Everything is Workable

Rhonda V. Magee, author of ‘The Inner Work of Racial Justice’ joins me in talking about how a mindfulness practice supports us in making social change.

Dekila Chungyalpa talks resilience, adaptation, and how to build bridges as ways to courageously face an uncertain future due to climate change.

S. Rae Peoples talks about the pitfalls of diversity and what it means to truly engage in the work needed to create a culture of racial equity.

S. Evan Stubblefield, a writer, english Instructor, and student of meditation, talks about the transformative power of reading and writing.

Ewa Lamond and I talk about living with invisible disabilities, and the impact that has had on our sense of belonging and identity.

Laura Jomon Martin, a member of the Zen Community of Oregon, shares what she learned about creating a container for her and other white practitioners to start the very essential work of learning to see and challenge whiteness in their sangha.

Soyinka Rahim, a Grassroots Spiritual Practitioner and founder of BIBOLOVE—which stands for breathe in, breathe out love—shares the many rituals and practices she has to come back to and live from a place of love.

Cecilia Cissell Lucas, co-founder of Creating Freedom Movements: More Justice More Joy, joins me to talk about creating communities that acknowledge and represent the complex multiplicity of being human.

ERMAHGERD! This is super exciting folks! Today, this episode right here, is the 100th one! 100 episodes! Thas’ a lot. And I wouldn’t have started even one if it wasn’t for my wife, Gretchen Wagner, who also happens to be my guest this week.

Stacy Parson, a principal at Knowetry Consulting and partner with The Dignitas Agency, shares the practices she brings to her work of supporting companies in building a more representative workforce.

Sarah Starr, of Pyramid Communications, collaborates with me to talk about communication, and the importance of adapting and adjusting the language we use as we learn more about the experiences and perspectives of others.

Stevie Croisant, founder of WeAreHER, an online community for survivors of abuse, shares her insights as the coordinator of this community, and as a survivor herself.

Jean Berolzheimer, an Interfaith Buddhist chaplain, joins me in conversation about the importance of ritual and bearing witness when it comes to how we grieve.

Tiana Duncan joins me in conversation to share how a holistic approach—connecting mind, body and spirit—supports her work on a personal, professional and community level.

My guest, Jack Duroc-Danner, a paediatric massage therapist and autism advocate, covers a lot of ground in this conversation. Discussing, among other things, consent, the medical model versus the social model, and representation of a group by that group.

In this episode I welcome back Tada Hozumi, aka, the Selfish Activist, who was previously on the show discussing the personal responsibility we have to our collective wellbeing. this new conversation, Tada shares two current concepts of their work: Understanding our cultural nervous system, and the queering of identities.

This episode is a collaboration with third year political science student, Emma Jones. In our conversation she shares a bit about the formal practice of debate, and what it has to teach about nuance and seeing the fullness of an issue, from a multitude of perspectives. We unpack a few words too, like ‘compromise’ and ‘representation’. In speaking to the importance of representation, Emma shares how embracing different perspectives does not negate one over another, but helps us to work together to create more effective, supportive systems. Emma also talks about mentorship within the debate community, and learning to see how we all have something to offer, perhaps most especially when we are still open to learning. You can connect with Emma through Instagram: @missemma_j To learn more about my work in the world visit www.kaitlynschatch.com

My collaborator this episode is Shay Huff, an insightful and skilled coach, facilitator and educator. I have so much gratitude to Shay for taking the time to talk with me for this episode, and for being so vulnerable and open about sharing her story of addiction and recovery. She speaks to a breadth of complex, often hard to navigate experiences of being human. Shay is a model for what it looks like to do our own work, and how our personal journey can be used to benefit others, as well as how essential community is in the work of healing. Content Notification - Shay shares her story of addiction and a suicide attempt. Her story could be a great support for any listeners facing similar situations, but please, if you need support, do an online search for crisis lines in your area or country. To learn more about Shay’s work in the world, visit www.sheherwe.com To learn more about my work in the world visit www.kaitlynschatch.com

My collaborator for this episode of Everything is Workable is adrienne maree brown, a fellow polymath who describes herself as a writer, facilitator, coach, mentor, mediator, pleasure activist, sci-fi scholar, doula, healer, tarot reader, witch, cheerleader, singer, philosopher, and queer Black multiracial lover of life. I learned about adrienne and her book Emergent Strategy thanks to Tada Hozumi, a previous guest on the show, and I am SO grateful for that recommendation. This is a book of universal wisdom, as adrienne points out when she says “I didn’t create emergent strategy. I noticed it.” But what makes it so incredible is the accessible and practical presentation of what emergent strategy is and how to use it. From adaptation to collaboration, creativity to self-care, and abundance to liberation, adrienne and I talk about the tools, framework and spells we can use as interconnected beings to imagine into being a future in which the fullness of humanity is represented and in right relationship with our shared planet. As well as being an author, adrienne is co-host of the podcast How to Survive the End of the World. You can check that out at www.endoftheworldshow.org and find out more about adrienne through her website adriennemareebrown.net You can get a copy of Emergent Strategy at www.akpress.org

This episode is with E(rica) West, one of the many incredible people I met during Feminist Camp. E shares their experience growing up in a church community, and the ongoing process of naming what faith is like for themselves, as well as how the intersections of class, race, gender expression, and sexual orientation inform everything they do and how they show up in the world. One thing that E came back to again and again while we talked, was the importance of process in our lives, whether it’s the process of understanding our identities and how that influences how we see the world, or the process of defining our own practice of faith. Seeing the world as always being in process is something E says helps them, and can help any of us, to be more effective in the work we do. You can connect with E through their website about.me/erica_west and on Twitter @UnctieE To learn more about my work in the world visit www.kaitlynschatch.com