Recovery and Transformation

The Politics of Optimising Your Health with Ivor Cummins | R&T 56 | Cholesterol, Microbiome & More Join the 2024 Programme: https://app.simplymeet.me/sameer/strategysession

Reversing Autoimmune with Diet | Recovering from Veganism with Phil Escot | R&T 55 Reversing Autoimmune Course Now Online: https://www.sameerdossani.net/reversing-vitiligo Free e-book: https://www.sameerdossani.net/Reintroducing_Meat Free Strategy Session: https://app.simplymeet.me/sameer/beyond-veganism

How to Understand Nutritional Research - Nutrient density, ancestral eating & mental health - R&T 54 with Zuzana Matousova-DonneFree ebook: https://www.sameerdossani.net/Reintroducing_MeatFree Strategy Session: https://app.simplymeet.me/sameer/beyond-veganism

Racism, Endometriosis, Coaching and Career | Sandra Addae, Da Millenial Coach Free ebook: https://www.sameerdossani.net/Reintroducing_Meat

Biohacking Your Workout - Carnivore, grounding and more with Prof. Bart Kay How should humans workout for maximum results? What's zone 2 training and should you do it? How should we view evidence about ancestral diets? Prof Bart Kay and I get into it. Free e-book: https://www.sameerdossani.net/Reintroducing_Meat

Can a Type 1 Diabetic Fast? #51 Healing DESPITE the Medical Advice with Nayiri Mississian Free Strategy Session: https://app.simplymeet.me/sameer/beyond-veganism

Jay Naidoo is an anti-apartheid activist and former member of Nelson Mandela's cabinet in South Africa. In this interview we discuss the COVID 19 response and corporate power in the post-COVID era.

As the host of the 15-Minute Matrix Podcast and the founder of Functional Nutrition Alliance, Andrea is leading thousands of students and practitioners around the globe in a revolution to offer better solutions to the growing chronic illness epidemic. By highlighting the importance of systems biology, root cause methodology, and therapeutic partnerships, she helps historically underserved individuals reclaim ownership of their health.Book a free strategy session with Sameer: https://app.simplymeet.me/sameer/strategysession

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How Veganism Destroyed My Health | Yoga, Eating Disorders and Healing with Meat | Marisol TamezFree consult: https://app.simplymeet.me/sameer/beyond-veganism

COVID Year Three - Everyone Hates Anyone Who Doesn't Agree with Them - Mark ReadRegister here for January Webinar: https://www.sameerdossani.net/auto-immune-landing-pageExcess deaths are up post-pandemic. What does this mean? Why are people still double masking? And what about the study that shows that students are twice as likely to wear a mask than a helmet while bicycling? These are some of the issues we get into in this discussion.Recent article by Mark Read: https://indypendent.org/2022/06/op-ed-masks-off-the-moral-logic-of-living-with-covid/Bicycle study: https://stanfordreview.org/stanford-bicycles-helmets-masks/Sweden data: https://dailysceptic.org/2022/11/08/sweden-wins-country-that-refused-lockdown-and-kept-schools-open-has-lowest-pandemic-cumulative-excess-mortality-in-the-world/NYT story we reference: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/us/covid-masks-risk.htmlcovidcovid-19healthmasksscience

India's Plant-Based Policy Failure - R&T #45 with Dr. Sylvia KarpagamBook a free consultation: https://harmonizely.com/sameer/optimizeIndia is often touted as a country where people eat largely plant-based if not vegan. This is true in some respects but we've also seen a failure to address nutritional deficiencies in Indian public policy over the decades. Joining me to discuss this is Dr. Sylvia Karpagam who is a medical doctor focussing on public health.Dr. Sylvia's report on effects of cow slaughter ban: https://aharanammahakku.home.blog/2021/11/15/report-the-adverse-impact-of-the-karnataka-prevention-of-slaughter-and-preservation-of-cattle-act-2020/Dr. Sylvia's blog: https://drsylviakarpagam.wordpress.com/

The Lie of Black Veganism - African Cultures and Hormonal Health with Francine Thirteen - R&T 44 Veganism has enjoyed a recent upsurge in popularity especially among the Black community in the United States. Behind this upsurge are a number of misleading statements and sometimes just plain lies about alkalinity, menstruation, and African cultures. Joining me to discuss these topics is Francine Thirteen, a musician and health practitioner based in the South of the USA.

The US healthcare system is notorious. In this discussion with Jonathan Kissam of United Electrical Workers, we talk about Jonathan's own journey dealing with mental health issues as well as what he sees among his colleagues.00:00 - What depression feels like00:30 - Collective problem, individual solution00:58 - Introduction02:14 - Jonathan's youth05:25 - Class and regionalism 10:18 - College and organizing18:05 - Mental health21:27 - What depression feels like23:30 - Political depression & effectiveness34:14 - Mental health struggles40:09 - The US healthcare system47:10 - Running and community50:30 - Sleep53:25 - Nutrition59:50 - Tips for improving mental health

Free consult: https://harmonizely.com/sameer/optimize My guest today is Joseph Pitawanakwat. Now this was a really great conversation and it basically happened in two parts. The first part is about Joseph's journey of rediscovering his culture's traditional plant medicines and some of their applications. Joseph is particularly focussed on working with those suffering from addiction so we get into that in some detail. The second part of the discussion is about a meat based diet and how Joseph has been able to use carnivorous diets to reverse disease in some of the populations he works with in Ontario. If you like this discussion please be sure to like, subscribe and all that good stuff. With that here's my discussion with Joseph Pitawanakwat.00:00:00 Diabetic Neuropathy at 1800:00:53 Intro00:02:06 How Joseph came to plant medicine00:06:50 Addictions and nicotine00:12:20 How indigenous knowledge was passed down00:13:50 Other addictions00:17:18 Understanding plant medicine00:21:18 Anishinaabe People, Wild Rice, Megafauna00:24:56 Language and hidden wisdom00:28:50 Diabetes in First Nations communities00:34:05 Traditional knowledge vs colonialism00:37:30 Wild Rice00:40:32 Carnivore as an elimination diet00:42:49 Carnivore and alcoholism00:48:23 Carnivore vs low carb00:51:06 Raw foods00:53:40 Response to Vegan Arguments00:59:05 Nature and hunting

Book a free consultation: https://harmonizely.com/sameer/optimizeDr. Gary Fettke is a medical doctor in Australia who's been practicing for 40 years. A few years ago Gary was facing a law suit for recommending that his diabetic patients not be given so much sugar. That led him down the rabbit hole of low carb and ancestrally appropriate diets but also it led him and his wife Belinda to research into the ideology of the food guidelines first in the USA and then in Australia and now around the world. Now if you've heard Dr. Fettke before I still want you to pay attention to this interview because we cover some ground that may be new for a lot of people. Particularly the question of how these guidelines and ways of eating are getting exported to developing countries around the world and why obesity rates in Pacific countries are the highest in the world. If you like this conversation please do make sure to leave us a review on whatever platform you're listening. 00:00 - Gary's recommended diet00:21 - Intro01:56 - Gary's medical background05:40 - "I became a target"10:16 - Diet is is now recognised as medicine12:15 - Dietary guidelines as a failed social experiment14:10 - Where the guidelines came from 20:37 - How medicine became "sick care" 24:50 - Flaws in the Adventist health studies27:06 - Who controls the protein? 30:01 - Is Australia going vegan?33:05 - Most obese countries in the world34:27 - Gary tried the guidelines35:28 - Obesity in the Pacific40:10 - Nutritional model of inflammation and modern disease45:09 - Is it really arthritis? 47:08 - Bariatric surgery and support50:10 - With grains came disease53:12 - Alternative Neolithic Revolution hypothesis58:50 - Swimming upstream to improve your health

Justice Trauma and Healing: R&T #40 with Heddy NamIn this conversation, Heddy Nam and I discuss the trauma that many immigrant families go through and her own journey to healing through an engagement with social justice organising. Heddy Nam is Founder of Rosalee Consulting, a boutique consulting and coaching practice focused on supporting social change leaders and organizations to step fully into their power to realize their vision for an equitable world. As part of this practice, Heddy provides liberatory, healing-centered coaching and facilitates intersectional collaboration to foster innovation for equity. She also advises other facilitators designing gatherings and programs aimed at systems change with a focus on authentic communication, adult learning and maximizing participation and collaboration for lasting impact. Heddy is a native of Seoul who grew up in NY, who lives and works on the unceded territory of the Tongva/Gabrieleño/Kizh peoples who are the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and Southern Channel Islands). She brings her lived experience as an Asian American immigrant woman, domestic violence survivor, activist and organizer and 20 years of professional experience in the non-profit sector in policy advocacy, philanthropy, research, and systems change to her work. Her primary sources of wisdom come from her self care and development practices (including movement, meditation, reading, writing) and relationships (with ancestors, family, friends, colleagues, mentors, and healers). For more information about her work, experience and credentials, check out her LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heddy/00:00 - Take Care of Yourself00:35 - Intro01:51 - Heddy's migration story08:30 - The Lunchbox12:10 - Reclaiming Culture14:00 - Activism and Amnesty26:15 - Cambodia and NGOs35:38 - Democracy and Power42:20 - Surviving trauma

WHAT CARBS DO IN THE BODY: Bart Kay on the Randle CycleBook a free consultation: https://harmonizely.com/sameer/heal Are carbs healthy? Are carbs toxic?Bart Kay is a nutrition and health expert from New Zealand. In this conversation we discuss the role of dietary carbohydrates, the Randle cycle and why the best way of eating might be on that avoids carbs altogether.00:00 - Glucose is toxic00:53 - Intro02:16 - Interview begins03:38 - Bart vs Authority08:14 - Where nutrition science went wrong12:35 - The "Science" of Epidemiology21:03 - The Randle Cycle Explained31:20 - Evolution and the Randle Cycle34:20 - Cholesterol and ASCVD41:21 - Food Culture vs Fact51:13 - Advice

Can Indians Eat Low Carb? R&T #38 with Shashi Iyengar and Anup SinghBook a call: https://harmonizely.com/sameer/heal Links: https://www.dlife.in/https://twitter.com/shashiiyengarThe benefits of a low carb diet are very well understood. But for many of us who grew up in India or in South Asia more generally, the diet is built around carbs. Rice, roti, idli, naan - these are our staple foods. My guests today are two people who have been thinking deeply about how to manage this issue in the Indian context. Indians can indeed eat low carb. 00:00 - Mostly Vegetarians00:26 - Intro01:45 - Anup's Journey08:53 - Shashi's journey13:10 - Who's receptive?16:25 - Eggs and cholesterol18:28 - Vegetarians can do it20:33 - Dietary strategy and walking26:40 - D Life History32:35 - Diabetes in India36:00 - How diabetes happens37:20 - The way forward41:00 - Cholesterol (again)

WHAT IS FAMINE CUISINE? Indian Food History and Diabetes with Dr. Manoshi Bhattacharya Book a free consult: https://harmonizely.com/sameer/optimizeDiabetes was first diagnosed in India centuries ago. More recently colonial policy left India with a legacy of famine which has greatly influenced Indian food cultures. What is famine cuisine and how is it related to our tendency to develop diabetes? Dr. Manoshi Bhattacharya joins me to discuss.00:00 - Reversing diabetes in 600 BCE00:43 - Famine cuisine01:06 - Intro02:43 - Dr. Manoshi's background05:10 - Studying diabetes and nutrition08:46 - Problem with nutritional data09:20 - No Food Off Limits11:10 - Why do Indians eat a diabetogenic diet?12:48 - First identification and treatment of diabetes14:50 - Food history of the Mesolithic17:02 - Were there Mesolithic vegetarians?20:41 - Life stages of a traditional Hindu23:40 - Link between colonialism and vegetarianism27:50 - What is famine cuisine? 30:08 - The myth of vegetarian India31:20 - Why don't vegetarians eat vegetables?38:40 - (re)learning how to eat from history45:08 - Feasting and fasting51:52 - New foods53:40 - How to be a healthy vegetarian55:00 - Indian Feasts

THE HARD WORK OF UNDOING COLONIALISM. Apply to join the Evolution Health Method: https://form.jotform.com/220953391099564 Watch Next:Vegetarian India?: https://youtu.be/841IArkA91M Apartheid and Transformation: https://youtu.be/_5vstIl6HioCapitalism makes us sick: https://youtu.be/_hCIJkSLffU Discord server: https://discord.gg/XFRY6Rex

What Can I Do To Improve My Mental Health? Is health coaching right for you? Book a free strategy session with me to find out. https://harmonizely.com/sameer/optimize Watch Next:Vegetarian India?: https://youtu.be/841IArkA91M Kumi Naidoo on South African politics: https://youtu.be/ULjBZ9Mgs94Capitalism makes us sick: https://youtu.be/_hCIJkSLffU Discord server: https://discord.gg/XFRY6Rex

Apply to the Evolution Health Method: https://form.jotform.com/220953391099564 Watch Next:Progressive Pandemic?: https://youtu.be/YjSaE5SbGxsAre humans fruitarians: https://youtu.be/9Bk75zH2QkAVegan debate: https://youtu.be/C3uHcRe2umADiscord server: https://discord.gg/XFRY6Rex

Sadhguru or Why Pseudoscience Persists Special Birthday Health Coaching Offer: https://www.sameerdossani.net/birthdayWhat is the difference between science and pseudoscience? Why do people like Sadhguru enjoy such popularity when much of what they say can be disproven? These are some of the questions I discuss today with Pranav Radhakrishnan.Watch Next:Progressive Pandemic?: https://youtu.be/YjSaE5SbGxsAre humans fruitarians: https://youtu.be/9Bk75zH2QkAA Career in Climate Justice: https://youtu.be/cSSOWteDkB4Science is Dope: Wakefiled video: https://youtu.be/oe8n9fXa4JI

Progressive Pandemic? What's the real progressive take on C19 policies? | R&T #32 with Mark Read Special Birthday Health Coaching Offer: https://www.sameerdossani.net/birthdayThe C*19 response has largely been split into two camps - those who believe in vaccines, masks, and lockdowns vs those who don't. This is a binary response to a public health crisis that requires nuance. In this discussion, Mark Read and I discuss. Mark teaches Media Studies at NYU and at Southern Main Community College. My new

A Life in Struggle with Vijay Prashad Special Birthday Health Coaching Offer: https://www.sameerdossani.net/birthdayWhat does it mean to be committed to making the world a better place? For Vijay Prashad it means working with those who struggle for justice, for peace and for a better tomorrow. Without the struggle, life isn't worth living.Vijay's Organization: https://thetricontinental.org/My new

Kumi Naidoo on Apartheid, Activism and Taking care of yourself. I've known Kumi a long time, but this was the first time I learned about his family history and what makes him tick.My new

There are lots of good things about mainstream medicine. But one of the not-so-good things is commercialisation. When the profit motive dictates what gets prioritised, we run into problems. Homeopathy and other non-traditional forms of medicine may have some answers. Order the Health Dialectic: https://www.sameerdossani.net/healthdialecticWatch Next:Socialsim in South Africa: https://youtu.be/YjSaE5SbGxsAnti-Racism in the UK: https://youtu.be/Na_hEh0FpVIA Career in Climate Justice: https://youtu.be/cSSOWteDkB4

What does campaigning for justice mean to you? For me it meant putting aside privilege, learning to listen and uniting with others who are interested in campaigning, even if we might not all share the same values. This is a special episode of the podcast in honor of my new book! Order here: https://www.sameerdossani.net/healthdialecticWatch Next:Vegan Food Systems: https://youtu.be/C3uHcRe2umAAnti-Racism in the UK: https://youtu.be/Na_hEh0FpVIA Career in Climate Justice: https://youtu.be/cSSOWteDkB4

Would a vegan food system be more ethical? Darryl Dempsey would say yes, a vegan food would indeed be more ethical than the current one. He believes that using animals especially sentient animals for food is unethical and unnecessary. In this video he and I have a friendly debate where I argue that the concept of a vegan food system is logically incoherent and that one can make ethical food choices that include eating animals.

Has the climate justice movement been successful? Harjeet Singh says yes and no. Harjeet has been working on climate justice in NGO spaces for about two decades.

Is colonialism driving the climate, food and health crises? Raj Patel's latest book, Inflamed, posits that colonialism and colonial systems that remain in place in a post-colonial world are what really has led the world to a point of crisis. Watch Next:Why Durban Burned in 2021: https://youtu.be/yDKVkEHkFzkCapitalism is making us sick: https://youtu.be/F7GmlceOzoEAnti racist organizing in the UK: https://youtu.be/Na_hEh0FpVILinks:INFLAMED - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54785505-inflamedANTS AND GRASSHOPPER: http://antsandgrasshopper.org/

Organizing against the odds. Most of us at some point believed the illusion that our government was on our side or perhaps that it was neutral. But when governments clearly back the forces of white supremacist capital against labor, then we are organizing against the odds. Bill Fletcher Jr shares lessons from his life and work organizing for justice.Watch Next:Why Durban Burned in 2021: https://youtu.be/yDKVkEHkFzkCapitalism is making us sick: https://youtu.be/F7GmlceOzoEAnti racist organizing in the UK: https://youtu.be/Na_hEh0FpVITime stamps:00:00 - Destroying the IWW00:32 - Intro02:00 - Early years05:53 - Unions are not monolithic08:55 - Black Power Movement13:29 - Working, Welding and Learning18:38 - Industrial Decline and the War on Workers27:36 - Organizing, Law, Teaching and Obstacles32:25 - A Socialist Working in a Capitalist World40:19 - The Violence of Anti-Unionism45:20 - Infiltration and Suspicion of US Internationalism49:50 - Internationalism, Apartheid and TransAfrica59:13 - "Unapologetic Marxist"1:09:45 - Advice to Future Generations

Do we need capitalism before socialism? The origins of this debate go back a long time, but in the South African context they were taking place in the 1980s, when Trevor Ngwane was an organizer working for the end of apartheid along with millions of other South Africans. Capitalism and socialism are perhaps misunderstood by the current forces controling South Africa. Watch Next:Why Durban Burned in 2021: https://youtu.be/yDKVkEHkFzkCapitalism is making us sick: https://youtu.be/F7GmlceOzoEAnti racist organizing in the UK: https://youtu.be/Na_hEh0FpVITime Stamps:00:00 - "Just call me Margaret Thatcher"01:40 - Introduction03:09 - Growing up in KZN04:51 - Buthelezi's role07:05 - Trevor's parents and liberation theology13:25 - Early life under apartheid17:24 - student organising22:41 - Joburg, Marxism and the Group Areas Act27:26 - Final years of Apartheid33:22 - Worker-led or two stages struggle?40:25 - Berlin Wall, SACP and ANC45:00 - Contradictions of the revolution48:27 - Revolutionary Neoliberalism?54:30 - ANC as Apartheid's partner and adversary1:01:15 - Privatisation Undermining Development1:15:54 - ESKOM example1:20:05 - Bourgeois ANC, Political alternatives, the struggle continues

Understanding why riots happen is not a straightforward matter. In the case of the riots in KZN in July 2021, we're still understanding the "why" and whether they really were spontaneous riots or whether they were orchestrated by a faction of the ANC. Rohan Persad joins me to go deeper. WATCH NEXT:Mental Health and Mass Shootings: https://youtu.be/HBK3DImpIyIGrowing up Trans and Black: https://youtu.be/U-Aqwuge3vkSolidarity as a Career: https://youtu.be/ghQpAtd1N2wTime Stamps:0:00 - Neoliberalism and Neofascism0:54 - Intro2:18 - Indians in KZN4:00 - Early life and family history10:20 - Conscientisation16:05 - University Organising18:59 - War in ZKN in the 1980s23:00 - Conflict between Africans and Indians26:41 - Need for discussion on race relations28:28 - Anti-African racism in the Indian community31:30 - 1994 era 37:40 - Culture of violence in KZN39:48 - July 2021 violence51:46 - Advice to young organisers

For Steve Daigneault, the heteronormativity of his communities was a form of torture. In a world that had no place for queer people, his struggles with his sexual identity led him to join a cult, attempt suicide and to use drugs as a way to escape from the torture of heteronormativity. WATCH NEXT:Mental Health and Mass Shootings: https://youtu.be/HBK3DImpIyIGrowing up Trans and Black: https://youtu.be/U-Aqwuge3vkSolidarity as a Career: https://youtu.be/ghQpAtd1N2wTime Stamps:0:00 - Faking Straightness and Smashing the Moment0:46 - Intro2:12 - Growing up on the road4:42 - An outsider7:56 - Steve coming to terms with his sexuality10:25 - Heteronormativity at school13:31 - Early drug use15:31 - Steve joins a cult24:49 - Leaving the cult and coming out28:48 - Drugs as an escape30:50 - Moving to DC and harder drugs35:04 - Balancing work and addiction39:27 - Rehab, 12 steps, and cults45:15 - Acceptance is the key47:41 - What would you say to your younger self?

What do you do when nowhere is safe? Asad Rehman got hit with a cricket bat when he first entered school in the UK. Nowhere was safe for black and brown people - to find a safe place he had to organise. Throughout his life he has continued organising on issues of racism, human rights, and environmental justice. Watch Next: Building a career around solidarity: https://youtu.be/ghQpAtd1N2w Believe what's denied: https://youtu.be/GpBCXpptsikGaza and Resistance: https://youtu.be/01JfnVtM1as Time Stamps:0:00 -Go to school, get hit with bat1:17 - Intro2:33 - Migration and the Labour Movement15:31 - The lived reality of racism and resistance24:33 - Internationalist Class Struggle33:04 - NGOs and the Struggle40:24 - Measuring Success46:20 - Advice to the Next Generation

What does personal and political empowerment mean to you? For Mona Sherpa empowering herself on a personal level meant working with communities involved in political activism. Along the way she fought against patriarchy, her family's relative poverty, and political instability in Nepal. WATCH NEXT: Health Coaching Pioneer: https://youtu.be/PyqCuBRPJ4EA Career of Solidarity: https://youtu.be/ghQpAtd1N2wGaza and Resistance: https://youtu.be/01JfnVtM1as Time Stamps:0:00 - Act more, Talk Less0:46 - Intro1:53 - Mona's background5:50 - Growing up a Rebellious Overachiever 11:15 - Household Patriarchy15:29 - Grandparents and Religion20:44 - Uni and Work23:07 - Marriage as Confinement29:58 - Post-Marriage and Travels37:10 - ActionAid University45:28 - Community Empowerment and Political Change53:05 - Citizenship, Patriarchy and India 59:50 - Post ActionAid Life1:04:10 - Current humanitarian situation in Nepal1:07:43 - Advice to 18-year-old Mona1:10:28 - The next generation

arolyn St John Loder is a coach's coach. In this conversation we learn about how she was an early pioneer in the field of health coaching, why she thinks coaching is important, and what it takes to be a good health coach. WATCH NEXT:Coaching v Teaching: https://youtu.be/p8inj_fNKl8 Veganism almost killed me: https://youtu.be/QwAJ54v7wOwMidwifery: https://youtu.be/9VgElSI7iUkTIME STAMPS:0:00 - It's not your fault0:22 - Introduction2:17 - Tragedy5:40 - Deciding to move forward8:41 - Early self-discovery12:20 - Coaching vs Counseling13:52 - The Call to Coach18:32 - Breakthroughs20:56 - Technological challenges22:50 - Limiting beliefs26:57 - The power of a good question30:45 - Carolyn's transition to health coaching34:12 - Brain change?38:16 - Pioneering Health Coaching43:49 - Results beyond expectation48:46 - We are no fixed thing

What are the lessons from the first 15 months of pandemic policies vs science? Was science the reason that we discarded lab origin theories before now exploring them? Were policies like lockdowns justified? And why aren't we paying more attention to anti viral therapies like Ivermectin during a pandemic? Why aren't we talking about the "syndemic" within the pandemic? I discuss these questions and more in this short podcast. WATCH NEXT: COVID origins: https://youtu.be/GpBCXpptsikAntiviral resilience: https://youtu.be/HBvUU_N4QMIOur COVID experience: https://youtu.be/W3yOkXuF4Qw Time stamps:0:00 - Intro1:19 - What is science?3:00 - Where did COVID come from?8:31 - Do lockdowns work?18:28 - Argument by association21:14 - Syndemic 1: Metabolic Disease24:35 - Syndemic 2: Healthcare Apartheid26:06 - Ivermectin28:47 - Vaccines and scientific authority32:00 - Vaccine safety33:23 - Need for a #PeoplesVaccineNotes:Vaccines and Scientific Literacy: https://theanarcoach.com/diabetes-vaccines-and-scientific-literacy/Longitudinal variability in mortality predicts Covid-19 deaths: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.25.20248853v1 Peru grapples despite lockdowns: https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/908031955/peru-grapples-with-the-pandemic-despite-an-early-and-tough-lockdown Neil Ferguson's Devastating Software Mistake: https://analyticsindiamag.com/the-most-devastating-software-mistake-of-all-time-why-is-the-imperial-model-under-criticism/ CDC on co-morbidity: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#ComorbiditiesAndrew Wakefield: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02989-9

What does it mean to be healing from colonialism? In this discussion with artist and activist Antonio Rafael, we talk about the harm colonialism can do and what it takes to heal from the trauma of centuries.WATCH NEXT:Coaching v Teaching: https://youtu.be/p8inj_fNKl8Gaza and Resistance: https://youtu.be/01JfnVtM1asEnding White Privilege: https://youtu.be/n_oWs4twSzUTime Stamps:0:00 - Colonialism and ecology1:14 - Intro2:44 - Antonio's family history6:05 - Colonialism and Detroit22:50 - Colonial Trauma27:50 - Creative organizing37:30 - Other forms of struggle47:00 - Lessons of the current moment58:30 - Kindness, spirituality and nature

Building a career around solidarity is never easy. Sonali Kolhatkar chose solidarity instead of a career in academia or the private sector. Though there have been trade-offs, she has no regrets as she explains in this discussion. WATCH NEXT: Coaching v Teaching: https://youtu.be/p8inj_fNKl8Gaza and Resistance: https://youtu.be/01JfnVtM1asEnding White Privilege: https://youtu.be/n_oWs4twSzUSonali Kolhatkar is the host and creator of Rising Up with Sonali, airing on numerous Pacifica radio stations and affiliates and on Free Speech TV (Dish Network, DirecTV, Roku, SlingTV). She has won numerous awards including Best TV Anchor from the LA Press Club, and also been nominated as Best Radio Anchor 4 years in a row. She is a Writing Fellow with Independent Media Institute and was previously a weekly columnist for Truthdig.com. She won First Place at the Los Angeles Press Club Annual Awards for Best Election Commentary in 2016 for a Truthdig essay. She is the author of Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence, and the co-Director of the non-profit group, Afghan Women's Mission. She has a Masters in Astronomy from the University of Hawaii, and two undergraduate degrees in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin. Watch her 2014 Tedx talk, My journey from astrophysicist to radio host. Originally from India and born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, she is also an artist and chef and lives with her husband and two children in Pasadena, California. Visit her personal website, www.sonalikolhatkar.com. Time Stamps: 0:00 - I write my own words0:19 - Intro2:12 - Early life7:04 - Patriarchy, Love and Solidarity10:52 - The revolutionary women of Afghanistan14:47 - Choosing social justice19:35 - Letting Afghan women lead22:02 - Independent journalism 26:37 - Family and tradeoffs35:25 - Upside of independent journalism40:05 - Twitter "journalism"42:44 - Sonali's career advice

In episode 11, Justin Podur and I talk about Gaza, resistance and colonialism. Justin Podur is the author of Siegebreakers, a novel set in Gaza that he wrote after spending time with the International Solidarity Movement, which is part of the nonviolent resistance to colonialism in Gaza. Links to support people in Gaza:ActionAid: https://www.actionaid.org.uk/about-us...Islamic Relief: https://www.islamic-relief.org.za/abo... Physicians for Human Rights: https://www.phr.org.il/en/department/...Time Stamps:0:00 - Liberal terrorism0:45 - Intro2:36 - Justin's background11:10 - Chomsky, Marx and Marxism18:00 - Siegebreakers and Gaza23:45 - Latest developments in Gaza27:50 - The cycle of violence32:36 - Islamophobia and colonialism40:00 - Is the resistance working? 45:26 - Canada and international solidarity51:15 - How change happens54:17 - What can we do?56:39 - Possible futures

When you think about teaching vs coaching what comes to mind? In this discussion Zia Hassan and I discuss some of the details. Coaching and teaching are different but sometimes related practices. Zia is an expert in both. His website is at ziahassan.coach and you can also see his podcast Gently Down the Stream here: anchor.fm/ziahassan. WATCH NEXT:Childhood cancer and coaching: https://youtu.be/nHQwXDJoYB8Seeking justice in a world of trauma: https://youtu.be/Od2bg0QuZUoMental health and mass shootings: https://youtu.be/HBK3DImpIyITIME STAMPS:0:00 Coaching vs teaching1:10 Introduction2:36 Zia's background6:44 Teaching and technology19:39 From teaching to coaching26:29 Coaching tools and health28:54 Sameer's health journey and the need for good info32:33 Beliefs and identity36:52 Limiting beliefs and core values44:17 Parenting, addictions and understanding trauma1:00:42 Trust your intuition

MIDWIFERY, MATERNAL HEALTH AND RACISM: A conversation with Jennie Joseph. What does maternal health mean in the USA? The answer to that depends on who you are. If you are white, the US maternal health is among the worst in the world. If you are Black, it's even worse. Jennie Joseph is a midwife based in central Florida who has been practicing since 1981. In addition to being a midwife she's had to learn to be an anti-racist organizer and a campaigner on many issues realted to her work. WATCH NEXT: Ending White Privilege: https://youtu.be/n_oWs4twSzUVeganism Destroys the Planet: https://youtu.be/0Y87Woi04IQGrowing up Trans and Black: https://youtu.be/U-Aqwuge3vk TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction2:37 Jennie's background5:55 US hostility to midwives8:03 Colonial vs traditional medicine9:40 What is midwifery? 11:14 Two health care systems, Black and White15:28 Materno-toxicity and Serena Williams20:58 Does midwifery lead to better outcomes?23:37 Traditional Midwifery28:00 The failure of the medical industrial complex29:12 Doing what we can instead of taking on the whole system32:07 Business vs health34:03 Building a movement35:50 Declining US health41:08 How can we do better?42:44 What's next?Jennie Joseph's Practice: https://jenniejoseph.com/about/Serena Williams: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/20/opinions/protect-mother-pregnancy-williams-opinion

What do we know about how childhood cancer affects families? Elske Mertz's son was only 6 weeks old when he got a diagnosis of cancer. In this interview she talks about how childhood cancer affects families and some steps she took to heal her family. WATCH NEXT:Surviving a mental health crisis: https://youtu.be/WjmVmstnsis​Does exercise matter for weight loss? https://youtu.be/H1tfv4bWjNM​Veganism nearly killed me: https://youtu.be/QwAJ54v7wOw​Time stamps:0:00​ Tumours? 3:14​ Cancer at 6 weeks11:16​ The limitations of standard of care13:22​ Parenting through cancer16:21​ New tumours 18:28​ Holistic medicine22:48​ Benefits of a holistic approach25:37​ Healthier family30:32​ Elske's journey32:16​ Elske's work with cancer patients43:08​ Taking responsibility for our health44:25​ The role of supplements50:08​ Losing Mum to cancer57:40​ Detox from the Hospital1:01:21​ Rising cancer rates1:04:55​ What's the role of a health coach?