Episodes

Ep.100 – Close To Home: Turning Anguish Into Action | Bonus Brief

Hi y'all. Things are off the rails in the U.S., and I'm here because what we need most in dark times is each other. In this release, I'm sharing excerpts from an earlier-this-week Patreon drop where I discuss how I'm coping and making my feelings of outrage actionable, specifically my fury toward federal agencies like ICE and Customs & Border Patrol whose history of violence against citizens of color and undocumented immigrants pre-dates...

Ep.100 – Close To Home: Turning Anguish Into Action | Bonus Brief

Hi y'all. Things are off the rails in the U.S., and I'm here because what we need most in dark times is each other. In this release, I'm sharing excerpts from an earlier-this-week Patreon drop where I discuss how I'm coping and making my feelings of outrage actionable, specifically my fury toward federal agencies like ICE and Customs & Border Patrol whose history of violence against citizens of color and undocumented immigrants pre-dates...

Close to Home: Creating Local Support Networks. Starting now.

Hi y'all. Things are difficult in the U.S. right now, and I'm going to keep showing up because what we need most in dark times is each other. In another unscripted episode of Subject to Change, I tell you how I'm personally coping and making feelings of fury & outrage actionable. I share what I've been learning about the systemic racism and brutality perpetuated by federal agencies like ICE and Customs & Border Patrol, referencing not...

The Other Woman: Solidarity, Feminist ‘Beauty’ Critiques + the cult of chatbot therapy?

Hi y'all. This episode of STC rolls out in (roughly) four parts: Intro + it's ok to not be okay >> First, I offer a recap of some recent main feed releases, then talk about the real deal struggle to keep showing up in the face of wtf. Personal story >> I share about the time, back in 2010, when a kind-hearted Brit named Lucy changed my relationship to "the other woman" forever. It's a firsthand account of how solidarity can...

Ep.99 – Together, We’ll Outlast Them: Community & Collective Imagination | Darcy Totten

Episode 99(!) of the pod is a riveting and heart-hitting conversation with Darcy Totten, Executive Director of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. In this episode, you’ll hear about the Commission's history, its growth over the course of 60 years, and the critical work it does to promote gender equity. Darcy is a staunch advocate for solidarity among women, and she shares personal stories about growing up queer in the...

Ep.99 – Together, We’ll Outlast Them: Community & Collective Imagination | Darcy Totten

Episode 99(!) of the pod is a riveting and heart-hitting conversation with Darcy Totten, Executive Director of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. In this episode, you’ll hear about the Commission's history, its growth over the course of 60 years, and the critical work it does to promote gender equity. Darcy is a staunch advocate for solidarity among women, and she shares personal stories about growing up queer in the...

Ep.98 – ‘Yelder’ Wisdom: Indigenous Leadership to Bridge Cultural & Generational Divides | Wyatt Kelly, MS

November is Native American Heritage Month, and in the lead-in to this week’s convo, I speak about the whitewashing of U.S. history, not to be a Thanksgiving buzzkill (sorry, not sorry), but because truth matters. Then I invite listeners into a conversation that explores the critical differences between Western and Indigenous perspectives on leadership. My guest, Wyatt Kelly, is a young Apache leader, public policy manager, and self-described...

Ep.98 – ‘Yelder’ Wisdom: Indigenous Leadership to Bridge Cultural & Generational Divides | Wyatt Kelly, MS

November is Native American Heritage Month, and in the lead-in to this week’s convo, I speak about the whitewashing of U.S. history, not to be a Thanksgiving buzzkill (sorry, not sorry), but because truth matters. Then I invite listeners into a conversation that explores the critical differences between Western and Indigenous perspectives on leadership. My guest, Wyatt Kelly, is a young Apache leader, public policy manager, and self-described...

Ep.97 – The Flesh of Leadership: Embodied Resistance for Collective Justice | Lesa Clark, PhD

Is embodiment a tool in the ongoing fight for collective justice? In the intro, I share how the wellness world shaped my understanding of embodiment (why it matters and what it is for) and share how two decades of navel-gazing conditioned me to be complacent in the face of injustice. I catch us up on some current events, then share a riveting interview with Dr. Lesa Clark, a strategic leader in intercultural engagement and equity. Lesa shares...

Ep.97 – The Flesh of Leadership: Embodied Resistance for Collective Justice | Lesa Clark, PhD

Is embodiment a tool in the ongoing fight for collective justice? In the intro, I share how the wellness world shaped my understanding of embodiment (why it matters and what it is for) and share how two decades of navel-gazing conditioned me to be complacent in the face of injustice. I catch us up on some current events, then share a riveting interview with Dr. Lesa Clark, a strategic leader in intercultural engagement and equity. Lesa shares...