can do to hold space for their children around body safety
- Strategies for handling challenging moments like medical visits and interactions with relatives
- What aspects of body exploration is developmentally normal for children
- How we can be advocates for protection without instilling fear
- Language and techniques to reduce shame and stigma around bodies
This episode underscores why neglecting these conversations can leave children vulnerable, while embracing these tools creates a ripple effect—building trust, resilience, and safety within your family and community.
Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, or educator, this is crucial knowledge to shape a future where children’s bodies and voices are honored.
Resources & Links
- Follow Victoria on Instagram @thesafekidsproject
- Resources mentioned by Victoria: Body Autonomy Affirmation Cards (Free), Book List (Free), Sleepover Checklist (Free), Foundations of Body Safety (Paid Course)
To stay in touch:
- Follow This Is How We Care on Instagram
- Subscribe to This Is How We Care on YouTube
- Send an email to Emily at emily@thisishowwecare.com
- Check out other episodes at www.thisishowwecare.com
In this conversation, Emily sits down with Jenny Odell — artist and author of "Saving Time" and "How to Do Nothing" — to explore the importance of reclaiming our attention and time in a digital age. We explore how "learning" is becoming a lost art (and what to do about that),
experience and the role of technology in shaping our lives. From years of observation, research and her own study, Jenny brings a world-changing perspective to how we find our freedom from the forces that pull to commodify and measure every minute and relationship in our lives.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The moment at summer camp that shaped how Jenny thinks about learning, presence, and attention
- How we can retain human agency in a world constantly fighting for our attention
- The historical roots of "productivity culture" and how it lives on today
- The role of language in shaping our relationship to time
- What the "attention economy" is and the impact it is having
- Why people sitting in a circle might be "the highest form of human existence"
- The nuance beneath the statement "the internet is bad"
- Why repair cafes, cooperatives, and habitat restoration projects point toward the world we're trying to build inside the one we're currently in
Resources & Links
- Connect with Jenny at her website, www.jennyodell.com, on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jennitaur/ or on Mastadon https://social.coop/@jennitaur/
- Check out her books How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy , Inhabiting Negative Space and Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
- Also mentioned in this episode: iNaturalist, Mastodon, The Repair Cafe movement, Vivarium (2019 film), An Immense World by Ed Yong
Bring this conversation into practice:
- Join The Third Space, a practice prayer and play space to bring these visions to life with other "revillagers" who are tending to their communities IRL. Learn more or sign up here: www.revillagingmama.com/offers#thethirdspace
To stay in touch:
- Follow This Is How We Care on Instagram
- Send an email to Emily at emily@thisishowwecare.com
- Read the transcript over at thisishowwecare.com
In this episode of This Is How We Care, I’m joined by Diane Alisa, author of "A Love Letter to Suburbia: How to Restore the American Village", for a conversation that names what SO many families feel, but haven’t had language for.
We explore how suburbia, car dependence, and zoning laws have shaped our experience of motherhood, fatherhood, childhood, community, and care itself.
If you’ve ever wondered why:
- Parenting feels isolating
- Community feels hard to access
- Children no longer roam and elders live alone
- The “stay-at-home vs working parent” debate feels impossible
This episode holds the answers. We talk about:
- Why suburbia quietly dismantled the village (and our experience of trust and community)
- How car-centric design impacts family life and mental health
- The loss of shared wealth, skills, and multigenerational living
- Why zoning laws matter more than we think
- And how neighbors—not corporations or politicians—are the key to rebuilding community
To connect with Diane Alisa:
- Check out her website - https://dianealisa.carrd.co/
- Buy her book - https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=DzokccGrMt2slF5KQFCXsDMDM5wVCTuLCmYrttV9FmX
- Follow her on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/diane_alisa
For mentorship, coaching and strategic support as you create community in your life, work with Emily (the Revillaging Mama):
- Apply for the 4-Month 1:1 Mentorship program, "Revillage Your Life" - www.revillagingmama.com/offers
- Online community of other "Revillagers" at The Third Space - www.revillagingmama.com/offers#thethirdspace
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- Revillaging Mama on Substack - https://substack.com/@emilycares
- Send Emily an email at emily@thisishowwecare.com
In this episode of This Is How We Care, we sit down with developmental psychologist and author Dr. Darcia Narvaez to explore what children—and humanity—truly need to thrive.
Drawing from neuroscience, anthropology, Indigenous wisdom, and decades of research, Dr. Narvaez introduces the concept of the Evolved Nest: the caregiving system humans evolved with for 99% of our history—and how far modern culture has drifted from it.
Together, Emily and Darcia unpack how early “undercare” shapes everything from individual anxiety to collective violence, how capitalism and colonization disrupted our natural caregiving systems, and what it looks like to return—without shame—to a more connected, communal, and life-affirming way of raising children.
This conversation weaves together science, spirituality, grief, and hope, offering practical, everyday ways to begin re-nesting ourselves, our families, and our communities—starting now.
This episode covers:
- What the Evolved Nest actually is (and why babyhood matters so much)
- How “undercare” shapes adult disconnection, greed, and burnout
- The role of touch, play, breastfeeding, and communal caregiving
- Why nature connection and music are essential to human regulation
- How the “Wetiko” mindset took hold—and how we heal it
- Why children (and adults) need to be welcomed, not given "independence training"
- How to begin rebuilding village even inside modern life
This episode is an invitation to remember who we are, what we need, and the kind of world our children are asking us to build.
To Connect with Dr. Narvaez:
- Website: https://nestedworld.org/
- Become a "Nesting Ambassador": https://nestedworld.org/nesting-ambassadors/
- Read "Restoring the Kinship Worldview"
- Read "The Evolved Nest"
To Work with Emily — the Revillaging Mama:
- Revillage Your Life – A 4-month mentorship container to transform your experience from "isolated" to "supported", bringing to life much of what Darcia speaks about in the importance of community and village
- The Third Space – A community of revillagers bringing the village to life through practice, prayer and play
- The Village Upgrade – A quick upgrade to align your precious resources of time, energy & money with the village you are calling in
- BOOK A FREE DISCOVERY CALLto explore the next layer of support for your revillaging journey
In this conversation with ceremonialist, teen mentor, and soul-centric educator Johannah Reimer, we explore how to bring back the village-held rites of passage that our girls—and all young people—deserve.
Johannah and Emily dive into the developmental arc from childhood to adolescence, the spiritual and biological transitions young girls move through, and the deep cultural poverty created by the loss of elders, ceremony, and shared responsibility. Together, they illuminate a path toward reclaiming ancestral wisdom, building ritual in everyday life, supporting girls through their first blood with reverence, and cultivating the council, community, and belonging every young person is wired for.
This episode covers:
- What rites of passage actually are (and why they matter more than ever)
- How girls experience the shift into maidenhood—and what support they truly need
- The three stages of an initiation + where modern culture gets stuck
- Why adolescence is spiritually and psychologically tender, and why peers alone cannot guide each other
- How council practice builds emotional resilience, listening skills, and community-mindedness
- The danger of raising adults who never move past the adolescent ego
- How to reconnect with your own ancestry to craft culturally-rooted ritual without appropriation
- Simple ways aunties, uncles, elders, and childfree adults can step into village roles
- A practical “next step” anyone can take to begin weaving a more connected culture for youth
To Connect with Johannah:
- Website: https://wakefulnature.com
- Rekindling the Hearth Series (Seasonal Family Rituals): https://wakefulnature.com/rekindle
- Girls’ Rites of Passage Mentorship & Facilitator Training: https://wakefulnature.com/training
To Work with Emily — the Revillaging Mama:
- The Third Space – A community of revillagers bringing the village to life through practice, prayer and play
- Revillage Your Life – A 4-month mentorship container to transform your experience from "isolated" to "supported"
- The Village Upgrade – A quick upgrade to align your precious resources of time, energy & money with the village you are calling in
- BOOK A FREE DISCOVERY CALLto explore the next layer of support for your revillaging journey
In this conversation, Emily Race-Newmark and Kazu Haga explore the themes of nonviolence, community healing, and the importance of conflict as a regenerative force. They discuss the necessity of grief rituals for collective healing, the experience of living in an intentional community, and the various types and levels of conflict. Kazu emphasizes the significance of storytelling and listening in fostering compassion, as well as the need for collective spaces for grief and healing. The discussion also touches on rethinking accountability in the context of violence and the importance of emotional regulation in managing conflict.
FOR CONTINUED PRACTICE:
- Check out Kazu's Fierce Vulnerability Kinship Lab: a 3 month intensive and other offerings on his website
- Read Healing Resistance and Fierce Vulnerability by Kazu Haga
- Join The Third Space! An online community for revillagers who are putting to practice what we learn on this show, together. In November we are exploring Relational Conflict.
TO STAY CONNECTED:
- Subscribe to This Is How We Care on Substack for full transcript here.
- Video version of this episode is over at YouTube.
- Follow @ThisIsHowWeCare and @RevillagingMama on Instagram
- Follow @KazuHaga on Instagram and Substack Letters to Beloved Community
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 The Journey to Healing and Social Change
06:17 Collective Trauma and Grief Rituals
08:46 Nonviolent Direct Action and Healing Relationships
11:35 Integrating Trauma into Activism
14:02 Creating Safe Spaces for Racial Healing
16:54 The Role of Community in Conflict Resolution
19:26 Understanding Conflict Types
22:26 Practicing Nonviolence in Daily Life
28:03 Practicing Nonviolence: Building New Defaults
30:17 Vision for Future Generations: A World of Belonging
32:33 Understanding Conflict: The Role of Storytelling
36:22 Tools for Emotional Regulation and Healing
39:53 Creating Safe Spaces for Grief and Healing
42:00 Facilitating Difficult Conversations: Skills and Structures
45:58 Rethinking Accountability: From Punishment to Healing
49:35 Navigating Conflict: Understanding Levels and Responses
52:03 Conflict Journaling: A Practice for Reflection
In the Season 3 opener of 'This Is How We Care', host Emily Race-Newmark reflects on the uncertainty of this time in history and the importance of community, especially in parenting. She shares about her personal journey of "revillaging" — of bringing the village paradigm back to life — and how the previous seasons of this how highlights this importance in addressing the multi-crises of our times. Emily emphasizes the significance of understanding what future generations need from us and invites listeners to engage in this transformative journey together.
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- Read more about my revillaging reflections on my Substack, Emily Cares
- Full transcript for this episode here
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- Join The Third Space! An online community for revillagers who are putting to practice what we learn on this show, together
00:00 Welcome Back and Reflections on Change
02:44 The Importance of Community in Parenting
05:42 Revillaging: A New Identity and Path
08:50 Podcast Evolution and Listener Engagement
11:54 Vision for the Future and Collective Responsibility
14:37 Grounding Practices and Closing Thoughts
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In the season finale of the This is How We Care podcast, we reflect on the journey we've taken together, exploring the concept of collective care and envisioning new possibilities for our world. This episode is designed to resonate with both long-time listeners and newcomers, offering a comprehensive recap through the lens of five main topics: health, economy, environment, relationships, and raising children.
You can find full transcripts, links, and other information on our website.
In this episode, Hilary Giovale—author of Becoming A Good Relative: Calling White Settlers Toward Truth, Healing and Repair—aids us in exploring the complexities of “whiteness”. From the emotions tied to this identity to the journey of rekindling ancestral memory. Hilary provides us with insights into how we can all become good relatives by learning to listen, slow down, and engage in reciprocal relationships.
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In this Grounding Practice, Hilary Giovale—author of Becoming A Good Relative: Calling White Settlers Toward Truth, Healing and Repair—guides us through a meditation to connect with our ancestors. This journey reminds us of our ancestors' sacred relationships with the land.
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In this episode, Vanessa Roanhorse—CEO and Portfolio Lead of Roanhorse Consulting and co-founder of Native Women Lead—helps us to understand how we can learn a new worldview on the economy from Indigenous peoples, especially women while utilizing the concept of rematriation—rebuilding our relationship with the world and Mother Earth that surrounds us. We discuss a new definition of wealth based on individuals having access to home, food, and healthcare.
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In this Grounding Practice, Vanessa Roanhorse—CEO and Portfolio Lead of Roanhorse Consulting and co-founder of Native Women Lead—leads us through a box breathing exercise used to relieve stress and help move the nervous system out of fight or flight mode by bringing the focus to the breath.
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In this episode, Kit Maloney—owner of Kitara and women’s health and wellness specialist with over 20 years of experience—shares the benefits of the practice of yoni steaming. She explains how this practice can provide aid for postpartum recovery, menstrual cramps, and fibroids. Kit helps us to see the benefits of reconnecting with this earth-based medicine and the need to honor the wisdom passed down through generations.
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In this Grounding Practice, Kit Maloney—owner of Kitara and women’s health and wellness specialist with over 20 years of experience—guides us through mindful movements and breathing exercises that allow us to bring awareness to different parts of our body. The purpose of this self-love practice is to allow yourself to appreciate and nurture your physical and energetic spaces.
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In this episode, Metztli Lopez Torres—founder of Luna Mamá Healing Services, intends to return to traditional and indigenous ways related to childbirth, motherhood, and care of the female body—shares holistic approaches to women’s health with us. She helps us understand ways to embrace the natural cycles of women’s bodies rather than conforming to a male-centric work culture.
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In this Grounding Practice, Metztli Lopez Torres—founder of Luna Mamá Healing Services, intends to return to traditional and indigenous ways related to childbirth, motherhood, and care of the female body—shares with us how traditional Mexican medicine emphasizes the significance of breath as energy exchange. She shows us how we can connect with the air we breathe in as a reminder of our aliveness and the purifying power of breath.
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In this episode, Kevin F. Adler—award-winning social entrepreneur and the author of the new book When We Walk By, a must-read guide for ending homelessness in America—shares with us how we can tackle homelessness from a human and interpersonal level by focusing on relational poverty—a form of poverty characterized by severe disconnection and isolation. Kevin shares how he began his project where 24 unhoused individuals wore GoPro cameras to document their daily experience, and how this led to Miracle Messages—an organization that reconnects unhoused people with their loved ones.
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In this Grounding Practice, Kevin F. Adler—award-winning social entrepreneur and the author of the new book When We Walk By, a must-read guide for ending homelessness in America—shares a unique practice called Hitbodedut, which involves speaking aloud to God or the universe, often in nature, and allowing an unfiltered stream of consciousness to emerge. He also recounts his personal experience with the practice.
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In this episode, Toi Smith—impact strategist and founder of Loving Black Single Mothers—aids us in beginning to question and unpack the systems that shape our lives. Toi shares how her personal experiences have shaped the work that she does now. Her work emphasizes questioning how societal systems impact our daily lives—from marriage and parenting to economic structures—while exploring new ways of relating to one another and our resources.
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In this Grounding Practice, Toi Smith—impact strategist and founder of Loving Black Single Mothers—shares a powerful grounding quote from Alexis Pauline Gumbs' book Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals. This passage beautifully connects the struggles of marine mammals with systemic oppression and Black feminist theory. Toi reads a poignant excerpt that speaks to the shared experiences of confusion, struggle, and the need for community and care.
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In this episode, Della Duncan—a renegade economist, right livelihood coach, host of the Upstream podcast, and cofounder of the California Doughnut Economics Coalition—helps us unpack the foundational goals of capitalism and explore alternative economic models that prioritize human and planetary well-being.
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In this Grounding Practice, Della Duncan—a renegade economist, right livelihood coach, host of the Upstream podcast, and cofounder of the California Doughnut Economics Coalition—leads us in the Web of Life Meditation, a practice inspired by Joanna Macy. This meditation invites listeners to connect deeply with the living beings around them, extending strands of light from their hearts to all forms of life in their vicinity and beyond.
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In this episode, Max Stossel—award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker, named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year—delves into the complex relationship between young people and social media. We explore a collective approach to address the issues of social media on mental health and societal norms.
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In this Grounding Practice, Max Stossel—award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker, named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year—shares a poem he wrote inspired by a Disney VR experience while exploring deeper themes of reality, connection and human experience.
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In this episode, James-Olivia—friend to humans who love and lead, a facilitator and enthusiastic advocate of uncomfortable, extraordinary, life-changing conversations, a foundation shaker and root nourisher, and fellow work-in-progress (i.e. avid & grateful maker of mistakes)—aids us in considering new ways of relating to one another. James-Olivia shares their concept of “relational fuckery”—the behaviors we exhibit in relationships that prioritize winning over genuine connection. They highlight the importance of acknowledging and respecting individual differences, desires, and boundaries in relationships. And how this shift requires individuals to focus on enhancing their capacity to embrace differences and cultivate peaceful relationships.
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In this Grounding Practice, James-Olivia—friend to humans who love and lead, a facilitator and enthusiastic advocate of uncomfortable, extraordinary, life-changing conversations, a foundation shaker and root nourisher, and fellow work-in-progress (i.e. avid & grateful maker of mistakes)—read a love letter they wrote to themself on self-expression. They offers us an opportunity to reflect on our reception of external voices and how we can more confidently declare our truth.
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In this episode, we are joined by Simon Wolff—a politicized healer and ritualist weaving one-to-one and small-group somatic, ancestral, and cultural healing vessels in service to radical care, resilient resistance, and collective liberation. Simon shares the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of engaging in practices that honor our ancestors, the Earth, and each other, as a way of healing intergenerational and collective trauma.
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In this Grounding Practice, Simon Wolff—a politicized healer and ritualist weaving one-to-one and small-group somatic, ancestral, and cultural healing vessels in service to radical care, resilient resistance, and collective liberation—shares with us the power of prayer. Simon’s prayer is a reminder of the deep interconnections that sustain us and the importance of acknowledging and respecting these bonds as part of our journey toward collective healing and liberation.
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In this episode, Sara Elise—multidisciplinary creative, co-founder & designer of Apogeo Guest House, and author of A Recipe for More—shares her journey from working in investment banking to questioning societal definitions of success to create a life that aligns with her values. She shows us how we can begin to take action toward dismantling oppressive systems, promote equality, and embrace a slower, more intentional pace of life that honors our natural rhythms and cycles.
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In this Grounding Practice, Sara Elise—multidisciplinary creative, co-founder & designer of Apogeo Guest House, and author of A Recipe for More—guides us through a meditation to let go of any lingering doubts or anxieties and embrace the abundant energy within us.
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In this episode, Antonia Estela Pérez—clinical herbalist and co-founder of Herban Cura— delves into the significance of nurturing a reciprocal relationship with plant life and the impact of such connections on both personal and collective well-being. Antonia shares with us how we can take action now to work with our local plants for medicinal benefits and to help contribute to the health of the soil and ecosystem.
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In this Grounding Practice, Antonia Estela Pérez of Herban Cura, recites a poem, “The Earth is Closing on Us” by renowned Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. The poem serves as a reflection on the ongoing struggles and the enduring spirit of the Palestinian people. Through Darwish’s evocative language, we are invited to contemplate themes of loss, hope, and the human connection to the Earth.
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In this episode, Mike Sagun—professional somatic coach, men’s work facilitator, and teacher—sheds light on how men can begin to heal their patriarchal wounds. Through the lens that ‘we’ as a collective face the negative effects of patriarchal systems, Mike shares examples of how men can collectively heal by embracing connection, listening to their bodies, and expanding their perspectives through seeking out communities where their identities are reflected and challenged.
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In this Grounding Practice, Mike Sagun—professional somatic coach, men’s work facilitator, and teacher—guides us through a somatic experience that allows us to tap into our bodies and explore how our external environment impacts our internal experience. This practice can help us to recognize how we have the agency to make subtle adjustments in our lives to improve our well-being.
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In this episode, adrienne maree brown—activist, facilitator, and writer of works such as Pleasure Activism and Emergent Strategy—helps us in imagining a world where hyper-individualism is replaced with interdependence, where communities are in harmony with the land, and migration is responsive to the earth's needs. In this future, governance is not about power over others but about stewarding resources and nurturing relationships.
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In this Grounding Practice, adrienne maree brown—activist, facilitator, and writer of works such as Pleasure Activism and Emergent Strategy—guides us in connecting with our present state, recognizing our needs, and acknowledging the care and abundance in our lives.
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In this episode, Brittany Chambers—infant and family sleep specialist and the founder of Good Night Moon Child: a virtual and in-person Integrative Infant Sleep consultancy informed by the latest research in neuroscience, developmental psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology—speaks to how she’s revolutionizing the way we approach infant sleep by challenging harmful paradigms and advocating for a return to our innate parenting instincts.
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In this Grounding Practice, Brittany Chambers—infant and family sleep specialist and the founder of Good Night Moon Child—aids us in acknowledging any worries or unhelpful energies in our bodies, and to consciously move these from the mind to the heart, and then deeper into the womb, recognizing it as a source of life and strength.
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In this episode, Jenny Tucker— founder of The Centerline Community, a support community for new moms—discusses the concept of matrescence and the mother-baby dyad, emphasizing the deep connection between a mother and her child. Jenny highlights the societal pressures that often lead to postpartum anxiety and depression— even sharing her own experience. She leaves us with her vision of a world where mothers are celebrated and supported rather than isolated.
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In this Grounding Practice, Jenny Tucker– founder of The Centerline Community, a support community for new moms—guides us in finding balance and presence amidst hustle culture.
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In this episode, discover how the Boston Ujima Project is reimagining philanthropy, community engagement, and economic models to empower artists and communities of color in Boston. Learn about their innovative approaches to decision-making, solidarity economy, and supporting businesses.
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In this Grounding Moment, Ryan “Rei” Fielder—Director of Coalitions, Policy, and Grassroots Organizing at Boston Ujima Project — engages us with a reflective question. This grounding moment sets up context for the conversation we have with Ujima around community-controlled economies.
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Amanda Young is an OG and pioneer in the current wave of goddess culture and as the founder of Urban Goddess, has been supporting women for over 15 years. She has worked with an impressive list of female visionaries at all levels of leadership from founders of successful female-oriented businesses to CEOs, trail-blazing innovators of new healing modalities, as well as women at the beginning stages of their journey. She is a genius at guiding women through life transitions and rites of passage with her signature program using the Triad of Feminine Power based on goddess archetypes and embodiment practices.
In this episode, Amanda shares her journey of recognizing the deeper malnourishment of the female soul and how it led her to develop a body of work focused on female goddess archetypes and embodiment practices. She also delves into the concept of redefining prosperity and wealth, emphasizing the importance of connecting to divine feminine power and understanding power in a more inclusive and receptive manner.
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In this Grounding Practice, Amanda Young—a seasoned practitioner working with women in the realms of nutrition, health coaching, and goddess-centered spirituality—helps us tap into our bodies’ wisdom through connecting to our pelvic space to feel more grounded and alive.
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In this episode,Virgie Tovar—author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity—shares her personal journey of navigating weight-based discrimination and reclaiming her body heritage. She discusses the harmful effects of fatphobia, the intersections of body size, race, and gender, and the societal impacts of weight discrimination, such as the wage gap and access to healthcare.
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In this Grounding Practice, Virgie Tovar—author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity—dares us to unbutton our pants, unzip our skirts, and embrace the idea of a big, wobbly belly without shame.
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In this episode, Liberty Gonzalez, a liberatory community psychologist and certified holistic coach, discusses the importance of communal care, and reimagining relationships and family structures; Highlighting the importance for all people to explore their authentic desires and expression so that we can all be more free together.
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In this Grounding Practice, Liberty Gonzalez—liberatory community psychologist and certified holistic coach who is passionate about supporting visionary community leaders—shares a grounding moment to help us recognize and appreciate the ways we are nourished by the world around us.
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In this episode, Mariah Rankine-Landers, an advocate for transformative education and co-founder of Studio Pathways, shares her profound insights on how returning to a creative process for living and learning can help us address the root of social inequities that manifest in our education, work, and organizing systems.
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In this Grounding Practice, Mariah Rankin-Landers—a leader in pedagogical strategy and co-founder of Studio Pathways—guides us through a grounding practice of altering our heart space by creating a visual collage of elements while being encouraged to draw on the wisdom and support of these energies throughout our day. The practice is aimed to remind us of the importance of joy and love in our lives and to express gratitude for the people, places, and objects that enrich our experiences.
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Dr. Rupa Marya is a physician, activist, writer, mother, and a composer. She is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF, where she practices and teaches internal medicine. Her work sits at the nexus of climate, health and racial justice. She founded the Deep Medicine Circle, an organization committed to healing the wounds of colonialism through food, medicine, story and learning.
In this episode of “This Is How We Care”, Dr. Rupa Marya shares her insights on the intersection of colonialism, capitalism, and health, drawing from her work with Deep Medicine Circle and her book “Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice”, co-authored with Raj Patel.
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In this Grounding Moment, Dr. Rupa Marya Gandhi shares a quote by Ben Okri, read from her book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, co-authored with Raj Patel.
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In this episode of “This Is How We Care”, Madame Gandhi talks about the importance of finding joy in the mundane, mental health, and how leading with kindness can positively impact our work and relationships with family and friends.
Madame Gandhi is an award-winning artist and activist known for her uplifting, percussive electronic music and positive message about gender liberation and personal power. She began producing music in 2015, after her story running the London Marathon free-bleeding to combat menstrual stigma went viral around the world.
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In this Grounding Practice, Madame Gandhi guides us through a meditation to center in who we are and connect to a vibration of joy from within.
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Standing Together is a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, and social and climate justice.
“While the minority who benefit from the status quo of occupation and economic inequality seek to keep us divided, we know that we — the majority — have far more in common than that which sets us apart.”
In this episode, Yael Drier Shilo—one of the founding members and current financial director of Standing Together—shares how the grassroots movement led by Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel is standing for peace. She explains how the organization advocates for true social and economic justice on a daily basis, and how they’re organizing to meet the solidarity needs of the current moment.
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In this Grounding Practice, Yael Drier Shilo, one of the founding members and of Standing Together — a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, and social and climate justice — reads the poem: “The Wheat Grows Again”. Join us for a grounding moment and see what opens up for you.
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In this episode of “This Is How We Care”, host Emily Race-Newmark shares the learnings that shaped the recent name change from “Founding Mothers” to “This Is How We Care”, and what to expect in this upcoming season.
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In this Grounding Practice, host Emily Race-Newmark shares a prayer from her heart to ground listeners for showing up in our lives connected to our values and contributing to a world of collective care.
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Kelsey Blackwell (she/her,they/them) is a cultural somatics practitioner, author and facilitator, working exclusively with women and groups of color, whose truth she believes is uniquely essential in this time. Kelsey supports clients to confront internalized feelings of not-enoughness and reconnect with their inherent wisdom, dignity and worth.
In this episode, Kelsey and Emily define somatics and how this work connects to what it means to be human; unpack the distinctions between a ‘colonized’ and ‘decolonized' body; talk about Kelsey’s experience writing her book, “Decolonizing the Body” and why she centers women and people of color in her work; explore what a more embodied society could feel like and how we might get there, moment by moment.
You can follow Kelsey on Instagram, visit her website, and pre-order their book, here.
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Kristie Cabrera (she/they) is a queer and neurodivergent accessibility and inclusivity consultant utilizing a background in occupational therapy to guide organizations on improving their accessibility and inclusivity practices. She is particularly passionate about collaborating with spaces that aim to provide healing and growth, including nature spaces, health centers, and forward thinking schools and nonprofits.
In this episode, Kristie and Emily discuss the importance of increasing access to nature spaces, how designing with accessibility in mind provides exciting solutions and new perspectives for everyone, normalizing resistance as a part of creating inclusive space, and how we can work through that to design for a wider range of bodies and minds.
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Chiara Francesca (they/them) is a queer disabled artist, writer, organizer, acupuncturist, former teen mother, first-gen college grad, and Italian immigrant who has been involved in movements for justice for over two decades.They have written and spoken on a wide variety of topics including disability justice, building anti-capitalist systems, accessible healthcare, and using art as a tool for structural change.
In this episode, Chiara and Emily discuss how to re-discover our humanity within systems that are inherently dehumanizing; the importance of conflict resolution and trust in our movement building; an expanded perspective of what healthcare can look like, and normalizing isolation and dissociation as products of the systems we’ve inherited and how we might evolve past these.
You can learn more about Chiara and their work on their website and view some of their artmaking on Instagram. Read “What could a more just HEALTHCARE AND HEALING practice look like?”, compiled by Chiara, here.
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Dr. Jennifer Mullan (she/her), affectionately nicknamed “the Rage Doctor” by peers and clients, is trained as a Clinical Psychologist, is a published author, and is the CEO and founder of Decolonizing Therapy. She seeks to unpack the oppressive legacy of modern mental health practices, and reconnect practitioners and clients to the roots of our wounding and healing within a sociopolitical lens, most particularly for Queer Indigenous Black Brown People of Color (QIBPOC).
In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Mullan and Emily unpack some of the systemic problems within therapy and social work and where these current models are dehumanizing and incomplete; how diagnosing can be limiting, harmful and problematic; the importance of looking at ancestral lineage, trauma, and ways of healing; and lovingly making space for sacred rage.
You can learn more about Decolonizing Therapy here, and follow Dr. Jennifer Mullan on Instagram, Twitter, and/or Facebook
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Ara Katz (she/her) is co-founder and co-CEO of Seed Health, a microbiome science company pioneering innovations in probiotics and living medicines to impact human and planetary health. Ara is also a co-founder of Seed Health's environmental division, SeedLabs, and LUCA Biologics, Seed Health’s women’s health venture in partnership with Dr. Jacques Ravel, which develops living medicines targeting the vaginal microbiome for unmet medical needs in urogenital and reproductive health. Her work has encompassed the intersections of health, consumer tech, media and design.
In this episode, Ara and Emily discuss the healing potentials of the microbiome on human and planetary health, the parallels between climate change and the destruction happening inside of our bodies, how communicating science in accessible ways can be a source of agency, and what Seed is doing to translate leading microbiome science into breakthrough innovations.
You can learn more about Seed Health, SeedLabs, and LUCA Biologics on their websites, or follow Seed and Ara on Instagram.
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Grace Anderson (she/her) is a network weaver, strategist, and dreamer working at the intersection of race, healing and the environment. With over a decade of experience in the outdoor and environmental sector, she is committed to building the capacity of People of Color in the environmental space by moving resources towards their dreams and by creating structural programming to support their growth.
In this episode, Emily and Grace discuss the importance of embodiment for both processing and visioning, strategies to reclaim time and space at work, slowing down to identify what brings you joy and your talents, and redistributing resources for a healthier society and planet.
You can follow Grace on Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Jodi Grass (she/her) is in her sixth year as Head of Oak Grove School, a progressive day and boarding school in Ojai, California. Jodi has worked at Oak Grove School and the Krishnamurti Foundation of America in different capacities for the past 17 years in addition to her experience with several nonprofits, community organizations, K-12 schools and a community college.
In this episode, Emily and Jodi discuss the freedom that Oak Grove's teachers have to implement activities that foster personal and social growth, outdoor and travel experiences to prepare youth and parents for the transition to adulthood, how students can support their mental health, and the value of questioning one's thoughts to develop compassion.
You can follow Oak Grove School on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, and visit their website for more information.
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Danielle M. Jones (she/her) is a nature educator, systems thinker, and facilitator of yoga and somatic liberation practices. She is a weaver of Sankofa Village Arkansas, an intentional community whose mission is to transform multigenerational community health through land stewardship and education for the purposes of housing affordability, wealth-building, and climate resiliency. This work centers Black healing, liberation and regeneration.
In this episode, Danielle shares many ways that communities could be designed around healing for those who have been marginalized, using everyone's unique talents to sustain a healthy community, co-creating processes and models of living that avoid harm, and building an intentional space for Black people in Arkansas to thrive.
You can learn more about Sankofa Village on Instagram.
To support Sankofa Village:
- Folks can make a tax-deductible donation via our fiscal sponsor, the Foundation for Intentional Communities and be sure to comment "for Sankofa Village Arkansas."
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Donations are currently going toward building organizational capacity and covering costs for community events.
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Wen-Jay Ying (she/her) is the founder of Local Roots NYC, a cafe, market space and CSA provider in Brooklyn. She’s a spokeswoman and cultural translator for regenerative agriculture, working towards making local food resonate with a growing and more diverse demographic. Wen-Jay believes the way we eat can change the world and is dedicated to healing our local food system and bringing urbanites closer to their food source.
In this episode, Emily and Wen-Jay discuss how distance away from farms affects the quality of your food, why soil health matters, eating locally in an urban area, getting curious beyond the label and taking small steps to supporting your local community and a local food system.
You can follow Wen-Jay on Instagram and also follow Local Roots on Instagram.
You can find full transcripts, links, and other information on our website.
Maria Cincotta (she/her) has been playing in bands since 1995 and has been teaching and band coaching with the Rock Camp for Girls movement since 2001. She is a certified teacher with experience teaching all ages, from kindergarteners to adults. She has also toured in both Europe and the United States with a few of her bands, including elcassette and Sally Rides.
In this episode, Emily and Maria discuss the JAMS Music Nonprofit, why music is important for community, how music can expand our ability to connect with others, and why girls and non-binary folks need their own music and creative spaces.
You can connect with and support the JAMS Music Nonprofit on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and their website. You can email Maria directly for lesson inquiries at maria@jamsmusic.org.
Full transcripts are available on our website.
Rowen White (she/her) is a Seed Keeper and farmer from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and a passionate activist for Indigenous seed and food sovereignty. She is the Educational Director and lead mentor of Sierra Seeds, an innovative Indigenous seed bank and land-based educational organization located in Nevada City, CA. Rowen is also the Founder of the Indigenous Seed Keepers Network, which is committed to restoring the Indigenous Seed Commons.
In this episode, Emily and Rowen discuss the intersection between food sovereignty and cultural revitalization, creating an intimate relationship with seeds and food, and using radical imagination to create a kincentric food system.
You can learn more about Rowen on Instagram or Twitter, and visit the Sierra Seeds website and the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance website for more information.
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Riane Eisler, JD, PhD(h) (she/her) is internationally known for her groundbreaking contributions as a systems scientist, futurist, and cultural historian. Her innovative whole-systems research offers new perspectives and practical tools for constructing a less violent, more egalitarian, gender-balanced, and sustainable future. Dr. Eisler is President of the Center for Partnership Systems, which provides practical applications of her work.
In this episode, Emily and Riane discuss a paradigm beyond the binary matriarchy-patriarchy model, what it means to live in a domination system versus a partnership system, and how hierarchies can move from power over towards power to and power with.
You can learn more about Dr. Eisler’s work on her website as well as on the Center for Partnership Systems website.
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Valenca Valenzuela (she/her/ella) has her Master’s in Social Work and has been holding space for people in grief and end-of-life since 2007. Valenca is the owner of Raven & Rose, a Grief Counseling, Death Doula, and Life-Cycle Celebrant business in Portland, OR. Additionally, she currently works at a national center for grieving children & families. Valenca was born on Día de los Muertos, so it was in the stars that Valenca would work with Death, Grief, and Ancestral Healing. Valenca believes that the life-cycle is our greatest teacher and we can change the way we live by changing our connection to how we die.
In this episode, Emily and Valenca discuss death as a part of the life cycle, how the world could provide better end of life care, allowing grief as a natural experience, and continuing bonds with ancestors.
You can follow along with Valenca on Instagram or find her programs at her website.
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Kalah Hill (she/her/hers) is a Freedom Doula and pleasure activist who founded In Pleasure We Trust. Through her coaching programs, Kalah evokes permission for sovereignty within the landscape of our social interdependency and unravels the illusions of systemic oppression that create communities of conformity and insatiability. She rests in trusting that when people affirm and integrate their pleasure, freedom will be born.
In this episode, Emily and Kalah discuss how true liberation is interconnected, creating a dream reality, leadership that counters the delusions of colonization, the inherent worth of pleasure and how it can be used as capital.
You can follow along with Kalah on Instagram or find her programs at her website.
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Bria Bloom (she/her), along with her older brother, grew up in an unschooling family, and now is a parent of a self-directed young person, and a passionate advocate for collective liberation, Self-Directed Education, & young people’s rights.
In this conversation, Bria and Emily discuss the definition of self-directed education, the importance of play in education, what could be possible if we rethink our society’s schooling system, and the true origins of self-directed education wisdom.
You can connect with Bria more on her Twitter, Instagram, or website. You can support and learn more about the Alliance for Self-Directed Education on their website.
Full transcripts are available on our website as weel as a ton of resources that were recommended by Bria to learn more about SDE and our schooling.
Stephanie Leah (she/her/hers) is an Ecosattva, one who expresses a Buddhist response to climate change. She uses stillness, heartfelt Listening and Breathwork to open up the pathways that can lead us through our innermost selves toward healing and unbearable compassion for ourselves and our beloved Mother Earth.
In this episode, Emily and Stephanie discuss the need for humanity to come back to nature, why gardening is often the best pathway to reconnect to ourselves, and in all decisions, putting the planet first.
You can follow along with Stephanie on Instagram or on her website.
You can find full transcripts, links, and other information on our website.
Mallory Combemale (she/her) is a visionary leader who guides individuals and teams into new ways of relating with themselves and one another. As a co-founder of the Inheritance Project, she facilitates groundbreaking inclusion, leadership, and cultural programming through the lens of inheritance.
In this episode, Mallory and Emily discuss the need to unpack the beliefs, ideas, and systems that we’ve inherited in order to create a better future. Mallory shares her perspective on why the examination of both our inner and outer worlds is critical to growth and progress, how we can ultimately change and shape society through breathwork and healing, and what lessons we can and should learn from the natural world about creating a thriving ecosystem.
You can follow along with Mallory on her personal Instagram. Check out the Instagram account or website for the Inheritance Project, and learn more about her breathwork practices on Instagram or the Breath Connection website.
If you’d like to work with Mallory and the Inheritance Project, she recommends their free online workbook or attending one of their free public quarterly workshops.
You can find the full transcript for this episode on our website.
Lorena Nascimento (she/her) is an educator, working with environmental justice, urban forestry, community engagement, and data empowerment. Originally from Brazil, Lorena moved to Portland, OR to pursue a Ph.D. in Urban Studies. In her dissertation, she described the Western criminalization, acculturation, and cultural appropriation of Black and Indigenous values regarding cultural ecosystem services.
In this episode, Lorena and Emily discuss the need for more drug education, how powerful harm reduction can be, using psychedelics as a way to reconnect with ancestors, and cultural appropriation of psychedelic drugs. They also discuss the People of Color Psychedelic Collective and their vision for the world.
You can follow along with Lorena on Instagram or Twitter. You can follow along with the People of Color Psychedelic Collective on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, as well as on their website.
Our recommendation is to watch this webinar first.
Full transcripts are available on our website.
Sarah Vitti (she/her) is Senior Manager of Culture Change at Caring Across Generations, a national campaign that is transforming our country's care infrastructure and the way that our society relates to and values caregiving. Sarah is also a creative in her own right. She's a producer, a poet, and digital collage artist. She’s currently birthing an artist residency in the woods of the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York called The Root Community.
In this episode, Sarah and Emily discuss the importance of changing our cultural relationship with care and caregiving in the United States. Sarah shares her perspective on why our care system is broken, what a world of better care could look like, and the unifying experience of care in our society.
You can catch up with Sarah on her personal accounts here:
And you can keep up with Caring Across Generations here:
- Website
And you can check out the Root Community here:
- Website
You can find full transcripts on our website.
Alondra Sanchez (she/her) is a labor and postpartum companion who devotes herself to whole family wellness. She believes in a slow and gentle way of life by practicing things like urban homesteading, sustainable living, organic nourishment, and deep self and community care. Her Mexican Indigenous roots led her to hold a village-centered method of life; that she believes will bring her home to a life of happiness and fulfillment.
In this episode, Emily and Alondra discuss the importance of postpartum care, break down the myths and negative connotations that come with the word ‘postpartum,’ getting back to a more intuitive way of parenting, and how critical doulas are to the entire pregnancy process and beyond.
You can follow Alondra on her private Instagram here, support her collective with other practitioners here, and you can support her non-profit, Solar Road, by donating here.
Full transcripts are available on our website.
Naila Francis (she/her) is a writer, grief coach, death midwife, and ordained interfaith minister. She holds space and offers rituals for people at many of life’s sacred thresholds, including birth, marriage, death, and other transitional passages. Naila is the founder of Salt Trails, an interdisciplinary Philadelphia collective making grief shared, public and visible through community rituals.
In this episode, Emily and Naila discuss the need for a more grief-literate society, why grief rituals with community are so important to the healing process, and how we can better show up for other community members experiencing grief.
You can connect with and support Naila on the Salt Trails Instagram or the This Hallowed Wilderness Instagram.
You can find full transcripts on our website.
Lauren Hage (she/her) is Executive Director and co-founder of the Weaving Earth Center for Relational Education, an educational nonprofit that encourages the study and practice of "Earth Intimacy", "Co-Liberation", "Embodiment" and "Prayerful Action" as key approaches for addressing the social and ecological crises of our times.
She comes from Ashkenazi Jewish (Odessa), Sicilian, and Scottish ancestry.
In this episode, Emily and Lauren discuss what relational education is, what it means to take prayerful action, how nature-based educational programming can bring us back to ourselves, and why the intersection of ecological, social, and personal systems is imperative for global change.
Follow along with Weaving Earth on Instagram, Facebook, and their website.
Full transcripts are available on our website.
Claudia Serrato (she/her) is an Indigenous culinary anthropologist, a public scholar, a doctoral candidate, and a professor of ethnic studies. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California predominantly on an Indigenous Mesoamerican diet. At an early age, she began to cook alongside her elders, gaining time-tested food knowledge.
In this episode, Emily and Claudia discuss the decolonization of foodways, how reconnecting with native food can help re-indigenize communities, using foodways as a way of resistance, and the importance of a body archeology.
You can connect with Claudia on Instagram.
Full transcripts are available on our website.
Amber O’Neal Johnston is an author, speaker, and worldschooling mama who blends
life-giving books and a culturally rich environment for her four children and others
seeking to do the same.
In this episode, Emily and Amber dive into the world of homeschooling and Amber’s vision for a better education system for all. Amber shares her perspective on the importance of creating a tapestry of cultural and community experiences as a main part of her children’s education, what questions we can start asking ourselves about how to improve the education process, and why standardization strips us of our knowingness.
You can catch up with Amber on her website, Instagram, and Facebook. Pick up a copy of her book, A Place to Belong, too.
Full transcripts can be found on our website.
An award-winning innovator, Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland bridges diverse disciplines and communities to heal people, society, and the planet. She is founder and chief executive officer of The Women Invested to Save Earth Fund (WISE). The WISE Fund is a financial inclusion, equity and innovation enterprise blending advocacy and blended capital to support Black, Indigenous, and allied entrepreneurs and activists, including all genders, with promising solutions to the world’s most compelling challenges.
In this episode, Emily and Dr. Copeland discuss the largest challenges humanity faces, the importance of funding innovative initiatives by women and people of color, how to be your own change agent, and how we can build a better world for future generations.
Support the WISE Fund by going to their website and donating or becoming a member. And follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Full transcripts can be found on our website.
Tamara Iglesias is the founder of Wellynest, a conscious parenting coaching brand dedicated to raising whole beings from the very beginning through the conscious parent's own self-healing journey home. Her mission is to shift the way children are raised by bringing the awareness of self into parenting along with childhood trauma, limiting beliefs, ancestral wounds, and more.
In this episode, Emily and Tamara discuss what respectful parenting looks like, the remembrance of who we truly are, breaking down the parenting narratives and belief systems that do not serve us or our children, and much more.
You can catch up with Tamara on Instagram, Facebook, or her website.
Full transcripts can be found on our website.
We all eat, we all have to purchase food, but many of us have no idea where our food comes from, how it impacts the natural world, and how it works within our economic systems. In this episode, Emily interviews the Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Food Action Network, Shakira Miracle (she/her) to discuss what a more equitable, sustainable food system looks like and how to get there.
Shakira is a human-centered systems designer and strategic thinking with 20 years of experience serving the philanthropic, government, faith, and business sectors in North America and China.
Emily and Shakira discuss what food sovereignty is, the Food Action Plan the Santa Barbara Food Action Network created, what it takes to build trust within a community, and what a new world of food consumption, growth, and distribution could look like.
Support and connect with the Santa Barbara Food Action Network on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
Full transcripts can be found on our website.
This episode is dedicated to Chandra, Shakira’s sister.
In this episode, Emily sits down with cultural strategist, land steward, filmmaker, and artist, Layel Camargo (they/them). Layel, a transgender and non-binary person, have spent the last decade advancing climate justice through storytelling. They co-founded Shelterwood Collective, a land-based organization that focuses on advancing a new worldview through forestry, artist investment and healing.
Emily and Layel discuss the vision behind Shelterwood Collective, what it means to be a land steward, why it is critical to give land back to indigenous and people of color, fighting against colonial ways of thinking, and much more.
You can catch up with Layel on Twitter or Instagram and learn more about Shelterwood Collective on their website or Instagram.
Catch up with Emily by following Founding Mothers on Instagram or reaching out through the website.
Full transcripts can be found here.
In our inaugural episode of the Founding Mothers Podcast, Bobbie Breckenridge (she/her), transformational coach, healer, and performing artist, flips the script and interviews host and creator, Emily Race (she/her). Emily is a “curious explorer of worlds inside and out,” who has let her curiosity and gut guide her through different chapters of life. From working in advertising to waiting tables to coaching and consulting, she is a collaborator and creative diving deep to uncover the realness of life.
Bobbie and Emily chat about the vision for the Founding Mothers Podcast, how Emily came to this idea, what motherhood can mean, and what listeners can expect from the podcast.
You can catch up with Bobbie on her Instagram. Reach out and connect with Emily through the Founding Mothers website.
Full transcripts are available on our website.