Self Care Sundays

Ep. 217: Audio Engineer Cato Zane Aug 12, 2018

On our last episode of Season 2, we’re joined by a very special guest: our very own audio engineer, Cato Zane! As Cato has had the pleasure of listening to all our episodes, she’s the perfect candidate to help us reflect and sign off on another great season.

Cato gives us some insight on her life as a female audio engineer and dealing with sexism in a male-dominated career. She also tells us about her work with Playing for Change and Music for Peace San Diego. For her, choosing gigs that align with her personal/political interests, like working with inner-city kids, is her own form of self-care.

Cato also gives her own unique take on navigating cultural appropriation and the history of “whiteness.” She recounts her journey on finding out she has native lineage and the confusion that arises for many white-passing people. For her native relatives, assuming white culture serves as a way to evade oppression

You can check out Cato on her website and on Twitter. She’s also got a Youtube channel where she gives her own sound editing tutorials. Tune into her episodes here. As always, you can find this episode and much more on our Twitter and Instagram at @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook at @SelfCareSundaysPodcast.

This episode can also be found on Spotify, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and RadioPublic. You can access the transcription for this episode here.

Ep. 216, Part 2 on Gun Violence: Mike Martin of RAWTools Aug 05, 2018

On Part II of our two-part episode on gun violence, we’re talking to Mike Martin, the founder and executive director of RAWTools.

RAWTools is an organization based in Colorado that focuses on restorative justice and conflict mediation. Mike uses non-violence education and community development to combat gun violence and keep communities safe. A former youth pastor turned blacksmith, Mike is on a mission to turn destruction into creation with Swords to Plows. Through this program, you can send your guns to RAWTools and they will turn it into gardening tools or art pieces.

Mike shares his perspective on community care, combating toxic masculinity, and using faith as a guide for peaceful conflict resolutions. He also unpacks his own privilege and how he’s come to learn about self-care from gun violence survivors.

You can learn more about RAWTools on their website and on Twitter. As always, you can find this episode and much more on our Twitter and Instagram at @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook at @SelfCareSundaysPodcast.

This episode can also be found on Spotify, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and RadioPublic. You can access the transcription for this episode here.

Be sure to listen the first part of this series with Maj Toure of Black Guns Matter streaming now!

Ep. 216, Part 1 on Gun Violence: Maj Toure of Black Guns Matter Aug 05, 2018

On Part I of our two-part episode on gun violence, we’re speaking to Maj Toure, Chicago youth educator and founder of Black Guns Matter.

Maj believes that communities of color should bear arms as a form of self-defense against oppressive forces. He also informs us on the racist history of gun control, mass incarceration, and bias within law enforcement. He uses his organization to give young people an understanding and responsibility for the tool so they know how to safely resolve conflicts and protect themselves.

Black Guns Matter provides gun safety education and resources to students in urban areas as a way to support community relations. But Maj also sees the value in individual self-care. He asserts that having a gun is similar to self-care as they both require discipline and habitual training. To him, we can only sustain safe and healthy communities by supporting these individual acts and creating spaces where young people can feel seen and heard.

You can learn more about Black Guns Matter on their Twitter. And be sure to connect with Maj, too @MAJTOURE. As always, you can find this episode and much more on our Twitter and Instagram at @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook at @SelfCareSundaysPodcast.

This episode can also be found on Spotify, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and RadioPublic. You can access the transcription for this episode here.

Be sure to listen the second part of this series with Mike Martin of RAWTools streaming now!

Ep. 215: STEM Educator Canissa Grant Jul 29, 2018

On this episode, we’re talking to Canissa Grant, a science educator based in Avon, Connecticut.

With experience as both a private and public school teacher, she shed a light on some of the disparities in curriculum and expectations. She also calls for a heightened sense of transparency and inclusivity in STEM classes, especially for students with disabilities. Teaching through a social justice lens, she aims to give her students a well-rounded and transformative learning experience.

Canissa also tells us some of her struggles as a black woman in an all-boys high school and why that makes self-care all the more important. In these situations, it is likely that teachers of color experience burnout at much higher rates because they are expected to share their expertise on racial issues at the drop of a hat. But to Canissa, going the extra mile to build a sense of familiarity and community in her classes is always worth it.

Although Canissa’s not a huge fan of social media, you can buy her biology and chemistry lesson plans and resources on teacherspayteachers.com on her store, Ninth Grade Shenanigans! As always, you can find this episode and much more on our Twitter and Instagram at @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook at @SelfCareSundaysPodcast.

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The transcription for this episode is available here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16ToUDNE3qvq6BNZTdLYW4yjzVrv1bHFBlDJOylpby4Q/edit

Ep. 214: Founder of Reboot America and Director of Community at Lesbians Who Tech Angie Coleman Jul 22, 2018

Angie Coleman joins us on the show to tell us how to put the self back in self-care!

The tech aficionado is the founder of Reboot America and the Director of Community at Lesbians Who Tech. She joins us on the show to talk about reaching health goals, disconnecting once in a while, and relying on your team to pick up extra work while you’re away on vacation.

Angie also unpacks how she approaches self-care, particularly by way of creating challenges for herself. She argues that our fast-paced culture makes us feel bad for taking care of ourselves. Self-care then becomes a competition, not just with ourselves, but with our peers on social media.

Want to hear more from Angie? You can connect with her on Instagram and Twitter. If you want to keep up with more of her projects, be sure to check out her website and follow the Lesbians Who Tech on Twitter and Instagram. As always, you can find this episode and much more on our Twitter and Instagram at @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook at @SelfCareSundaysPodcast.

This episode can also be found on Spotify, GooglePlay and RadioPublic.

The transcription for this episode is available here. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uJCj0_DLPYI9qa5tW2F6PYq0R0Od9O1B29sk4K33rT8/edit?usp=sharing

Ep. 213: Progressive Political Analyst Jehmu Greene Jul 15, 2018

On this episode, we’re talking with Jehmu Greene, a Democratic strategist, Fox News contributor, Board Chair of Vote Run Lead, and former candidate for DNC Chair.

Jehmu shares how she came about cultivating self-care habits while battling exhaustion on the road with Rock The Vote. For her, the decision to make space for things outside of work was life or death.

We talk to Jehmu about her civic engagement with VoteRunLead, keeping her cool during heated discussions on Fox News, and taking charge of your media consumption. She also unpacks the “angry black woman” stereotype as a black woman in media.

Although she’s not online very often, you can still find Jehmu on both Facebook and Twitter. As always, you can find this episode and much more on our Twitter and Instagram at @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook at @SelfCareSundaysPodcast.

This episode can also be found on Spotify, GooglePlay and RadioPublic.

The transcription for this episode is available here.

Ep. 212: Artist, Activist, and Youth Mentor Maxwell Emcays Jul 08, 2018

On this episode, we’re talking to Chicago-based artist and activist, Maxwell Emcays. Maxwell got his start with t-shirt design and eventually made a name for himself with Never Forget Chi, a project that aims to memorialize the lost lives of young Chicago residents who are often forgotten in the world of fast-paced media consumption.

We talk to Maxwell about his work as a youth mentor and his goals to teach kids in underserved areas to value themselves and overcome the hardships they face. In this way, Maxwell strikes a balance between his own self-care regimen and his passion for community care.

Maxwell recounts how he developed his artistic identity as a child of immigrants, considering the meaning of “toughness” in masculinity. He also sheds a light on artistic classifications such as “fine” and “low” art and the hidden prejudice within these words.

You can find more from Maxwell on his website and be sure to check out Never Forget Chi on Facebook! As always, you can find this episode and much more on our social media @SelfCareSundays.

The transcription for Maxwell's episode can be found here.

Ep. 211: Editorial Director at Girlboss Jerico Mandybur Jul 01, 2018

Jerico Mandybur is a culture writer and editorial director at GirlBoss. She’s also the host of Self Service, a weekly podcast on a mission to empower women through tarot and astrology.

On this episode, we talk to Jerico about some of her favorite cosmic forms of self-care, astrology’s newfound trendiness, and finding a sense of community in spirituality. She also sheds a light on her struggles as a woman in media and taking pride in her beliefs in the workplace.

As a native Australian, Jerico also provides some perspective on the differences between American and Australian work culture, generational gaps in self-care literacy, and striking a balance between work and relaxation.

You can keep up with GirlBoss on their Twitter and be sure to tune in with Jerico on her own podcast, Self Service. You can also connect with her on Twitter and on Instagram. As always, you can find this episode and much more on our social media @SelfCareSundays.

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The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 210: Founder of Rooted Bodywork Massage Services Carla Gaskins-Nathan Jun 24, 2018

Carla Gaskins-Nathan (she/they) is a licensed massage therapist and owner of Rooted Bodywork based in New York. As a queer person of color, Carla’s work places an emphasis on self-care for people of all backgrounds, body types, and gender identities.

As this is Carla’s second time on the show, we touch on some topics we weren’t able to address back in 2017 and expand upon some of their views on Eastern medicine, spirituality, and religious self-care practices. This time, Carla unpacks their ideas on self-soothing, cultural alienation, and the difficulty of setting boundaries with others as a gender non-conforming person.

The transcription for Carla's episode can be found here.

You can schedule an appointment with Carla on the Rooted Bodywork website. You can also connect with Carla on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Episode: 117, Carla’s first time on the show can be found anywhere Self Care Sundays is streaming. As always, you can find this episode and much more on our social media @SelfCareSundays.

Did we mention we’re also on Spotify? All episodes of Season 2 can be found here!

Ep. 209: Bitch Media Editor-In-Chief Evette Dionne Jun 17, 2018

On this episode, we’re talking to the editor-in-chief of Bitch Media, Evette Dionne. Evette offers some insight on a topic even we struggle with: preserving your mental health while navigating news media and pop culture.

As a black feminist and writer, Evette helps us define black and intersectional feminism and how it differs from feminism through the white lens. She also sheds a light on her experience as a former HBCU student, the good, the not so good, and how attending an HBCU be a form of community care.

She also offers some guidance on how to manage that relationship with your problematic favorites. In her opinion, we must focus on the person being called out just as much as we focus on the agendas of the outlets doing that calling out. Are mainstream journalists educated and experienced enough to handle intersectional news reporting?

Be sure to keep up with Bitch Media on their social media. Their podcast can be found here: Propoganda BackTalk. You can also connect with Evette (@freeblackgirl) on Instagram and Twitter. As always, you can find this episode and much more on our social media @SelfCareSundays.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 208: Comedian and Community Religious Leader Jay Malsky Jun 10, 2018

How does one navigate Catholicism as a gay congregant? Can drag be a form of self care?

Both of these questions and more will be answered in this episode with our guest, Jay Malsky, who is a New York comedian, drag queen and also a devout practicing Catholic. On this episode, we will explore how Jay has handled being both gay and Catholic and how this has been a positive experience in his life and influence his self-care habits. In addition, Jay will also discuss how being a drag queen has helped him feel comfortable in his own skin and form his own identity.

Jay dissects the complex relationship between sexual orientation and religion. He then offers listeners a unique take on drag and how it serves as a form of self expression for him and others.

If you want to learn more about Jay or check out some of his performances, go to jaymalsky.com! And as always, you can find this episode and more about self-care at @SelfCareSunday on Twitter and Self Care Sunday’s Podcast on Facebook.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 207: lauren Ornelas of the Food Empowerment Project Jun 03, 2018

Can veganism be a form of self care? Is a cruelty-free lifestyle a right or a privilege?

On this episode, we’ll unpack these issues with lauren Ornelas, Founder and Executive Director of “Food Empowerment Project,” an organization on a mission to make vegan food more accessible in low-income areas and communities of color.

But cruelty-free eating doesn’t stop with animals. The organization also has a focus on fair conditions for produce workers both here and abroad. In this way, lauren posits, respecting the planet and the workers that produce our food is a form a self-care.

lauren helps us dismantle some common misconceptions regarding vegan living and white privilege. She also explains how her organization aims to combat the oppressive systems impacting food accessibility.

You can connect with Food Empowerment Project on their Website, on Facebook and on Twitter. As always, you can find this episode and much more on our social media @SelfCareSundays.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 206: Miss Rizos Founder Carolina Contreras May 27, 2018

Welcome Carolina Contreras, joining us from the Dominican Republic! Carolina, also known as “Miss Rizos,” or “Miss Curls,” is an Afro-Latina beauty blogger and entrepreneur who founded Miss Rizos salon. This episode features an examination of communal self-care. Carolina begins discussing how her upbringing as a Dominican-American in Massachusetts shaped her modern understanding of belonging. She then transitions into her experiences with relaxed hair, shaving it, and deciding to fully embrace her natural curls. Having moved from the States to the DR about nine years ago, Carolina also gives listeners a lesson on the colonial history of the DR that shapes contemporary anti-Blackness and Eurocentric beauty standards.

Find more from Carolina on Instagram at @miss_rizos and on Facebook as Miss Rizos. Find us on Twitter at @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook at Self Care Sunday’s Podcast.

Ep. 205, Part 2: Kaytlin Bailey and Sex Work May 20, 2018

Welcome to a special two-part episode about sex work! We’re speaking with former sex worker and comedienne Kaytlin Bailey today.

In Part 1, Kaytlin gave us a "Sex Work 101." We recommend listening to that episode first if you're unfamiliar with sex work.

Now in Part 2, we dive into the discussion of sex work and self-care. Kaytlin describes the emotional labor of sex work and draws parallels between it and therapy. She also contrasts sex work to other professions such as waitressing, noting she has more control in sex work than a chaotic restaurant environment. We consider race and privilege in sex work and end with a look at the historical vilification of sex workers.

Find more from Kaytlin on her podcast “The Oldest Profession” and on Twitter and Instagram at @kaytlinbailey. Find more from us on Twitter at @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook as Self Care Sunday's Podcast.

The transcription for Part 2 is available here.

Ep. 205, Part 1: Kaytlin Bailey and Sex Work May 20, 2018

Welcome to a special two-part episode about sex work! We’re speaking with former sex worker and comedienne Kaytlin Bailey today.

This is Part 1, a “Sex Work 101” for audience members who may be unfamiliar with sex work. We discuss the narratives that surround sex work, the terminology of sex work, labor exploitation, and modern legislation impacting the sex industry.

Part 2, more closely examining sex work and self-care, is also available now everywhere Self Care Sunday's is streaming.

Find more from Kaytlin on her podcast “The Oldest Profession” and on Twitter and Instagram at @kaytlinbailey. Find us on Twitter @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook as Self Care Sunday's Podcast.

The transcription for Part 1 is available here.

Ep. 204: Bushra Amiwala, Candidate for Cook County Board of Commissioners May 13, 2018

Welcome Bushra Amiwala for Episode 4! Bushra is a 20-year-old Chicago-based college student who ran for Cook County Board of Commissioners. On her episode, Aditi and Bushra share their experiences with self-care growing up as girls in South Asian households. Bushra dives into her experience as a young woman of color running for office, noting how her outfits, hijab (headscarf), and skin were subject to frequent scrutiny from the public. She continues with a discussion of who has the privilege of being taken seriously. Bushra finally considers how community played a role during her candidacy and how that has informed her feelings about running for office again. Find Bushra on Twitter at @Amiwala2018 and on Facebook as Bushra Amiwala.

Ep. 203: Travel Journalist Nneka Okona May 06, 2018

Today we speak with travel journalist Nneka Okona, joining us from Colombia! We begin with a look at the life of a travel blogger. Nneka describes the “white gaze” she encounters in travel in her pursuit of documenting the global iterations of blackness through her work. We then discuss her identity as a Nigerian-American and how food offers a lens through which we can understand identity. Though her roots are in travel writing, she notes she has considered writing about grief as a form of self-care to cope with loss. Nneka concludes attesting to the power of one’s “internal voice” and how productivity levels change when its tone shifts from aggressive to gentle.

Find Nneka on Twitter and Instagram @afrosypaella.

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The transcription for this episode is available here.

Ep. 202: Paralympic Rower Andrew Johnson Apr 29, 2018

We welcome Paralympian Andrew Johnson for our second episode of Season 2! Andrew is a professional rower navigating the sport as a blind athlete. In our conversation, we explore how competition and exercise are forms of self-care. Andrew also considers race, privilege, and intersectionality throughout the show, discussing how he understands his whiteness though physically unable to see skin color. Beyond rowing, Andrew ends attesting to the power of music as we chat about his work as a DJ.

Find Andrew on Twitter at @akjrow and on Soundcloud as DJ Eyeronic. Find us on Twitter @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook as Self Care Sunday’s Podcast.

The transcription for this episode is available here.

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Ep. 201: Kat Calvin, Founder of SpreadTheVote Apr 22, 2018

We welcome Kat Calvin, Founder of SpreadTheVote, on our first episode of Season 2! In this episode, Kat shares how life on the road as a non-profit founder informs her self-care practices and conceptions of boundaries. From Instagram to “Stickk,” she sheds light on how apps and social media contribute to self-discipline and self-accountability. She shares her take on the more physical components of self-care in her discussion of sports and veganism. She ends with lessons from her mother about life as a black woman and reflects on the privileges being a single woman entails. Find Kat on Twitter and Instagram @KatCalvinLA, and follow us on Twitter @SelfCareSundays, Facebook.com/SelfCareSundaysPodcast, and on our website (https://www.selfcaresundayspodcast.com).

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Ep. 118: Artist Rommy Torrico Sep 03, 2017

Rommy Torrico is an undocumented trans activist and artist. They shared how her journey into being more intentional with self-care began as they moved away from their blood family. They discuss how growing up, their self-care was largely rooted in spiritual practices. Next, they explain the concept of "chosen family" and we discuss building supportive communities when traditional ones aren't available to us. They then explain what it means to be undocumented, how it feels, and the challenges to your mental health that comes with it. Then, we discuss the importance of community care in different communities. Rommy then discusses their journey as an activist from being more involved in direct actions, to taking more space to rest, and, now, using their art as activism. We then discuss privilege and self-care, including the privilege of having access to vocabulary. Finally, we circle back to the importance of boundaries and how we find them.

Ep. 117: Carla Gaskins-Nathan of Auburn Seminary Aug 27, 2017

Carla Gaskins-Nathan is a massage therapist and healer in resident at Auburn Seminary. She shares how her journey into self-care began as she got sick after working too much. That burnout led her to explore the limits of Western medicine and how Eastern medicine provides a framework to think more holistically about self-care. We discuss how Eastern medicine conceptualizes energy and how Carla came to think about protecting and preserving her energy. Next, we discuss how boundaries are fundamental for having time to engage in self-care. We also discuss how tropes around resiliency prevent people from taking care of themselves. Then we discuss privilege and self-care. Specifically, how self-care has been commodified and appropriated from communities that have always known how to do self-care. Then, we discuss how self-care doesn't happen alone and how our environments and the people around us shape our ability to do self-care. Finally, we discuss spirituality, religion, and self-care.

The transcription for this episode is available here.

Ep. 116: Kerri Kelly, Founder of CTZNWell Aug 20, 2017

Kerri Kelly, the founder of CtznWell, shares how her journey into self-care was a radical shift in her life, but still imperfect because of her perfectionist tendencies. She shares how she defines the wellness industry and how it exploits people. She says well-being is really the opposite because it's rooted in interdependence and is a systemic approach. Next, we discuss how one can have boundaries in a community approach to self-care. In particular, we explore how self-worth is necessary to believe you are worthy of the care that boundaries provide. She shares how she believes her perfectionism is rooted in systems of oppression that exist in our society. Then we move into how she discovered that well-being for people with privilege is about community care. Whereas, for people who have less privilege, choosing self-care is radical. We then discuss how leaving people behind is leaving people behind and how sometimes that means letting go of winning or getting credit. Finally, we discuss how to redistribute power and privilege so people have access to the resources they need for self-care!

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 115: Lawyer Jeena Cho Aug 13, 2017

Jeena Cho shares burning out as a lawyer, being diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, and being chosen by lawyers to help them learn how to do self-care better. She shares how she realized that anxiety in the body is often rooted in something not being right and how she learned to listen to it. Next, we discuss how important it is in helping professions to understand the potential impacts of the work and how we can experience vicarious traumas. Also, how mindfulness allows us to notice and manage the emotions and challenges we face. We discuss the importance of listening and the value of being heard. Importantly, we discuss how privilege can make you feel guilty about pursuing self-care and how to find the sweet spot in the ways we think about ourselves to pursue self-care. Also, we discuss who deserves to have self-care and decide it is EVERYONE, including those who one might think, is the least deserving. Finally, we discuss the unique challenges of forming communities of care in a profession where you have an opponent. As always, we close out with our self-care goals for the coming week!

The transcription for this episode is available here.

Ep. 114: April Reign of #OscarsSoWhite Aug 06, 2017

April Reign discusses navigating how inclusive to be with #OscarsSoWhite in a way that allows her to preserve herself and feels fair. She also shared how she creates digital boundaries and relies on her community online to help provide support. She also shares how she separates her personal life from her online life and ensures the privacy of her family as well as keeps herself safe. Also, how she is intentional about how and what she shares and how we might do the same. She also shares how she thinks about being responsible with a large platform. Next, we discuss how media representation is important to preserve avenues for self-care. We also discuss the complexities of representations including why it matters to see people who look like you in media as well as why demographic similarities are not enough when people's values don't align with what we believe and hold dear. Finally, we discuss how you can practice self-care without a lot of privilege and why representations of self-care in media are important. We also discuss why it's detrimental to judge how people practice self-care and what they choose to focus on.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 113: Alice Wong, Creator of the Disability Visibility Project Jul 30, 2017

Alice Wong, co-creator of #CriptheVote and creator of the Disability Visibility Project, shares her journey into self-care. She shares how her journey into self-care began as she realized that her body could not handle the exertion she was demanding from it. We discuss how she learned to set expectations that made sense for her within her unique strengths and limitations. Alice discusses the importance of saying, "no, thank you" to maintaining self-care. She remind us that if people want our free labor or can't respect boundaries then, "that's too damn bad". Her insight into how our identities play into these expectations was profound. Finally, we discuss the journey into identifying as disabled.

Ep. 112: Author and Speaker Akosua D. Edwards Jul 23, 2017

What happens if you achieve all of your goals and are still unsatisfied? What do you do with the feeling of not being enough? Akosua D. Edwards shares her journey into self-love through positivity and gratitude. Also, how you can both acknowledge the shit in your life WHILE trying to change it. We also discuss how the focus on gratitude made Akosua more present and looking to increase the things in her life that were bringing about feelings of gratitude. She also shares how setting boundaries is an act of self-love in addition to self-care. She shares how letting go of things that are making you unhappy and sitting in the discomfort/uncertainty creates space for the things that you do want in your life. Finally, we discuss how to create communities of care that allow people to grow in this way.

The transcription for this episode is available here.

Ep. 111: Rohan Gilkes, Co-Founder of Innclusive Jul 16, 2017

Rohan Gilkes, the co-founder of Innclusive, became interested in entrepreneurship as a way to make his work more enjoyable as a form of self-care. We discuss the sweet spot of privilege required in order to pursue this possibly risky path - enough resources to have the tools needed, but not so much to become complacent. Rohan also shares how the online space provided him with a digital community to learn and grow from to pursue his interests. Next, we discuss his current company Innclusive, and why it matters to create inclusive spaces as well as the challenges in doing so. Rohan also discusses how he deals with confronting his male privilege when it's uncomfortable. Finally, Rohan shares how he doesn't have boundaries on an ongoing basis but, instead, engages in deep work and then takes vacations.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 110: Activist Anna Dardick Jul 09, 2017

Anna Dardick is an activist and a creative. She discusses how she learned to set boundaries while working as an activist in college after a racist incident on her college campus. She discusses white privilege and how white people can work to dismantle white supremacy when people don't feel they have privilege because of their class. She also shares how, perhaps, white guilt is actually white shame. We then move to how self-care is necessary for the sustainability of a movement and how people volunteering even a little time can enable that. She shares her belief that the ideal activist work has joy involved and discusses how fandoms can allow that. Finally, we discuss how to build communities of care.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 109: Deepti Sharma, Founder of Food to Eat Jul 02, 2017

This week Deepti Sharma, founder of Food to Eat, joins us to talk about her journey into self-care. We start by talking about how she took up running after graduating from college and moving away from friends and family. Deepti shares how that practice grew from being solely physical to a meditation. She also shares that setting aside time for self-care and the people she cares about, helped her improve in her work because she had balance. Next, we discuss how she learned how to become intentional with her time both professionally and personally. She also shares that, as a new mom, the best piece of advice she got was, "Don't take any unsolicited advice." Finally, she shares setting digital boundaries and then relaxing them to build a supportive community of people online. Finally, we discuss the importance of sharing failures and privilege.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 108: Tem Blessed and His #LoveArmyChallenge Jun 25, 2017

Tem Blessed joins Self Care Sundays to discuss his journey into self-care which began after he experienced police violence. He talks about how he needed to find ways to deal with that experience and to move forward. Next, we discuss how his experience and journey in self-care is shaped by him being raised as a man in our world. Tem Blessed also shares what he's doing differently with his sons and what he saw his father and mentors do with him. Finally, we discuss the #LoveArmyChallenge, which is a challenge Tem Blessed thought of to encourage members of the Love Army (and now all of you!) to spend twenty minutes each day doing something to physically, mentally or emotionally take care of yourself.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 106: Renu Juneja Jun 11, 2017

Our host, Aditi Juneja, interviews her mom Dr. Renu Juneja about her journey of self-care. She shares how she first thought about self-care after her mother passed away in 1996 out of necessity. She also shares how her emigration to the United States shaped her journey of self-care and how, even with the challenges of being an immigrant, privilege eventually gave her the space to think about it.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Ep. 105: Digital Strategist Beth Becker Jun 04, 2017

Beth Becker, a progressive digital media strategist, shares her perspective on self-care when your job requires you to track social media. Also, Beth Becker shares the challenges of being a progressive and a self-described "redneck".

The transcription for this episode is available here.

Ep. 104: Playwright Sarah Shourd May 28, 2017

In this conversation with Sarah Shourd, a noted activist, journalist, and playwright, we discuss how self-care can be indulgent and privileged, but how it can also be an opportunity to bolster community health that makes us all freer.

Ep. 103: Activist Blair Imani May 14, 2017

In episode 3, we have a conversation with Black Muslim activist Blair Imani. The conversation goes through her journey in learning to be intentional about self-care and what practices work best for her. We also discuss what she's still learning to do.

The transcription for Blair's episode can be found here.

Ep. 102: Lizzie Finesse, Part 2 May 07, 2017

This is the second part of the conversation with Lizzie Finesse focused on drawing boundaries and building supportive communities. Next week I will start interviewing guests!

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Episode 101: Aditi Juneja and Lizzie Finnese Apr 30, 2017

This first episode is a conversation between Aditi Juneja and Lizzie Finnese on the basics of self-care, why it's important including our self-care journeys, and what it means to thrive.

The transcription for this episode is available here.

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