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Understand Relationships Understand Everything is a podcast created and hosted by licensed marriage and family therapists and professors, Una Henry and DeMarquis Clarke. The podcast focuses on the value of complexity and connection in all forms of relationships. Episodes will be a variety of dialogu…

Una Henry and Dr. DeMarquis Clarke

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    • May 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 40 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Understand Relationships Understand Everything

    What We Learned: What This Season Taught Us About Women and Ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 7:46


    Una and Marq reflect on what they learned, what impacted them most, and how they want to take this into account moving forward.Support the show

    Those Who Came Before and Those Who Will Follow: A Conversation with Dr. Una Henry and the Women Who Teach Her

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 53:27


    Dr. Una Henry has a conversation with some of the women in her life who have influenced her thinking and emotional journey. Dr. DeMarquis Clarke listens and learns.Support the show

    Dr. Loree Johnson: The Complex Grief of Fertility

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 31:16


    Marq and Una have a conversation with Dr. Loree Johnson, a Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with couples dealing with infertility. The doctors explore the complexity of grief and share their own experiences around fertility.Support the show

    Dr. Nicole Peeler: Women and Literature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 35:28


    Marq and Una chat with Dr. Nicole Peeler, author and professor, about what she has learned about herself as a woman through her studies and work in literature and writing.Support the show

    Reverend Nicole Garcia: Transwomen in Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 38:59


    Una and Marq chat with Reverend Nicole Garcia about her journey in ministry as well as her pride in her identity and how it is reflected in her work.Support the show

    Dr. Lakeisha White Richardson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 33:15


    Marq and Una have a conversation with Dr. Lakeisha White Richardson about her practice as an OB/GYN in Mississippi and her journey as a physician in today's climate.Support the show

    Rachael Goss: Womanhood and Health Journeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 34:22


    Una and Marq interview Rachael Goss, a fellow therapist, about her understanding of her own womanhood and how her breast cancer journey has impacted her views of self.Support the show

    Dr. Camille Lafleur: Black Women Still Working

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 40:54


    Marq and Una interview Dr. Camille Lafleur about her work as a professor and how her femaleness and Blackness impact how she shows up in spaces.Support the show

    Welcome to Season 4! All About the Ladies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 27:56


    Marq and Una discuss the upcoming season and what to expect in their conversations. They also look back on their own experiences in understanding gender and what they have learned about womanhood.Support the show

    We're Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 12:55


    Marq and Una explain their absence and their excitement about the upcoming season!Support the show

    Blackness in Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 24:29


    This episode DeMarquis and Una talk about the impacts their relationships had on their understanding, consciousness and relationship with their own Blackness, racism and issues of social activism.

    Community Activism: An Interview with Jasiri X

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 41:05


    This week we had the honor of being in conversation with Jasiri X. He is a hip-hop artist and activist who gained national notoriety for his song, "Free the Jena 6." He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Robert Rauschenberg Award. In addition to creating music, Jasiri is the co-founder of 1Hood Media , a collective of socially conscious artists and activists who utilize art to raise awareness of issues impacting marginalized communities. During our conversation, we talked with Jasiri about the relationship between his passion in music, and his existence as a Black man in this country.

    Black in Academia: An Interview with Dr. Melody Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 40:23


    This week we had the honor and privilege of being in conversation with Dr. Melody Brown. Dr. Brown is a licensed marriage and family therapist, as well as a gifted and well-respected clinician, professor, public speaker and consultant. During our conversation, we talked with Dr. Brown about the relationship between her passion of teaching in higher education and her existence as a Black woman in this country.

    The Power of Art: An Interview with Vanessa German

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 48:58


    This week we had the honor and privilege of being in conversation with @vanessalgerman. Vanessa is a world renowned sculptor, painter, writer, activist, performer, and poet. Her work has been featured in a wide range of galleries, museums and traveling exhibits all around the world. During our conversation, we talked with Vanessa about the relationship between her art and her existence as a Black woman in this country.

    Blackness in Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 32:25


    This episode DeMarquis and Una talk about the impacts their communities had on their understanding, consciousness and relationship with their own Blackness, racism and issues of social activism.

    Blackness in Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 34:43


    This episode DeMarquis and Una talk about the impacts their families had on their understanding, consciousness and relationship with their own Blackness, racism and issues of social activism.

    Doing What We Can with What We've Got: An Interview with SB Gamble

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 32:14


    This week we had the honor and privilege of interviewing Mr. Shelby Gamble. Mr. Gamble is an author, playwright and filmmaker. He has written several plays and novels, and has produced and directed numerous short films featured at film festivals all across the country. During this interview, we talk with Mr. Gamble about his experiences balancing working with the public during a worldwide pandemic and existing as a Black man in the United States.

    Interview with Dr. D the MFT

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 31:34


    This week we had the honor and privilege of interviewing Dr. Maria Dominguez. Dr. Dominguez is the owner of Resilient Living, LLC. She is a bilingual and multicultural Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Coach. Her work focuses on cultivating resilience and using it as a tool of empowerment within each client to guide them in transforming their own mindsets, emotions, and relationships. During this interview, we talk with Dr. Dominguez about her experiences being multiracial and bilingual, learning to survive in multiple spaces, as well as how she is using her multicultural gifts with her clients.

    Black and in Law Enforcement: An Interview with Tyree Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 38:14


    DeMarquis and Una interview Tyree Jones, a police captain with the Hinds County Sheriff's Department in Mississippi. Tyree shares his thoughts on how police brutality and the lack of justice in the justice system impacts both the Black community and Law Enforcement.

    Welcome to Season 3!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 9:23


    What to expect in Season 3: More interviews! More Realness! Giving Black folks voices and why it's important.

    Sunday Assembly Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 25:04


    The first ever LIVE taping of Understand Relationships Understand Everything! DeMarquis and Una talk about the complexity of families and how to have difficult conversations with family.

    Police Brutality and Protests

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 34:45


    In this episode, DeMarquis and Una discuss the impact of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. They talk about the power and importance of protests, and they discuss resources for listeners as well as ways to take care of yourself while fighting against racism.

    Coronavirus Follow-up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 41:38


    DeMarquis and Una check in with how the impact of Covid-19 has changed for each of them over the past several weeks. They discuss ways to better understand the impact on others as well as things they have learned.

    Coronavirus Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 32:14


    In this episode, DeMarquis and Una share how they first learned of the severity of the Coronavirus, its impact on their lives and relationships, as well as their thoughts and reflections on what they and others can do to cope with the virus.

    Taking a Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 29:15


    In this episode, DeMarquis and Una discuss things they have learned from previous episodes and what they have learned from current events.

    Fred Brown Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 34:53


    DeMarquis and Una interview Fred Brown about climate change and how what we as individuals can do about it.

    Politics and Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 31:46


    Una and DeMarquis discuss the relationship between political views and emotions.

    Casey Coker Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 33:04


    In this episode, Una and DeMarquis interview Casey Coker about her work in the field of equity and justice.

    Patrick Bridgeman Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 28:29


    Ernel and Diane Henry Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 37:25


    Catching Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 30:08


    DeMarquis and Una catch up on what has happened for them personally, locally, nationally, and internationally since the previous season.

    The Road so Far

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 26:48


    In the season 1 finale, DeMarquis and Una talk about the impact creating a podcast has had on their lives and on the lives of the people with whom they are in relationship.

    Getting Personal with Dr. DeMarquis Clarke

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 26:49


    Getting Personal with Una Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 25:21


    In this episode, DeMarquis asks Una some in-depth questions around her strengths, what she has learned about social justice since childhood, and how she understands bravery.

    Community and Societal Influence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 26:11


    In this episode, DeMarquis and Una talk about how the communities in which they grew up as well as the communities where they live now influence them. They will also address larger societal influences and the challenges of living with these influences. They also talk about the complexity of pushing back on these influences.

    Family Influence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 26:27


    In this episode, Una and DeMarquis discuss their own families and the role that they have taken in those families. They then discuss connections between how they are in relationship with their families and how that influences them in their current relationships.

    Visions and Vulnerability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 15:20


    In this episode, DeMarquis and Una explore their comfort in vulnerability as well as their hopes and fears around vulnerability in a podcast.

    The Beauty in Complexity and Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 25:24


    In this episode, DeMarquis and Una introduce themselves, tell the story of how they met, and talk about why they started a podcast. They talk about their hopes and expectations as well as laugh at their journey to starting a podcast together.

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