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Welcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Nitu Bajekal, MD, to discuss women's health—a health topic with insights that everyone can benefit from, regardless of gender.Dr. Bajekal is a Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in London with nearly 40 years of experience in women's health. Specializing in Lifestyle Medicine, Menopause, PCOS, Endometriosis, and complex gynaecological issues, she is also a skilled laparoscopic and robotic surgeon. A Fellow of the Royal College and recipient of the Indian President's Gold Medal, Dr. Bajekal is one of the UK's first board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physicians.She has contributed to the UK's first plant-based nutrition course at Winchester University and co-authored the chapter on women's health for Plant Based Nutrition in Clinical Practice (2022). Dr. Bajekal has lectured globally and spoken at events such as Holistic Holiday at Sea. Passionate about educating women, she runs a voluntary service to promote healthier lifestyle choices among schoolgirls and women.Dr. Bajekal is the co-author of Living PCOS Free (2022) and Finding Me in Menopause (2024), offering practical, lifestyle-based approaches to managing PCOS and menopause. For more information, visit www.nitubajekal.com and follow her on Instagram and TikTok (@drnitubajekal).ResourcesBook:  Living PCOS FreeBook: Finding Me in Menopause FactsheetsPlant-Based Health Professionals UK PCOS factsheet  Rotterdam PCOS guidelines PEN PCOS resource Dr. Nitu Bajekal's SocialsWebsiteInstagramTik TokPlant-Based Canada's SocialsInstagram FacebookWebsiteX / Twitter @PBC_orgBonus Content from University of GuelphCheck out University of Guelph's online Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate. Each 4-week course will guide you through essential plant-based topics including nutritional benefits, disease prevention, and environmental impacts. You can also customize your learning with unique courses such as Plant-Based Diets for Athletes and Implementing a Plant-Based Diet at Home. As the first university-level plant-based certificate in Canada, you'll explore current research, learn from leading industry experts, and join a community of like-minded people. Use our exclusive discount code PBC2024 to save 10% on all Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate courses. uoguel.ph/pbn.Thank you for tuning in! Make sure to subscribe to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast so you get notified when new episodes are published. This episode was hosted by Stephanie Nishi RD, PhD.Support the show

Christian paranormal researcher Matt Arnold joins The Paranormal Peep Show for Nov 2024. He was a speaker at the Seriously Strange Conference at Winchester University in August 2024, run by ASSAP https://www.assap.ac.uk/about/confere...Matt is the author of the web site https://ghostsghoulsandgod.co.uk/ and also his book The Invisible Dimension, where he explores the Bible texts and the biblical interpretation of ghosts and spirits and gives a refreshing insight into the paranormal from a Christian point of view. Are all ghosts really demons from Hell? Where does the word Hell come from? Matt says 'Instead of attempting to read the Bible through a 21st-century mindset – itself steeped in our inherited cultures, rich in dogmas, creeds, confessions of faith, and other influences – The Invisible Dimension helps the reader immerse themselves in the variety of contexts of the biblical writers, whether culturally, historically, theologically, or literary, by exploring the writers' worlds in their particular times and places. What did the words they used mean to them when they wrote them down?'Also discussed in the show : Poltergeists, The Fox Sisters who started the Spiritualism movement, Leslie Flint voice medium, UFOS, haunted castles, sceptics, and a whole host of other paranormal topics.Joining Matt in this exploration of ghosts in the Bible, is regular hosts, Andy Chaplin, Neil Ward, and special guest host, Ben Emlyn-Jones.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paranormal-uk-radio-network--4541473/support.

This week we talk about all things bone health on the podcast.  From what foods to eat to improve bone health and reduce the risk of hip fractures, to the calcium 'thieves' hidden in our diets, to exercise and much much more.  Dr. Rajiv Bajekal (MS, FRCS Orth., MCh Orth., IBLM) is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon based in London with over 35 years of expertise in Orthopaedics and Spinal Surgery. Specialising in the lumbar spine, he has a deep focus on managing conditions such as sciatica, low back pain, spinal stenosis, osteoporotic fractures, and infections. Dr. Bajekal prioritizes holistic and often non-surgical solutions for patients in severe pain, combining his surgical knowledge with his expertise as a Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner. A strong advocate for lifestyle medicine, Dr. Bajekal has personally experienced the transformative benefits of a whole-food, plant-based diet and incorporates these principles into his practice.  Dr. Bajekal has contributed to the UK's first plant-based nutrition course at Winchester University, where he developed a module on bone health and osteoporosis. He also co-authored a chapter on bone health in the academic book Plant-Based Nutrition in Clinical Practice. Passionate about education, he is known for making complex spinal topics accessible and engaging. For more information, visit www.rajivbajekal.com and follow him on Instagram @drrajivbajekal Relevant studies:1. Tong, T.Y.N., Appleby, P.N., Armstrong, M.E.G. et al. Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-specific fractures: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study. BMC Med 18, 353 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01815-3 2.     Gómez-Cabello A, Ara I, González-Agüero A, Casajús JA, Vicente-Rodríguez G. Effects of training on bone mass in older adults: a systematic review. Sports Med. 2012;1;42(4):301-25. 3.  Messina M. Soy and Health Update: Evaluation of the Clinical and Epidemiologic Literature. Nutrients. 2016;8(12):754. Published 2016 Nov 24. doi:10.3390/nu8120754 4.  Sahni S, Mangano KM, McLean RR, Hannan MT, Kiel DP. Dietary Approaches for Bone Health: Lessons from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2015;13(4):245-255. doi:10.1007/s11914-015-0272-1 5.  Qiu, Rui & Cao, Wen-ting & Tian, Hui-yuan & He, Juan & Chen, Gengdong & Chen, Yu Ming. (2017). Greater Intake of Fruit and Vegetables Is Associated with Greater Bone Mineral Density and Lower Osteoporosis Risk in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults. PLOS ONE. 12. e0168906. 10.1371/journal.pone.0168906.6.  Wallace TC. Dried Plums, Prunes and Bone Health: A Comprehensive Review. Nutrients. 2017 Apr 19;9(4):401. doi: 10.3390/nu9040401. PMID: 28422064; PMCID: PMC5409740.7.  Sahni S, Mangano KM, McLean RR, Hannan MT, Kiel DP. Dietary Approaches for Bone Health: Lessons from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2015 Aug;13(4):245-55. doi: 10.1007/s11914-015-0272-1. PMID: 26045228; PMCID: PMC4928581.8.  Laird E, Ward M, McSorley E, Strain JJ, Wallace J. Vitamin D and bone health: potential mechanisms. Nutrients. 2010 Jul;2(7):693-724. doi: 10.3390/nu2070693. Epub 2010 Jul 5. PMID: 22254049; PMCID: PMC3257679.9.  Bolland M J, Avenell A, Baron J A, Grey A, MacLennan G S, Gamble G D et al. Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis BMJ 2010; 341 :c3691 doi:10.1136/bmj.c369110.  Bolland MJ, Grey A, Avenell A, Gamble GD, Reid IR. Calcium supplements with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: reanalysis of the Women's Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis. BMJ. 2011 Apr 19;342:d2040. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2040. PMID: 21505219; PMCID: PMC3079822.11.  Li K, Kaaks R, Linseisen J, et alAssociations of dietary calcium intake and calcium supplementation with myocardial infarction and stroke risk and overall cardiovascular mortality in the Heidelberg cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study (EPIC-Heidelberg)Heart 2012;98:920-92512.  Price CT, Langford JR, Liporace FA. Essential Nutrients for Bone Health and a Review of their Availability in the Average North American Diet. Open Orthop J. 2012;6:143-149. doi:10.2174/187432500120601014313.  Bawa S. The significance of soy protein and soy bioactive compounds in the prophylaxis and treatment of osteoporosis. J Osteoporos. 2010 Mar 8;2010:891058. doi: 10.4061/2010/891058. PMID: 20981338; PMCID: PMC295724114.  Zhang X, Shu X, Li H, et al. Prospective Cohort Study of Soy Food Consumption and Risk of Bone Fracture Among Postmenopausal Women. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165(16):1890–1895. doi:10.1001/archinte.165.16.189015.  Tucker KL, Morita K, Qiao N, Hannan MT, Cupples LA, Kiel DP. Colas, but not other carbonated beverages, are associated with low bone mineral density in older women: The Framingham Osteoporosis Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Oct;84(4):936-42. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/84.4.936. PMID: 17023723. 16.  Chen L, Liu R, Zhao Y, Shi Z. High Consumption of Soft Drinks Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Fracture: A 7-Year Follow-Up Study. Nutrients. 2020;12(2):530. Published 2020 Feb 19. doi:10.3390/nu1202053017.  Cheraghi Z, Doosti-Irani A, Almasi-Hashiani A, Baigi V, Mansournia N, Etminan M, Mansournia MA. The effect of alcohol on osteoporosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Apr 1;197:197-202. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.025. Epub 2019 Feb 27. PMID: 30844616.18.  Chang HC, Hsieh CF, Lin YC, Tantoh DM, Ko PC, Kung YY, Wang MC, Hsu SY, Liaw YC, Liaw YP. Does coffee drinking have beneficial effects on bone health of Taiwanese adults? A longitudinal study. BMC Public Health. 2018 Nov 20;18(1):1273. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6168-0. PMID: 30453911; PMCID: PMC6245613.19.  Benedetti, Maria Grazia & Furlini, Giulia & Zati, Alessandro & Letizia Mauro, Giulia. (2018). The Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Bone Density in Osteoporotic Patients. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1-10. 10.1155/2018/4840531.

The Seriously Strange Conference Report By Neil Ward 31St August 2024 on The Paranormal Peep ShowThe show visits the Seriously Strange Conference run by ASSAP at Winchester University.Joined by Ben Emlyn-Jones of HPANWO, Neil and Ben enjoy the first day of a two day conference, with some illustrious speakers presenting their talks.It opens with Neil Nixon-Today Winchester Tomorrow the CosmosKristian Lander -Secret of the Night Crawler  https://kristianlander.com Dr Ann Winsper - Are Ghosts all in the mind? The Evidence from AnimalsDeborah Hyde - The Croglin VampireJohn Fraser- My Very First Ghost HuntDr Kate Cherrell- Has Elvis Really Left the Building? A History of Celebrity SeanceThis was followed by a panel discussion with questions posed by the audience, including Prof Chris French and Debbie Oakes  (one half of the Dodleston Messages)check out the activities of https://www.assap.ac.uk/ASSAP is a scientifically-orientated educational and research charity and learned society dedicated to a better understanding of anomalous phenomena. As well as education, we carry out investigations and research.Anomalous phenomena divide broadly into four areas: psychic phenomena (ghosts, telepathy, mediumship, etc.), Fortean phenomena (cryptozoology, fish falling from the sky, etc.), Earth Mysteries (leys, archaeoastronomy, etc.) and UFOs. As part of our educational remit, this website includes lots of practical information such as:paranormal investigation hintsequipment used on paranormal vigilsan extensive section on paranormal photosarticles on research and previous casesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paranormal-uk-radio-network--4541473/support.

The Petersfield Big Dig is back in town until 28 July following on from the success of the first event last year. Jo Gray met Winchester University student Ewan Harmer who's volunteering with Liss Archaeology in the latest dig & there's already some exciting finds!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many myths that hold teaching back. But more than any 'trad' or 'prog' debates about pedagogy, perhaps the most powerful one is the mind-body split. This week we welcome Professor Guy Claxton to talk about his forthcoming book on the importance of 're-membering' our learning bodies and reconnecting our ideas about education! Guy Claxton is Emeritus Professor at Winchester University and Visiting Professor of Education at King's College London. He has previously taught and researched at Oxford University, Bristol University, and the University of London Institute of Education, and is an internationally renowned cognitive scientist. Guy's books include The Future of Teaching and the Myths that Hold it Back (2021), Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind (1998); Wise Up (1999): The Challenge of Lifelong Learning; The Wayward Mind (2005); and Intelligence in the Flesh (2015). Recent books on education include Expansive Education (2013); What's the Point of School? (2008); Building Learning Power (2002); and, with Bill Lucas and others, New Kinds of Smart; The Learning Powered School (2011); and Educating Ruby (2015). Guy's Building Learning Power approach to teaching is widely used in all kinds of schools across the world. You can find more about Guy on his website at: https://www.guyclaxton.net/ The Active Inference paper by Laura Desirée di Paolo et al (2024), referenced by Guy in the conversation, can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377634490_Active_Inference_Goes_to_School_The_Importance_of_Active_Learning_in_the_Age_of_Large_Language_Models Social Links X: @GuyClaxton - https://twitter.com/GuyClaxton

Gregory Shushan, Ph.D., is the award-winning author of "The Next World: Extraordinary Experiences of the Afterlife," "Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions," and "Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations." He is the leading authority on near-death experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history.Dr. Shushan is a Visiting Fellow at Winchester University, a Research Fellow at the Parapsychology Foundation, and a founding editor of Afterworlds Press. He was formerly a Perrott-Warrick Researcher at the University of Oxford's Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion; Scholar-in-Residence at the Centro Incontri Umani (The Cross-Cultural Centre), Ascona, Switzerland; and Honorary Research Fellow at the Religious Experience Research Centre, University of Wales. He has lectured at universities in the UK, Ireland, and Switzerland, given numerous talks on his research in nine countries, and appeared on the History Channel.Please enjoy my conversation with Dr. Greg Shushan.

In this episode we take a look at the realities of Crime Scene Investigation or CSI. Zoe Cadwell from the University of Portsmouth and Selina Robinson from Winchester University both used to be Crime Scene Investigators.We ask how does the CSI activity we see in films and TV dramas compare to the real world? How do investigations differ around the world? And what are the myths of Crime Scene Investigation?We'd love you to be part of the discussion, too. Email your questions on this episode or ideas for future episodes to lifesolved@port.ac.uk.You can also find out more about this work and other research at the University of Portsmouth website: https://www.port.ac.uk/research/ Life Solved is released every Thursday and available on all major podcast platforms.USEFUL LINKSUniversity of Portsmouth School of Criminology and Criminal Justice:https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/organisational-structure/our-academic-structure/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/school-of-criminology-and-criminal-justiceZoe Cadwell bio:https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/zoe-cadwellSelina Robinson bio:https://www.winchester.ac.uk/about-us/leadership-and-governance/staff-directory/staff-profiles/robinson-1.php Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn the truth about plant-based diets for dogs with Professor Andrew Knight! Professor Knight is a world-renowned authority and researcher on animal welfare and vegan diets for companion animals. He is Professor of Animal Welfare and Ethics at Winchester University in Winchester, England, and Founding Director of the University's Centre for Animal Welfare. Professor Knight is also Adjunct Professor in the School of Environment and Science at Griffith University, Queensland; an EBVS European and RCVS Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law; an American and New Zealand Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare; and a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. His books include The Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare (2023) and The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments (2011). He has around 150 academic and 80 popular publications, an extensive series of social media videos on plant-based companion animal diets, climate change and the livestock sector, invasive animal research, educational animal use, humane clinical and surgical skills training, and other animal welfare issues. In addition, Professor Knight has delivered more than 200 presentations at conferences and universities internationally, and has organized or chaired seven conferences and seminars. He regularly works with animal welfare charities to advocate for animals, and is frequently interviewed by the media. You can learn more about his research at https://sustainablepetfood.info

Gregory Shushan, Ph.D., is the award-winning author of "The Next World: Extraordinary Experiences of the Afterlife," "Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions," and "Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations." He is the leading authority on near-death experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history.Dr. Shushan is a Visiting Fellow at Winchester University, a Research Fellow at the Parapsychology Foundation, and a founding editor of Afterworlds Press. He was formerly a Perrott-Warrick Researcher at the University of Oxford's Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion; Scholar-in-Residence at the Centro Incontri Umani (The Cross-Cultural Centre), Ascona, Switzerland; and Honorary Research Fellow at the Religious Experience Research Centre, University of Wales. He has lectured at universities in the UK, Ireland, and Switzerland, given numerous talks on his research in nine countries, and appeared on the History Channel.Please enjoy my conversation with Dr. Greg Shushan.

Belarusian lands have seen dramatic upheavals throughout the twentieth century and today, like its neighbour Ukraine to the south, Belarus finds itself on the cusp, in between the countries of the European Union on one side and Putin's Russia on the other. While Belarus often features in the news, its history is less well known. So how far back does the story of Belarus go? How was its sense of national identity forged? And how did it survive the traumas and repressions that it has been subjected to by various invaders and imperial powers? Three historians of Eastern Europe join Bridget Kendall to answer these questions: Dr. Nelly Bekus, Lecturer at the University of Exeter who studies post-Soviet nations; Dr. Natalya Chernyshova, Senior Lecturer in modern history at Winchester University who researches the 20th century in Belarus and beyond; and Dr. Andrej Kotljarchuk, Senior Lecturer at Uppsala University in Sweden who focuses on the Second World War in Eastern Europe. (Photo: Mir Castle in Belarus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit: tbralnina/Getty Images)

Gregory Shushan, PhD, is the leading authority on near-death experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history and an award-wining author. His books: The Next World: Extraordinary Experiences of the Afterlife, Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions, and Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations.Dr. Shushan is a Visiting Fellow at Winchester University, and Research Fellow at the Parapsychology Foundation. He has lectured at universities in the UK, Ireland, and Switzerland and has given numerous talks on his research in nine countries, and has appeared on the History Channel. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chloë Goodchild in conversation with  international performer, composer, workshop leader & keynote speaker, June Boyce-Tillman, discussing compassion, suffering, Hildegard von Bingen, John Taverner, Christianity, and much more.The VOCE Dialogues offer a simple, accessible in-depth ground for poets, authors, musicians, visual artists, and visionary teachers to share and disseminate their insights about the transformative practice of contemplative, creative and compassionate communication.The Rev Professor June Boyce-Tillman MBE is an international performer, composer, workshop leader and keynote speaker.  She is an Emerita Professor of Applied Music at Winchester University and an Extra-ordinary Professor at North West University, South Africa.  She has published widely in the area of education and music, often on spirituality/liminality and eudaimonia.  Her doctoral research into children's musical development has been translated into five languages and supported the development of improvisatory activities in the classroom. She has written about and organised events in the area of interfaith dialogue using music including the international improvising Peace Choir on Zoom. She has held visiting fellowships at Indiana University and the Episcopal Divinity School in Massachusetts, US. She is an international performer, especially in the work of Hildegard of Bingen. Her large scale works for cathedrals such as Winchester, Southwark and Norwich UK involve professional musicians, community choirs, people with disabilities and school children. She lectures internationally and is concerned with wellbeing, spirituality and radical musical inclusion culturally and personally. Her first book on music and spirituality was published in 2000 - Constructing Musical Healing – The wounds that sing  (Jessica Kingsley). She is currently editing the series on Music and Spirituality for Peter Lang which includes her book, Experiencing Music-Restoring the Spiritual; Music as Wellbeing, the edited collection Queering Freedom: Music, Identity and Spirituality: Perspectives from Ten Countries and her autobiography Freedom Song: Faith, Abuse, Music and Spirituality: A Lived Experience. She founded MSW – Music, Spirituality and Wellbeing – an international network sharing expertise and experience in this area. http://mswinternational.org/She is a hymn writer with a collection published by Stainer and Bell of inclusive language and ecological hymns – A Rainbow to Heaven.   These are used internationally. She is an Anglican priest serving All Saints Church, Tooting, having also served in Winchester Cathedral. http://www.impulsemusic.co.uk/juneboyce-tillmanChloë Goodchild is an international singer, innovatory educator, author and founder of The Naked Voice (1990) and its UK Charitable Foundation (2004), dedicated to the realization of compassionate communication in all realms of human life. Deafness in childhood catalysed Chloë's deep encounter with her inner self, and began a lifetime's experiential research into the voice as a catalyst for personal evolution and global transformation.https://www.chloegoodchild.com/Support the show

Brian Tippett a retired Winchester University lecturer on literature talks to Alan Cosh about his talk to U3A in Petersfield about Charles Dicken's books to screen, and the life and background of this very interesting 19th century writer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Lucy Branch talks to Christine Charlesworth who specializes in figurative and portrait sculptures. She's an Elected member of the Society of Women Artists, and The Royal British Society of Sculptors. She was one of the Official Artists with BT from 2010 leading up to and including 2012 Olympics. In 2021 alone, she has completed public commissions for Greta Thurnberg for Winchester University, Dame Ethel Smyth, the English composer and member of the women's suffrage movement for Woking and, Emily Wilding Davison, in Epsom - the activist and suffragette. Join us and BE INSPIRED BY SCULPTURE. You can find images of Christine's work and a transcription of the interview at Sculpture Vulture Blog - SCULPTURE VULTURE Please support the show by buying one of, Lucy Branch's, novels about the dark side of the art world. Her 2021 New Release is Restoration Murder

Interviews with The Best Indie Artists and Music Business professionals all over the World. Sarah Rose (Sarah Rose Shawcross) is a Top Ten songwriter and musical artist whose influences include Imogen Heap, Kate Bush, Caroline Polachek and Sia. After collaborating on a variety of commercial projects (Angel City – Ministry of Sound, Long-View – 14th Floor/Warners, Flashbrothers – Sony/Direction, Kush – Hed Kandi, Lisa Scott-Lee – Steps, Jacob's Creek brand), Sarah is now releasing her own music as an independent artist. In 2019 Sarah performed at iconic London music venues the Bedford, Water Rats and Slaughtered Lamb, and in 2020 released her debut single, ‘Doing It for You' which received radio play and support from around the world. Her second single, ‘Don't Wanna Fight' reached Finalist position in the UK Songwriting Contest 2020, and ‘On My Page' was a Nominee for Europe in the Intercontinental Music Awards 2021. Sarah also lectures in popular music at Winchester University and is a mentor for the Ivors Academy and Help Musicians. Listen Sarah Rose last single "Break the Rules" on "STRANGER THINGS" Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3nYwH37

Today's episode is an interview with Dr Shireen Kassam, a Consultant Haematologist and Founder/Director of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK. We covered a range of topics including the importance of plant-based diets and cancer as well as important things to look out for in blood test results. We hope you enjoy the episode. Free consultation with High Carb Health: https://www.highcarbhealth.com/healthsurvey/ Shireen is a Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College Hospital, London with a specialist interest in the treatment of patients with lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). She is also passionate about promoting plant-based nutrition for the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases and for maintaining optimal health after treatment for cancer. She qualified as a medical doctor in 2000, initially training in general medicine, and gaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP; 2003). She then specialised in Haematology and achieved Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath; 2008). During training, she took time out to undertake a PhD (University of London, 2011). Her research investigated the role of selenium, an essential micronutrient, in sensitising cancer cells to chemotherapy. She was able to show that supra-nutritional doses of selenium could enhance the action of chemotherapy in the laboratory. She has published a number of peer-reviewed papers in the field of lymphoma. Shireen discovered the power of nutrition for the prevention and treatment of disease in 2013 and since then has been following a whole food plant-based diet. She has immersed herself in the science of nutrition and health and completed the eCornell certification in plant-based nutrition. In 2019 she became certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Physician by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine. She is also a certified CHIP (Complete Health Improvement Program) practitioner. Shireen founded Plant-based health professionals UK in 2017 in order to bring evidence-based education on plant-based nutrition to the UK. Since then she has been appointed as Visiting Professor of Plant-Based Nutrition at Winchester University where she has developed and facilitates the UK's only University-based CPD-accredited course on plant-based nutrition for healthcare professionals. In January 2021, Shireen co-founded and launched the UK's first CQC registered, online, multi-disciplinary, plant-based lifestyle medicine healthcare service, Plant Based Health Online. She is also a member of the Research Advisory Committee for the Vegan Society. Plant-Based Health Professionals UK: https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/

Welcome to episode 95 of The You4ia Health Podcast with founder of plant based health professionals UK and plant based health online, Dr Shireen Kassam.   In today's chat Shireen and I chat all things plant based nutrition, holistic health care and cancer prevention.   It was extremely insightful to listen to Shireen articulate what the research tells us about lifestyle intervention and reducing your cancer risk.   We take a deep dive into foods and habits that the WHO characterise as cancer causing or associated with increased cancer risk. Contrary to, what foods and lifestyle habits decrease risk of cancer development. You can get in contact with Shireen below: Instagram: @plantbasedhealthprofessionalsuk Websites: https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com https://plantbasedhealthonline.com   University course at Winchester University which is completely online. Accessible globally aimed at health professionals  https://www.winchester.ac.uk/study/further-study-options/short-courses/plant-based-nutrition/   Want to support the show? The single best thing that you can do to support the show is to subscribe and leave a review on the Apple Podcast app. It only takes a few seconds and it is greatly appreciated by me (Matt).   Happy listening friends.    

Today, we're discussing the Netflix original series, Dear White People! Based on the satirical dark comedy film of the same name, Dear White People uses the fictional Ivy League of Winchester University to explore race relations among the student body and America at large. With each episode focusing on the personal life and inner world of a different character, Dear White People attempts to explore ideologies, loyalties, and motivations in a complex way. So did the series succeed? Stay tuned!

When it comes to swanky guest lists it's hard to beat the roll call of visitors to Hampshire's Titchfield Abbey over the centuries. Henry V stopped off here en route for the campaign in France that inspired Shakespeare's famous St Crispin's Day speech. Later Henry VI married Margaret of Anjou here and Elizabeth I and Charles I were among the Tudor and Stuart monarchs to drop in for a visit. But Titchfield is not the only Hampshire location with strong royal connections. In fact, it has some serious competition from other Hampshire sites according to Dr Gabby Storey of Winchester University, who takes us on a royal tour around the county. Join us as we go from Titchfield Abbey to Odiham Castle, Romsey Abbey and Netley Abbey, revealing the royal links and fascinating history of each site. And after you have listened, why not create your own tour of these extraordinary places.On our website you will find more information about this episode including photographs, our fantastic show notes and a downloadable version of the transcript; visit our website by clicking here

2 de julio | Nueva YorkHola, maricoper. “Arrodíllate, blanco”.El podcast de La Wikly también está disponible en iTunes, Spotify y iVoox.Añade el podcast a tu plataforma favorita haciendo click en el botón “Listen in podcast app” que aparece justo debajo del reproductor.Apoya el proyecto periodístico independiente de La Wikly con una suscripción premium que incluye tres newsletters extra a la semana, acceso a nuestra comunidad privada de Discord y eventos exclusivos para los maricopers premium:Leer esta newsletter te llevará 12 minutos y 50 segundos.Tiene buena pinta este puppucino. Bienvenido a La Wikly.Lo importante: Tras cuatro años de Donald Trump y una división ideológica rampante, Estados Unidos vive una nueva edición descarnada de sus cíclicas guerras culturales. Esta vez, la palabra woke está en el centro de todo.Para la izquierda, woke es ser consciente de los privilegios de la clase opresora de cara a combatir las injusticias sistémicas que afligen a los desfavorecidos.Para la derecha, woke es una nueva religión progresista que pretende vetar a todos los que no se adecuen a sus dogmas de reivindicación socio-cultural.Para indagar en lo que de verdad ha traído lo woke a EE.UU., en esta newsletter queremos repasar la historia del término, ahondar en las críticas que desgranan sus peligros y ver cómo esos peligros están aterrizando en las aulas.Si no leíste nuestra newsletter de la semana pasada sobre la Teoría Crítica de la Raza, hazlo ahora porque es un buen contexto para todo lo que vamos a contar a partir de ahora.🌐 En el activismoEl concepto woke [despierto, en español] nace a mediados del siglo XIX, cuando una red de jóvenes abolicionistas llamada ‘Los muy despiertos’ empezó a protestar en casas de políticos en plena noche para pedir apoyo a la causa contra la esclavitud.La idea era propagar el mensaje y motivar a los jóvenes a despertarse uniéndose a las protestas.A lo largo del siglo XX, el término woke empezó a ganar connotaciones políticas, pasando a significar estar alerta o estar informado de posibles injusticias, especialmente contra los negros.Ya en el siglo XXI, la cantautora de soul Erykah Badu popularizó el concepto en su canción ‘Master Teacher’ en la que canta “I stay woke” [Me quedo despierta, en español].En 2012, el mismo año en el que el afroamericano de 17 años Trayvon Martin murió a manos de un policía, Badu publicó un tuit en solidaridad con la detención de varias integrantes del grupo de rock ruso Pussy Riot: “Stay Woke”[Quedaos despiertos, en español].El hashtag #StayWoke cogió fuerza a partir de entonces.En 2014, la muerte de Michael Brown a manos de un policía en Ferguson, Missouri, alentó el crecimiento del movimiento Black Lives Matter. Con ello, woke se convirtió en una consigna fija del activismo contra el racismo sistémico.Y en 2017, con las revelaciones sobre las agresiones sexuales del productor Harvey Weinstein, el nacimiento del movimiento #MeToo logró que lo woke también pasara a formar parte de la narrativa del nuevo feminismo.Es decir, lo woke pasó a tener una connotación que trascendía diferentes injusticias sistémicas sobre raza, género, y también, orientación sexual e identidad de género.Interseccionalidad, que llaman.Cada una de las ramas de lo woke ha ido desarrollando directrices a veces incuestionables. Directrices que a su vez han degenerado en la cultura de la cancelación.¿Te pones del lado de un policía que ha disparado a un afroamericano?Cancelado.¿Cuestionas la versión de la historia de una mujer que dice haber sido violada?Cancelado.En casos como los que plantean las hipótesis de arriba, la presunción de inocencia ha cedido ante la presión de grupo que ejerce el movimiento woke en multitud de ocasiones.Otros ejemplos tienen menos trascendencia, como cuando se criticó a Kim Kardashian por usar maquillaje que rozaba el blackface o como cuando se señaló a la película In the Heights por un reparto que carecía de suficientes actores afrolatinos.Lo woke ha dejado multitud de casos en los que una persona, generalmente famosa, es enviada al ostracismo por opiniones que la marabunta considera cuestionables —y que juegan en contra de los intereses por acabar con las injusticias.La cantidad de preceptos a los que adscribirse para estar woke y evitar la cancelación es enorme, de ahí que los mayores críticos hablen de dogmas casi religiosos que atentan contra la libertad de expresión.En julio de 2020, una encuesta nacional del grupo libertario Instituto Cato con YouGov vio que el 62 por ciento de los estadounidenses opinaba que el clima político les impidía decir cosas que creen porque otros podrían encontrarlas ofensivas. Casi un tercio (32 por ciento) de los estadounidenses preguntados decían que les preocupa perder oportunidades profesionales o perder su trabajo si se conocían sus opiniones políticas.Los votantes demócratas estaban menos preocupados (28 por ciento) que los republicanos (38 por ciento), aunque no son diferencias tan salvajes como en otros términos de la vida política de EE.UU.Negativo. Es de ahí que lo woke haya pasado en poco tiempo a convertirse en un término peyorativo usado por parte de los conservadores contra quienes ellos consideran woke.¿Pero qué problema tienen con lo woke sus mayores críticos?👩‍🎓 En la teoríaJames A. Lindsay, crítico cultural estadounidense y escritor del bestseller “Teorías cínicas”, explica que lo woke opera como una lente bajo la cual sus partidarios observan la realidad como consecuencia de la aplicación de políticas opresivas.Los fundamentos teórico-conceptuales del wokeismo se arraigan en la teoría crítica posmoderna, de la que se desprende la Teoría Crítica de la Raza (CRT), el feminismo interseccional y otras vertientes.Estas teorías parten de una concepción de la realidad que entiende la historia de la Humanidad bajo la premisa de la existencia de un grupo opresor y un grupo oprimido.Los académicos de la Teoría Crítica señalan que las instituciones sociales que forman parte de la cotidianidad están impregnadas por este sesgo.La ciencia, el lenguaje, las leyes o la educación son instituciones que reflejan ese mecanismo de opresión y ayudan a perpetuarlo.Lindsay afirma que esta corriente teórica pretende “romper nuestra relación con el conocimiento”, al criticar la objetividad de la ciencia y afirmar que la producción de conocimiento es un producto social sujeto a determinado contexto.Es decir, toda verdad asumida como tal en el campo de lo social puede ser puesta en duda si se considera, por ejemplo, que los cambios que ha registrado el contexto la han vuelto obsoleta.Por ejemplo, los estudios sociales que “probaban” que las mujeres eran intelectualmente menos aptas que los hombres quedaron obsoletos cuando las mujeres adquirieron derechos políticos y laborales.La crítica a esta corriente teórica también se extiende a los efectos concretos que pretende alcanzar en la sociedad. Lo que se conoce como justicia social crítica: la búsqueda proactiva de acabar con las desigualdades que se encuentran profundamente arraigadas en el entramado de las estructuras sociales.Lindsay, que se considera un enemigo acérrimo de la justicia social crítica, la compara con una creencia religiosa que requiere penitencia y evangelización.Durante las protestas por el asesinato de George Floyd, se hicieron virales vídeos en los que podía verse a hombres y mujeres blancos arrodillándose y disculpándose por las injusticias raciales:Cristopher Rufo, activista conservador estadounidense y autor de varios documentales, critica abiertamente al movimiento woke y a la CRT y acusa a los defensores de ambas corrientes de anti-EE.UU.A Rufo le preocupa cómo las instituciones de administración pública y la burocracia estatal cada vez asimilan en mayor magnitud los ideales woke, así como la creciente influencia del gobierno federal en el día a día de sus ciudadanos.La CRT, dice Rufo, ha “invadido todos los aspectos del gobierno federal" y representa "una amenaza existencial para Estados Unidos".Estos críticos defienden la igualdad en lugar de la equidad. Según ellos, la primera significa igualdad de trato bajo la ley para todos los estadounidenses, mientras que la segunda implica discriminación basada en la raza —pero contra los blancos.Y que llevar ese discurso a las aulas puede ser inmensamente problemático.🏫 En las escuelasRufo y los cercanos a él alegan que el wokeismo contamina desde hace años los campus de las universidades y las aulas de las escuelas. Y no hay nada más divisorio en EE.UU. que algo que repercuta a los más jóvenes.En los campus de las universidades, existen infinidad de casos en los que estudiantes e incluso miembros del profesorado se han manifestado para impedir la ponencia de comentaristas conservadores como Ben Shapiro o Ann Coulter.En las aulas de las escuelas, el problema es más complejo. Asociaciones de padres y activistas y medios conservadores llevan tiempo poniendo el foco en casos en los que el wokeismo se ha colado en el programa de estudios de niños y adolescentes.Es en el contexto de los colegios donde entra la Teoría Crítica de la Raza (CRT) de la que hablamos la semana pasada. En este caso, preferimos hablar de wokeismo porque el significado de CRT se ha desvirtuado por completo.La CRT es un marco teórico, mientras que el wokeismo recoge una serie de tendencias sociales, políticas y culturales progresistas que, según sus críticos, han degenerado de forma irreversible.Y aunque es cierto que muchas críticas suelen sacar de contexto programas curriculares o definiciones ambiguas de equidad, justicia y racismo sistémico, hay ejemplos que retratan bien de dónde nacen las preocupaciones:En Cupertino, California, una escuela primaria pidió a sus alumnos de 9 años que deconstruyeran sus identidades raciales y de género y se ordenaran en un ranking según “su poder y privilegio”.Durante una clase de matemáticas, un profesor explicó a sus alumnos que viven en una “cultura dominante” de “blancos de clase media, cisgénero, con estudios, cristianos y angloparlantes” que “han creado y mantienen” esa cultura para mantenerse en el poder.Es del libro: ‘Este libro es antirracista’.En Illinois, la Junta de Educación propuso nuevas reglas para la formación de profesores incluye partes que citan posibles prejuicios que los profesores deberían tener en cuenta (racismo, homofobia, Eurocentrismo).Además, los profesores “deben entender que hay sistemas en nuestra sociedad, especialmente, pero no limitados, a nuestro sistema escolar que crean y refuerzan inequidades, por tanto creando condiciones opresivas. Los educadores trabajan activamente contra esos sistemas en su trabajo diario en instituciones educacionales”.Y en Las Vegas, Nevada, una demanda alega que los alumnos tenían que pasar un curso en el que les requerían revelar su raza, género, orientación sexual y discapacidades para determinar qué tipo de privilegio o de opresión estaban adscritos a esas identidades.La misma clase tildaba de opresoras a instituciones como la familia y la religión.Existen montones de otros ejemplos que hemos visto en medios conservadores que no pasan un test rápido de fact-check, bien porque están faltos de contexto (como un borrador del programa de estudios en Minnesota), bien porque son falsos (como las clases avanzadas de matemáticas en Virginia).Otros, como el controvertido debate en torno al ‘The 1619 Project’ de The New York Times, daría para una newsletter aparte.Spoiler: hay serios problemas con ese multireportaje sobre la esclavitud que ha sido duramente criticado por historiadores.En conclusión, el wokeismo no tiene visos de destruir EE.UU. o de contaminar para siempre las mentes de los más pequeños, pero sí existen tendencias problemáticas sobre las que la izquierda tendrá que hacer autocrítica tarde o temprano.Salvo que degenere a los niveles que la derecha teme —o quiere temer.¿Desea saber más? El periodista conservador Rod Dreher tiene un extenso artículo sobre por qué los conservadores temen al wokeismo (aunque algunos argumentos se desmontan fácilmente con un fact-check). El columnista David Brooks respondió a ese artículo con un punto de vista más optimista al respecto.🎬 Una recomendaciónCon la colaboración de FilminDear White People es una película estadounidense de 2015 dirigida por Justin Simien. Ganó el Premio Especial del Jurado en el Festival de Sundance y catapultó a Tessa Thompson a la primera plana de Hollywood.Es posible que la carrera de Thompson, con apariciones en Thor: Ragnarok, Creed y la serie Westworld, no hubiera llegado a este punto sin el impulso que le dio este largometraje.La película sigue la pista de varios estudiantes afroamericanos en la ficticia Winchester University, una universidad de prestigio dominada por estudiantes blancos. Cuando Sam (Thompson) empieza a criticar las tendencias racistas de otros estudiantes en su programa de radio, se desencadenan tensiones que sacan a la luz los prejuicios del alumnado.Incluyendo una fiesta blackface que ilustra bien lo que se ha visto en multitud de escándalos políticos en EE.UU. a lo largo de los últimos años.Mi cita fav de Sam: “Salir con una persona negra solo para sacar de quicio a tus padres es una forma de racismo”.Pese a que Simien la escribió años antes, Dear White People se estrenó en un momento clave: después de la muerte de Michael Brown durante la presidencia de Barack Obama; la supuesta era postracial de EE.UU.Es a través del humor negro y la sátira que el filme hurga en la herida de ese salto que no se ha dado, retratando las marcas de resentimiento que siguen presentes en la sociedad estadounidense y en el supuesto progresismo de instituciones donde las mismas injusticias, los mismos agravios, siguen existiendo. Dear White People está disponible en Filmin.🥊 Un vídeo para ir con HasbullaHasbulla Magomedov es un joven ruso de 18 años con un síndrome no especificado que le hace parecer un niño de 5 años. Empezó a ganar presencia internacional cuando empezó a colaborar con el luchador checheno de artes marciales mixtas Asxab Tamaev.En los círculos rusos, ya era algo famoso por su parecido con el luchador de artes marciales mixtas ruso Kabib Nurmagomedov.Ahora mismo, es imposible no encontrarse a Hasbulla por todas partes, ya sea por sus vlogs o sus interacciones con monos:Los orígenes de Hasbullah no están claros. Una de las cuentas de Instagram que lleva su nombre tiene contenido desde noviembre de 2020 y casi 500.000 seguidores. La oficial solo tiene publicaciones desde hace dos meses y acumula más de 2 millones de seguidores.El primer vídeo de Tamaev con el bloguero Hasbulla es del pasado noviembre y tiene más de 8 millones de visualizaciones en YouTube, con diferencia el vídeo más visto de Tamaev hasta entonces.La cuenta de Instagram de Hasbulla enlazada en ese vídeo está suspendida, pero hasta ese momento acumulaba más de 400.000 seguidores y contaba con más de 150 publicaciones, según se ve en el propio vídeo.Creo que esa es la razón por la que ahora existen TANTAS cuentas diferentes de Hasbulla. Es gente aprovechándose de su contenido previo ahora suspendido.De ahí que la cuenta oficial solo tenga contenido desde el pasado mayo y poco que ver con lo que se hace viral en Twitter, TikTok e Instagram desde hace meses.Pero volviendo al vídeo de arriba. El asunto es que Tamaev ejerció de mediador de una pelea entre Hasbulla y el cantante tayiko Abdu Rozik. Supuestamente, ese pelea se celebró el pasado mes de mayo.Rozik también tiene 17 años pese a que parece más joven. Sufrió raquitismo cuando era pequeño.De esa pelea no se sabe mucho, ni siquiera si ha tenido lugar, pero de la relación entre Tamaev y Hasbulla sí podemos sacar algunas conclusiones: la cosa no va bien.Tamaev publicó un vídeo en YouTube hace unos días en el que se defendía de las críticas de pagarle demasiado poco a Hasbulla pese a que el chaval le ha generado contenido MUY viral.Amén de vídeos y publicaciones con cientos de miles de visualizaciones y me gusta.No sabría deciros bien qué es lo que ha pasado porque nadie está hablando de este asunto en inglés o español, y YouTube no traduce especialmente bien el ruso, así que cualquier ayuda es bienvenida porque es puro salseo. ¡Equipo de investigación!Mientras tanto, más Hasbulla content:Hasta la semana que viene, This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.lawikly.com/subscribe

Prof Guy Claxton is Emeritus Professor at Winchester University and Visiting Professor of Education at King's College London. He has previously taught and researched at Oxford University, Bristol University and the University of London Institute of Education. An internationally renowned cognitive scientist, Guy s books include Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind; Wise Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning; The Wayward Mind; and Intelligence in the Flesh. Recent books in education include What's the Point of School?; Building Learning Power; and with Bill Lucas and others, New Kinds of Smart, The Learning Powered School; and Educating Ruby. Guy's Building Learning Power approach to teaching is widely used in all kinds of schools across the UK, as well as in Poland, Dubai, Indonesia, India, China, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Brazil and Argentina. The Naylor's Natter review: Guy Claxton speaks here with the authentic voice of a teacher and the knowledge of an esteemed academic. In this book , he presents the case for nuance and against the simple mindedness that is holding back education. As an avid reader of education books, I have noted the drift towards surface understanding and selective application of educational research. I have witnessed a cavalier attitude towards certain academic research being accepted as received wisdom ,whilst other types dismissed as folk tales produced by snake oil purveyors. The research and evidence movement risks becoming a parody of itself. Sweeping away edu myths whilst simultaneously creating its own through lethal mutations of Direct Instruction, cognitive load theory, retrieval practice and knowledge rich curriculum. Claxton presents a balanced , well-researched and up to date vision for the future of teaching . The middle ground may not be popular , nuance may well not sell out conferences but this pragmatic and accurate model of the future of education is well worth your time and money

Union leaders have criticised Winchester University's decision to unveil a £24,000 statue of climate activist Great Thunberg – following cuts to staff numbers and library services. The university revealed it had commissioned a £23,760 bronze of in Greta Thunberg 2019. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/angrybritishconservative/message

What was life like for women in Emperor Nero's court? This knotty issue is just one of the preoccupations of Carey Fleiner, senior lecturer in Classical and Early Medieval studies at the University of Winchester. In this episode Dr Fleiner talks to Ingrid Tofteng about Nero's wives, Pompeii and the Vesuvius eruption of 1944-and how the influence of the Roman Empire has reached down through the centuries. Along the way we hear about Carey's work behind the scenes at the British Museum and the joy of living in Winchester, where echoes of the Roman world lie just beyond her back door.This episode was  first recorded by students of Cultural Heritage and Resource Management masters course in coordination with the University of Winchester for Heritage Open Days 2020, and has been re-edited specially for us as a podcast.For more information, including show notes and a transcript, please visit our website: https://www.winchesterheritageopendays.org/hampshire-histbites-episodes

In this episode of Veggie Doctor Radio, I have a conversation with Dr. Laura Freeman about her journey into plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine.    About featured guest: Dr. Laura Freeman obtained her Medical Degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2006. She completed her vocational training in General Practice in Manchester in 2011. Between May 2012 and May 2019, after attaining full accreditation from the Medical Council of Canada, Dr. Freeman ran her own Family Medicine practice in midtown Toronto, taught medical students at the University of Toronto and worked with the MedicalCouncil of Canada as an examiner for International Medical Graduates.   Both within and outside of her General Practice, Dr. Freeman has developed a strong interest for plant based nutrition and optimising health through lifestyle choices. In 2019, Dr. Freeman became a diplomat of the International Board for Lifestyle Medicine. In her position as Medical Director for Plant-Based Health Online, she leads a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals in a first of its kind, online plant-based healthcare service.   Her focus is putting her passion in Lifestyle Medicine into practice for her patients and watching the incredible success of their lifestyle interventions.  Dr. Freeman has been commended by her colleagues and patients alike for her unwavering calm and kind demeanour, her compassion and care for her patients as well as her sound clinical knowledge, skill and judgment. Her patients have endorsed her input for optimising their diet, prescribing individualised exercise prescriptions, stress management and improving sleep habits.   Dr. Laura Freeman also certified as a CHIP (Complete Health Improvement Program) Practitioner. She is also on the advisory board for Plant Based Health Professionals UK and is a course tutor for the UK’s first ever online plant based nutrition course at Winchester University. She runs regular health workshops and ‘Walk with a Doc’ walking groups in her community.    DR. LAURA FREEMAM https://plantbasedhealthonline.com https://instagram.com/plantbased_healthonline/ https://instagram.com/drlaurafreeman/         Disclaimer: The information on this blog, website and podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace careful evaluation and treatment. If you have concerns about your or your child’s eating, nutrition or growth, consult a doctor.     I have an affiliate partnership with Splendid Spoon where you can get $25 off your first order if you want to give it a try! Splendid spoon offers pre-made smoothies, juice shots and delicious bowls that require no preparation besides heating up!  https://splendidspoon.z724.net/c/2360827/774963/9621    Shop my favorite things doctoryami.com/shop   Please support my work, become a Patreon https://patreon.com/thedoctoryami   Mentions: Plant Based Health Online: https://plantbasedhealthonline.com A Parent’s Guide to Intuitive Eating: How to Raise Kids Who Love to Eat Healthy by Dr. Yami   Leave an 'Amazon Review'   MORE LISTENING OPTIONS Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/vdritunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/vdrspotify   NEWSLETTER SIGN UP https://doctoryami.com/signup OR Text 'FIBER' to 668-66     FIND ME AT Doctoryami.com Instagram.com/thedoctoryami Facebook.com/thedoctoryami Veggiefitkids.com         * * * * MORE FROM ME Read - http://veggiefitkids.com/blog Listen: http://bit.ly/vdrpodcast Watch - http://bit.ly/vfkvideos TEDx Talk - http://bit.ly/DOCTORYAMITEDX   * * * *   Questions? Email me: Yami@doctoryami.com

Anna is joined by a panel of experts and activists including: Author & Presenter, Professor David Olusoga, Professor Andrew Knight, Faculty of Health & Wellbeing at Winchester University, Julie from The Alliance Against Greyhound Racing, and Finance expert and greyhound rescuer, Sarah Pennells to discuss why signing the petition to #BanGreyhoundRacing is so important. Discussing why the industry is cruel and outdated, the episode highlights veterinary evidence that concurs that Greyhounds are treated as livestock and that the welfare of racing greyhounds is not adequately protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests:Richard Cheetham MBE, senior fellow at Winchester University and Derek O'Riordan, Coaching Partnership Manager at Sport ScotlandThe team pick out the key takeaways from each piece of great content and say how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.This week's content:Feedback for coaches: Who coaches the coach? - Nash et al., (2016)Coaches’ perceived pitfalls in delivering psychological skills training to high-level youth athletes in fencing and football – Fedderson et al., (2020)SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSEDThe High Performance Podcast – Frank Lampard with Jake Humphrey and Damien HughesThe Learner Lab – Emotions, Learning and Resilience - with Susan David and Marc BrackettA Communal Language for Decision Making in Team Invasion Sports – Ashford, Abraham & Poolton. (2020)

Shireen is a Consultant Haematologist at King's College Hospital, London, specialising in the care of people with lymphoma and other haematological cancers. Additionally, Shireen is the founder and director of the non-profit organisation Plant-Based Health Professionals, UK, whose mission is to provide evidence-based education to health professionals and the general public on plant-based nutrition and other lifestyle interventions for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.Shireen is also a visiting Professor at Winchester University, where she runs the UK's first University-based course on plant-based nutrition. One busy lady! In this conversation we discuss:• Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, their mission and advocacy work • The University of Winchester Nutrition Course for health professionals, which she spearheaded • The latest nutrition guidelines from the American Cancer Society• Socioeconomic determinants of health• Food Justice Issues• Shireen's brilliant weekly plant-based nutrition news on Medium and social media.

In this episode I spoke with Shireen & Leila who are both Plant Based Health Professionals about the importance of a whole food plant based diet for human health and planetary health. To find out more about how you can join and support the plant based health professionals click this link. https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/Shireen Kassam MBBS, FRCPATH, PHD, DipIBLMShireen is a Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College Hospital, London with a specialist interest in the treatment of patients with lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). She is also passionate about promoting plant-based nutrition for the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases and for maintaining optimal health after treatment for cancer.She qualified as a medical doctor in 2000, initially training in general medicine, and gaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP; 2003). She then specialised in Haematology and achieved Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath; 2008). During training, she took time out to undertake a PhD (University of London, 2011). Her research investigated the role of selenium, an essential micronutrient, in sensitising cancer cells to chemotherapy. She was able to show that supra-nutritional doses of selenium could enhance the action of chemotherapy in the laboratory. She has published a number of peer-reviewed papers in the field of lymphoma.Shireen discovered the power of nutrition for the prevention and treatment of disease in 2013 and since then has been following a whole food plant-based diet. She has immersed herself in the science of nutrition and health, reading scientific papers and books, attending nutrition conferences and completing recognised continuing professional development activities to keep up to date in the field. She has completed the eCornell certification in plant-based nutrition and in 2019 she became certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Physician by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine. With her medical and scientific training, Shireen is uniquely placed to interpret nutritional data and incorporate the latest findings into daily medical practice.Shireen founded Plant-based health professionals UK in 2017. Since then she has been appointed as Visiting Professor of Plant-Based Nutrition at Winchester University with the aim of producing high quality educational material and courses. She is also a member of the Research Advisory Committee for the Vegan Society.Leila Dehghan, MD, MSc (Nutr), AfNLeila is a doctor turned plant-based nutritionist and personal trainer. She received her medical degree from the University of Vienna and worked as a doctor in the UK before quitting because of her severe migraines. Her personal experience overcoming health challenges through diet shifted her professional interests to focusing on the power of nutrition. After earning eCornell’s Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate and transitioning to a whole food plant-based diet herself, she decided to obtain a master’s degree in Clinical and Public Health Nutrition from the University College of London. As a registered associate nutritionist with a deep understanding of the relationship between diet and health, Dr. Dehghan helps others optimise their well-being, manage their weight, and prevent or recover from lifestyle diseases. You can contact her via her public Facebook page or email: leila_dehghanzaklaki@yahoo.com. Leila is happy to travel anywhere in the UK if travel expenses are covered. Her areas of interest include: sports nutrition, all aspects of a plant-based nutrition, habit coaching for better health.Join our online training program and bring structure back into you training. When you sign up to our 4 week program you will receive where you will receive: 4 Weeks fitness programming Nutritional Guides & RecipesMindset Guide Click this link to find out more https://www.activevegans.co.uk/onlineprogramI hope you enjoy this podcast, if you did please like, share and subscribe. Thanks Connor

In this episode I spoke with Shireen & Leila who are both Plant Based Health Professionals about the importance of a whole food plant based diet for human health and planetary health. To find out more about how you can join and support the plant based health professionals click this link. https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/Shireen Kassam MBBS, FRCPATH, PHD, DipIBLMShireen is a Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College Hospital, London with a specialist interest in the treatment of patients with lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). She is also passionate about promoting plant-based nutrition for the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases and for maintaining optimal health after treatment for cancer.She qualified as a medical doctor in 2000, initially training in general medicine, and gaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP; 2003). She then specialised in Haematology and achieved Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath; 2008). During training, she took time out to undertake a PhD (University of London, 2011). Her research investigated the role of selenium, an essential micronutrient, in sensitising cancer cells to chemotherapy. She was able to show that supra-nutritional doses of selenium could enhance the action of chemotherapy in the laboratory. She has published a number of peer-reviewed papers in the field of lymphoma.Shireen discovered the power of nutrition for the prevention and treatment of disease in 2013 and since then has been following a whole food plant-based diet. She has immersed herself in the science of nutrition and health, reading scientific papers and books, attending nutrition conferences and completing recognised continuing professional development activities to keep up to date in the field. She has completed the eCornell certification in plant-based nutrition and in 2019 she became certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Physician by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine. With her medical and scientific training, Shireen is uniquely placed to interpret nutritional data and incorporate the latest findings into daily medical practice.Shireen founded Plant-based health professionals UK in 2017. Since then she has been appointed as Visiting Professor of Plant-Based Nutrition at Winchester University with the aim of producing high quality educational material and courses. She is also a member of the Research Advisory Committee for the Vegan Society.Leila Dehghan, MD, MSc (Nutr), AfNLeila is a doctor turned plant-based nutritionist and personal trainer. She received her medical degree from the University of Vienna and worked as a doctor in the UK before quitting because of her severe migraines. Her personal experience overcoming health challenges through diet shifted her professional interests to focusing on the power of nutrition. After earning eCornell’s Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate and transitioning to a whole food plant-based diet herself, she decided to obtain a master’s degree in Clinical and Public Health Nutrition from the University College of London. As a registered associate nutritionist with a deep understanding of the relationship between diet and health, Dr. Dehghan helps others optimise their well-being, manage their weight, and prevent or recover from lifestyle diseases. You can contact her via her public Facebook page or email: leila_dehghanzaklaki@yahoo.com. Leila is happy to travel anywhere in the UK if travel expenses are covered. Her areas of interest include: sports nutrition, all aspects of a plant-based nutrition, habit coaching for better health.Join our online training program and bring structure back into you training. When you sign up to our 4 week program you will receive where you will receive: 4 Weeks fitness programming Nutritional Guides & RecipesMindset Guide Click this link to find out more https://www.activevegans.co.uk/onlineprogramI hope you enjoy this podcast, if you did please like, share and subscribe. Thanks Connor

Samuel Wilde shares about him growing up in rural England and being shaped by his parents. He reveals the route to his career in theatre design and the process of designing Fly High and The Life Span of a Fact. Plus... why theatre isn't important? Samuel Wilde is an emerging set, costume and puppetry designer, he was the 2016/17 Laboratory Set and Costume Designer at Nuffield Theatres, Southampton and trained in Theatre Design at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduating with an MA in 2015. He is an associate Lecturer at Derby University and studied Drama Studies at Winchester University. Beyond the Stage: A Learning & Engagement Podcast The Beyond the Stage podcast is brought to you by the Learning & Engagement team at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The podcast aims to inspire and inform young people and professionals to pursue and learn about the arts, igniting conversation amongst industry peers. The programme focuses on Arts Education, Careers, Community & Access and Professional development. Recorded at: The Loft Rehearsal Room – Havelock II Presented by: Paul Adams, Learning & Engagement Manager Produced by: SRT Learning & Engagement Music: "Quirky Moment” from Purple Planet

Today we will talk about climate change with Prof. Andrew Knight who is a rediculously busy bloke from Winchester University. Listen to our podcast and learn about how climate change is effected by livestock and majorly how climate change affects livestock and wild animals like polar bears. Yours, Aimée & Anette --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aimee-lieberum/message

The Man of La Mancha Pre Performance Talk, recorded live at the London Coliseum The speakers are: Prof. Millie Taylor, Professor of Musical Theatre at Winchester University and Prof. Jonathan Thacker, King Alfonso XIII Professor of Spanish Studies at the University of Oxford. Recorded live on 4 April 2019. Find out more about ENO's pre-performance talks on our website: www.eno.org/talks

The much anticipated and long awaited podcast where Rusty gets to share some magic with Richard Cheetham, distinguished professor of Winchester University. This one will be fun!

In this episode, I am excited to have Demetria Johnson on to talk about diversity and evolving the talent pool. Demetria Johnson is a diversity professional with expertise in global and U.S. diversity and inclusion initiatives, women's initiatives, and talent strategy. As a pioneer in the legal community, she has served in numerous leadership roles with notable legal organizations such as The Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals, NALP, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and Washington Area Legal Administrators Association. She is a frequent speaker at conferences focused on women's initiatives, mentoring, leadership, and professional development. Topics Covered How she found herself in this line of work, and how she attributes her success to her natural people skills. She also talks on what lens she has to look through when it comes to diversity and inclusion with law firms. What is diversity tax/tokenism within law firms, and how this can be seen as covert racism or doing the bare minimum to seem inclusive is insensitive. She also offers strategies or tools that diverse attorneys can do to "find their sea legs." She touches on her perspective of the culture of diversity and inclusion, and how well-being and a sense of belonging stem from allowing others to speak without fear of shame or feeling like their voice matters less. What evolving the talent pool looks like, and how to start having that conversation in a larger scale to redefine one of the least racially diverse professions in the nation. Find out more and connect with Demetria at: Twitter LinkedIn     Questions? Comments? Email Jeena! hello@jeenacho.com. You can also connect with Jeena on Twitter: @Jeena_Cho For more information, visit: jeenacho.com Order The Anxious Lawyer book — Available in hardcover, Kindle and Audible Find Your Ease: Retreat for Lawyers I'm creating a retreat that will provide a perfect gift of relaxation and rejuvenation with an intimate group of lawyers. Interested? Please complete this form: https://jeena3.typeform.com/to/VXfIXq MINDFUL PAUSE: Bite-Sized Practices for Cultivating More Joy and Focus 31-day program. Spend just 6 minutes every day to practice mindfulness and meditation. Decrease stress/anxiety, increase focus and concentration. Interested? http://jeenacho.com/mindful-pause/ Transcript Demetria Johnson: [00:00:00] In an environment where you are again trying to find your fit for lawyers of color, it's much harder than it is for their non-diverse counterparts. Diversity is not only my vocation, it's my avocation. Intro: [00:00:19] Welcome to The Resilient Lawyer podcast. In this podcast, we have meaningful, in-depth conversations with lawyers, entrepreneurs, and change agents. We offer tools and strategies for creating a more joyful and satisfying life. And now your host, Jeena Cho. Jeena Cho: [00:00:42] Hello my friends, thanks for being with me today. In this episode, I'm so happy to have Demetria Johnson. She is a diversity professional with expertise and global and U.S. diversity and inclusion initiatives, women's initiatives, and talent strategy. As a pioneer in the legal community, she has served in many leadership roles with notable legal organizations such as The Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals, NALP, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and Washington Area Legal Administrations Associations. She is a frequent speaker at conferences focused on women's initiatives, mentoring leaderships, and professional development. Demetria, thank you so much for being with me today. I really appreciate you taking the time. Demetria Johnson: [00:01:29] Jeena, thank you so much for having me. It's an honor and a privilege to be able to share this podcast and share this space with you and your audience from The Resilient Lawyer, so thank you. Jeena Cho: [00:01:43] Thank you. So maybe we can start by having you give us a 30-second introduction of who you are and what you do. Demetria Johnson: [00:01:51] Sure. So as you said so eloquently in my bio, I am a diversity and talent strategist who has had the good fortune to share that space with global and U.S. expertise for several different law firms. So I find myself as a change agent, a thought leader, and an advocate for the members of the diversity arena and under-represented groups here and abroad. Jeena Cho: [00:02:32] How did you come to do this work? What's your background? Demetria Johnson: [00:02:35] My background actually started in the customer service area many, many moons ago. And through that, people skills is something that I've always had such a knack for. From the early days of being a lifeguard to working in customer service for county government, and then going into the financial area. And while I was working for a bank, I had the opportunity to join a law firm. It's now one of the Top AmLaw 100 Law Firms. And that experience, I started at the ground up. So I left the financial market to try something different, and because of my experience it seemed to work well with my personality and my background in customer service, and I jumped right in and had a knack for it. And I think it's more of my personality as a type A person that I worked well with lawyers. So that's how it evolved organically, and then through that I got more and more experience. And working with the lawyers that I work with, I found myself being engaged with the diversity market. So that's how I became a diversity professional as well. Jeena Cho: [00:04:13] Great. I always think it's such huge shoes to fill, whenever you are the director of diversity and inclusion for a firm with hundreds and hundreds of different people who are all going to come to the table with different perspectives, different life experiences. So when you think about diversity and inclusion in the context of law firms, what's the lens that you come to that role with? Demetria Johnson: [00:04:47] As I said, I think most (well myself and my own opinion, for me and I would also say for a lot of my peers) come to it as a thought leader, an innovator, a change agent, and a champion; a champion in this mindset that champion that you're fighting for, those people of under-represented groups, people who don't have a voice. I say also, because at this time many of us are currently operating from a place of fear, and fear bringing our authentic self to work, in our personal life, fear seeking our full potential, and fear of the unknown. So I think that as we as diversity professionals are somewhat being known as again as those champions, or those who often at times are seen as the minority within the organizations that they're working. Jeena Cho: [00:05:59] Can you tell us a little bit about a diversity tax or tokenisms within law firms. I guess to start, what do you mean by diversity tax or tokenism? Demetria Johnson: [00:06:13] Sure. So recently, I presented with a couple of my colleagues, one who's in professional development and someone else who worked within law schools. And we did a presentation at the NALP Diversity Summit, and it was called "Don't Ask me to be Your Poster Child." And we came up with that because of the factor when you're looking at, we put it as sort of a true poster. When you have diverse associates who will let us use their photos over and over again on the website and brochures or will meet every diverse recruiting candidate. They'll also attend every diversity event, lead affinity groups, mentor other diverse lawyers, and be everything to everyone. So for example, the true definition as I say of tokenism is the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to do a particular thing, especially by recruiting a small number of people from under-represented groups. So it's otherwise known as covert racism, so it's defined as ambiguous because the perpetrator's actions are very indirect and often expressed through innuendos. And this was recently described by Haiku Hansen in a Huffington blog, and one of the other things that I've seen as it relates to what we see today (not only in law firms but also in the media) and Netflix I think does a good job of bringing to the forefront, biases in every day. Whether it's in your workplace, in your neighborhoods, in your communities or wherever. But Netflix released an original series "Dear White People." I don't know if you've seen that, where it's based on the acclaimed film of the same name. So this original series follows a group of students of color at Winchester University, and it's a predominantly white Ivy League college. And the students are faced with the landscape of cultural bias, social injustice, and misguided activism. And they take this through a slippery politics and sort of through an absurdist lens. [00:08:32] And the series' irony and self-deprivation provide brutal honesty and humor to highlight these issues. So as I was watching the second season, and within the first episode of that second season they had a clip, it was in the first 45 seconds I think of the second season. In that first episode where they were gathering the new incoming class to take a photo, and as the photographer gathered everyone together he made sure that he put the minority students (which were one or two) and the one student who had a disability in the front, to showcase and make it seem as though this white Ivy League school was very inclusive of diversity and culturally sensitive to that. However, as you went through that episode, later in the episode they showed where the white fraternity was hosting a blackface party. So it's sort of two-fold and how we look at today's post-racial society. Again, that's how I talk about the work that I do. You know, I reflect often on a workshop that was a huge "aha moment" for me, and it was conducted by Steven Young, who's a senior partner at InSight education systems and an author on micro-inequities and the power of small. And Steven provided the attendees at this workshop with the skills and techniques that could be used to improve the quality and productivity of daily interaction in the workplace and in law school environments. And in turn, it measurably raised diversity performance. So the workshop focused on the importance of analyzing the impact of underlying messages, which were showcased in this Netflix series, as well as through diversity tax at firms. [00:10:42] So some of this is called micro-messaging, as a part of any diversity inclusion initiative. He stressed that professionals should never underestimate the power of small, and the significant impact the small has on the commitment of performance and success of those around us. So we look at micro-messaging are the key to unlocking or shutting down potential, micro-advantages are positive micro-messages that have the power to unlock potential, while micro-inequities are negative micro-messages that have the power to shut down potential. So when we look at how all of this is played out in law firms, these taxes that we put on our diverse, LGBTQ, as well as the lawyers who have disabilities. We're doing this on a day-to-day basis; we're asking them to be our face and our brand ambassadors for activities. And you're especially seeing it more and more on new hires and new associates because they're the ones that are looking to get their "sea legs" more or less within the time they joined firms. So we presented this at this workshop, and we asked our peers to really think about how they, in turn, could turn this around within their organizations and look at ways to turn the tax into a reward. And think about how it can benefit the diverse lawyers, instead of creating problems for them down the road. Jeena Cho: [00:12:30] Yeah, and it seems like this problem is so multi-faceted because they're offering the tools and support for the diverse lawyers within a law firm, but also helping people within the law firm see that this is something that is happening. And I think sometimes you're just resistant to even acknowledging that this is what's happening. So what were some of the strategies that you offered or what are some of the tools or things that diverse attorneys themselves can do, so that they can find their sea legs as you put it? Demetria Johnson: [00:13:11] Sure. It's looking at giving credit hours and providing sponsorships, including opportunities and acknowledging and appreciating the work that they're doing. So for diverse attorneys, it's also seeking feedback from the individuals that they're working for. Everybody likes to be acknowledged for the work that they're doing, correct? So we want to make sure that they're out there seeking feedback that they need because, in an environment where you are again trying to find your fit in it (and especially in big law and for lawyers of color), it's much harder than it is for their non-diverse counterparts. So seeking sponsorships and we talked about seeking mentoring from the individuals within your practice groups, being inclusive; because diversity is not just counting, it's a culture. And finding a firm that matches the culture that you have, and being your own advocate as important as well. So if you're going to attend these events, make it to your benefit when you do it. So for instance, if the firm comes to you and wants you to participate in a recruiting event, ensure that it's your school that you're going to, to participate in. That way, you can help with the recruitment of individuals from your school or from your association, whether to be BALSA, APALSA, or OUTLAW. Find out what your affinity group is, and use it to your advantage in those ways. Jeena Cho: [00:15:09] Yeah, I think that's such a great suggestion. How about for the firm in general? So for everybody else at the law firm, what can they do to make their law firm a more inclusive place? What can they do to be as you said "champions," which I really love. I tend to just call them allies, but for the lawyers within the firm that are kind of looking around saying, hey I think we have a diversity and inclusion problem here. What can we do to make this place more inclusive, where people can truly feel that they can be home and feel that they can be free to be their authentic selves? Demetria Johnson: [00:15:50] Right, I think that's so true. It's important to have a culture where people can be their authentic self. And so I use that term before like you said, champion because you want to create that environment. So I feel where people can do that is to really sit back and listen. Because as Brene Myers said when I was working at a firm a few years ago, we were conducting an unconscious bias program and it was for all lawyers. And the first session of this training started with the leadership because it was important to start from the top down. And your champions, especially when you look at the leadership, leadership is going to be majority white in these major law firms. [00:16:49] So the one message that she tried to hone in and resonate with them is no shame, blame, nor heart attack when you have these conversations. And if you can start and get people to understand that everybody has a say, everybody has an opinion, you can bring more people to the conversation. And I say that because I try to live that also, you know diversity is not only my vocation it's my avocation as well, being a woman of color. So I say that in my everyday life; when I conduct conversations with people in my community, with people in my family, and with my friends. For instance, if I have a different view or belief of someone else, and someone will say to me, well how can you be friends with this person and they have a totally different view of what you do for your vocation? And I say, but that's the reason why; because everybody has a right to their own opinion and a voice to say what they want to say. So how can I stifle that opinion or their voice? I have to be someone who is not judge and jury, but someone who can listen to them. And if we all would open up and just sit and listen and utilize our listening skills... [00:18:33] As my good friend and colleague Kori Carew said on her podcast with you the other day, if we would invoke those listening skills and a sense of grace, we would be in a much better place. Even within our own communities, but also within law firms. Because oftentimes we're not listening to what people are saying and having open and meaningful conversations and communications. And I think that's where you bring champions in. Because after we had our unconscious bias training program, people were having more difficult conversations amongst themselves and in the room, because they felt that there was no shame, blame, or attack being held during that time. Jeena Cho: [00:19:31] Yeah, I really love that; No shame, blame, or attack. You know I find that it's one thing to say I'm going to show up to this conversation, and I'm going to show up with no shame, blame, or attack, and then the person just said something, right? I had this happen recently where I was interviewing someone, and I said, "I'm noticing that your entire team is white, male, and I want to know what your company policy is on diversity and inclusion." And he said, well diversity and inclusion are certainly important to us, but we're not going to lower our standards in hiring. And I felt so... I'm telling you this story now and I'm just feeling so angry. It makes my stomach turn and I just feel so angry, and I wanted to be like, "How dare you, how dare you say that!" But of course I have to keep my calm, and I just get so tired. And I'm sure you must have that sensation too, so thoughts on showing up and having that be your practice or your prayer; like please allow me to show up without shame, without blame and attack, but sometimes you feel attacked, you feel so unheard and unseen. So thoughts on that? Demetria Johnson: [00:20:58] Right, right, right. That's true, that's true. Because people also, I think you're right Jeena, people have to also see you. So if you don't see me, you can't hear me, and you're not going to listen to me. So how are you going to make them see you, without being as they say (and I'll use this because I am a black woman) the angry black woman. And be seen as the angry black woman, stomping my feet and raising my voice. And there are ways in which you can do that, for example, I had the opportunity to present diversity strategy and business plans to the executive board of one of the firms that I work with. Every six months, we would have the opportunity to present our diversity strategy. And I was glad that I had a voice or a seat at the table to be able to do that. I was attending one board meeting, and right before I went to the board meeting I received notice that an African-American, a black lawyer was leaving the firm. A young black lawyer, and also an LGBT lawyer was leaving the firm. [00:22:30] Now at this time in my role I was the Director of Diversity, but I had recruited these individuals from law school. And I remember thinking, sitting at my desk like five minutes before I was supposed to go up to this board meeting. And I felt such rage and such anger that they were leaving the firm. The same day, on the same day that morning I get the same notification. And I thought to myself, what are we doing wrong? What are we doing wrong? Now we applaud ourself when we're doing so many things right, but on the same day, I couldn't see the forest for the trees. I couldn't think beyond that e-mail that was in front of me. And I went up to the meeting and I had my notes and was ready to do my presentation. And as I presented to the board, I sat there. Now these are all the top stakeholders in the firm are in this room, and there is a room full of 20 people. And I'm sitting there and a conversation started, and one of the stakeholders brought up that this person was leaving. And at that time I guess I didn't have my poker face on. And one of them asked me what were my thoughts on this, and I took a little pause and I leaned forward and I said, "We're sitting here and we keep having this conversation over and over and over and over again. It's like the act of insanity, we keep doing the same thing over and over again, looking for something different." And I said I'm just frustrated. We talk about the numbers, we talk about what we're doing, how we're going to achieve a certain target for women and diverse lawyers, how to put them through a sponsorship program, how we're going to work on audits within our practice groups. But we're sitting here and we're talking about the same thing every time we have this discussion, the same thing. And they said, what do you propose? And I said, we need to have a conversation with those individuals and find out why they're leaving. And it may not have anything to do with the work that we're doing here, the work that they did here, the initiatives and the programs that we have going on. Because sometimes it's not necessarily saying that they (use that term, people) are dying on the vine, but it could be that sometimes people just don't want to stay in a law firm. And I said it could be non-diverse and diverse lawyers; sometimes we have to realize that people just don't want to stay, that's not their path to be partners. But if we're not having a conversation then we don't know, right? So going back to your original question, that was me having my, one of my colleagues in the international office called me up and I raced out of there and she said, "You had that Sheryl Sandberg moment - you leaned in." And I said I guess I did. [00:26:16] I didn't realize at that time, at that moment that that's what I was doing. But I think it was, as you were talking with your own experience, it was a moment of frustration that led me to that point. And after that, I was able to get people to see me and to hear me and to take into account thoughts on how we need to move the needle forward and think about what we were going to do. And it was the right room to have the conversation at that time because you had the right stakeholders there. And so things started to change at that moment, more people listened at that time. So I think that's the important factor, is having the people in the room; and that's how you create champions. And those naysayers and the non-choir members, that's how you bring them in. Once you can bring one, you know reach one teach one, once you bring one on and you teach them, you start to create a ripple effect. Jeena Cho: [00:27:25] Yeah, yeah I think that's such a great message. And I've been on various planning committees and things like that, and being a woman of color (and I'm sure you get this too) where they invite you because you're supposed to fix a diversity and inclusion issue for that conference, or whatever that group may be. And I've had those moments where I keep having these gentle conversations with people, and I always think it's such a win when on their own, without me prompting they'll look and say, this panel is lacking diversity. Maybe we should go out and reach out to some other folks, and I go YES! It's such a winning moment when it enters into people's ethos. Because I think if you're always in the majority it's a space in which you feel comfortable obviously, so you may not necessarily have that awareness or that mindful practice to be able to pause and say, who's NOT at this table? Who are the key stakeholders that should be here, and where are the voices that are missing? And I think that's such a wonderful practice to have as humans, you know? Like how do I create a space where I can be more inclusive and more welcoming of other people, and what does that practice look like on a day-to-day basis? Demetria Johnson: [00:28:56] I agree, I agree. And I think that especially given that law is one of the least racially diverse professions in the nation. I was doing some fact checking, you know the Bureau of Labor & Statistics for 2017 says that 89% of lawyers are white. So when you look at that statistic and look at the statistics of VAULT, which says out of that 90% of equity partners are white, even though one in four law firm associates is a person of color. Where is that experience for minority attorneys? It's based on their demographic group. So we have to, as a profession of diversity professionals, as a profession of lawyers, you are looking in lawyers of color. You are looking that you need champions who are of the majority. And I think Timothy Ryan has done a great job of putting together the coalition of CEO Action, which is forming CEO's of top corporations and a few law firms as well to come together and say what can we do to enhance diversity within our corporations, and enhance the pipeline of diversity? And by bringing together the CEO's and bringing together the diversity professionals, and that's one thing that I think is very important because you're looking at not just CEO's of law firms as I mentioned, but as corporations. And LCLD does a great job doing that as well, but this is starting much further down the pipeline. Like CEO Action is starting with the pipeline and bringing this bus, they call is The Blind Bus, to HBCU's. So they're working with presidents of HBCU's to start the conversation early, and it's about having that conversation. And when you look at the makeup of these CEO's, the majority of the CEO's again are white. So we've got to be able to come together and as I said in the beginning, many of us are operating in a place of fear. But we have to bring our authentic self to the conversation and have a conversation with the individuals who don't look like us. Because we'll die on the vine if we don't. Jeena Cho: [00:32:07] I totally agree with you. Maybe we can shift gears a little bit because as I'm talking to you it occurred to me that the work that you do is taxing for so many reasons. And I'm curious what you do to nourish yourself and to practice self-care. How do you get up every day and show up with that open mindset? Because I think it takes a lot of energy to show up to spaces and say, I'm going to show up and let go of shame, blame, and attack. And also tips that you might have for the listeners out there, just in terms of I feel like we're all constantly drinking from the firehose now, and I struggle with trying to find my sea legs or that sense of groundedness. Demetria Johnson: [00:33:07] Sure. So I would say that my peace comes from my relationship with my religion, so with God. That is the one thing that keeps me going, keeps me motivated, keeps me centered, keeps me focused. If I didn't have that relationship I think that I probably would be in a mental institution at some point, you'd find me wrapped up in a crazier place than I am some days, without that being my guide. And I think family helps me, and my friends help me stay centered. And I think wherever I find it, whether it's spiritual, whether it be working out, exercise, yoga; I wish I had more time to spend exercising. Also I'm a voracious reader, I like to read. And I like to travel whenever I can get a break, so anytime I can sort of release. [00:34:23] I have a friend who is the CEO and founder of Diversity, Flexibility & Alliance Group, which is an organization that is focused on flexibility and agile work and diversity. She does this great program on mindset and grit. One of the things is to just let your mind find a place where you can relax, and I think that's so important for lawyers and for the professionals. If we don't take time to provide self-care for ourselves, then we're no good for those that we're trying to help. And also my personal board is another; they sort of center me and focus me. Jeena Cho: [00:35:14] I love that, I love all these tools that you have in your toolbox for practicing self-care. Demetria, for the listeners that are out there that want to learn more about your work, where is the best place for them to do that? Demetria Johnson: [00:35:28] Sure, so I'm on Linked In and I'm also on Twitter @DemetriaRene. Jeena Cho: [00:35:38] Wonderful. And Demetria, the name of this podcast is called The Resilient Lawyer. What does it mean to be a resilient lawyer to you? Demetria Johnson: [00:35:48] Being a resilient lawyer to me means putting on your body of armor each day as you approach the work that you do, for both your internal and external stakeholders and to focus on being your authentic self. Jeena Cho: [00:36:03] Demetria, thank you so much for joining me today. I really appreciate your time and your wisdom. Demetria Johnson: [00:36:09] Jeena again, thank you for having me. And I appreciate you again and the work that we are doing, and I am thankful that we have this space where we can share this type of information. So thank you. Closing: [00:36:28] Thanks for joining us on The Resilient Lawyer podcast. If you've enjoyed the show, please tell a friend. It's really the best way to grow the show. To leave us a review on iTunes, search for The Resilient Lawyer and give us your honest feedback. It goes a long way to help with our visibility when you do that, so we really appreciate it. As always, we'd love to hear from you. E-mail us at smile@theanxiouslawyer.com Thanks, and look forward to seeing you next week.

Michael Jones, Assistant Librarian at Winchester University joined the podcast via Google Hangouts from Southampton,England, UK.  Michael talks about the importance of social media, whether it's Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin in Libraryland.  Social media is such an effective tool to network, meet new people, schedule meet ups for ice breakers.  Whether at a conference, or sharing library news and technology or just networking, social media opens up our profession for professional development "on the fly" and can be an effective tool to market libraries and library services.  We also talked about the transformation of Linkedin from a job finding social media client to a professional development tool, whether users write articles related to PD or just share the latest and greatest!  

Dear people of the internet, The Slice returns! Ty The Robot from Fanbros.com joins Boman and Retro for this special edition, as the three discuss Justin Simien’s debut feature film, Dear White People. Released in the fall of 2014 Dear White People tells the story of four black students at Winchester University, a fictional Ivy [&hellip The post The Slice: Dear White People Edition appeared first on RapConQueso.

Ernie Rea and guests discuss Last Rites in some of the world's major faiths. The one reality of which everyone can be sure is that they will die. Most people say they want to die at home surrounded by their loved ones, but dying in hospital is the norm. Religious communities have traditional rituals around dying - do these transfer easily to a clinical setting? And what might the idea of Last Rites mean to those without a religious faith? Ernie is joined by Maryam Riaz, Muslim Chaplain with Bradford Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust; the Rev Anne Edwards, Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Manager at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; and Christina Welch, Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at Winchester University where she runs an MA course in Death, Religion and Culture. Producer: Rosie Dawson.

Ernie Rea and guests discuss Last Rites in some of the world's major faiths. The one reality of which everyone can be sure is that they will die. Most people say they want to die at home surrounded by their loved ones, but dying in hospital is the norm. Religious communities have traditional rituals around dying - do these transfer easily to a clinical setting? And what might the idea of Last Rites mean to those without a religious faith? Ernie is joined by Maryam Riaz, Muslim Chaplain with Bradford Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust; the Rev Anne Edwards, Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Manager at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; and Christina Welch, Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at Winchester University where she runs an MA course in Death, Religion and Culture. Producer: Rosie Dawson.