There’s a kind of hiding that doesn’t look like hiding. You’re showing up, you’re working doing all the things you’re supposed to do but something still feels held back. A part of you knows you could be more visible and expressive but something keeps pulling you away from the edge. When I talk about […]
Category: PODCASTS
YOG53: The Black Women is God!
It’s International Women’s Day on 9th March, so I’m reminding you in this podcast how badass black women are!
YOG52: Life’s To Short?
‘Life’s to short,’ is a phrase we hear often when sickness and/or bereavement draws close. We question our mortality and reflect on the regrets and reconciliations we want to clean up in order to live our best selves with whatever time we have left. In this session June reflects on 3 layers to consider before […]
YOG51: Keep it Simple.
‘Keep it simple,’ is one of the classic slogans used in 12 step recovery when things get tough. In this podcast episode, June shares some tools to help you keep things super simple in the midst of overwhelm, frustration and limited time. [selz link=”https://selz.co/Nk9Zo-By-” button_text=”Buy it now” show_logos=”true” background_color=”#7959c7″ text_color=”#ffffff” link_color=”#7959c7″ chbg_color=”#7959c7″ chtx_color=”#ffffff” type=”widget” interact=”modal”]
YOG50: Recovery Step 1 with Rineya from My Black Experience. BONUS PODCAST!
I could not let January slip by without sharing some step one racial sobriety recovery in the first month of this year. The adapted step 1 from AA translates to us as, ‘We admitted we were powerless over the impact of racism (white supremacy), that our lives had become unmanageable.’ To break this down, I […]
The Opposite of Trauma is Play.
In this podcast June shares the importance of play as part of our healing, recovery process. Living under the oppressive system of racism is traumatic, and if we were raised in homes that also were chaotic, play is going to be something the can feel foreign to us because these environments will consciously and unconsciously […]
Gentleness.
With recovery and healing comes pain. Sometimes it hurts more than the original hurt because we now have to deal with the years of using the dysfunctional survival behaviors that helped you cope. I know it’s not what you want to hear but that’s the reality. I say this not to scare you but to let you know that […]
What is racial sobriety in recovery?
In today’s episode, June shares about racial sobriety within the context of recovery. She talks about the history, the blocks to racial sobriety and how to include it in your recovery process. For more details and tools about racial sobriety in recovery go to www.heal.juneallen.net
The Freedom To Restart
Many of us are stuck in our perfectionism, which often means that we give up on ourselves far too quickly. We should and could ourselves with shameful thoughts and then become afraid to try again. In this session, I share the power in giving yourself the freedom to restart, no matter how many times you’ve […]
A Tree Without Roots?
‘A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.’ Marcus Garvey. On the 17th August was the Honorable Marcus Garvey’s birthday. This grandfather of PanAfricanism mobilised millions of Africans around the world to stand in their power, build businesses and be proud of their history. In […]