Greetings Mindful Yardie’s, I hope the day finds you well. If you’ve been curious about me always chatting about recovery and want to know more, this show is for you. In this episode, I share how working the 12 step recovery process can be used to understand who we are and manage our racial pain. #knowthyself I […]
Category: UNDERSTANDING RACISM (WHITE SUPREMACY)
C.O.W.S (Concept Of White Supremacy) Radio Show: The Black Steps, Obama and Trump.
Greetings Family, Here is the recent C.O.W.S (concept of white supremacy) show recording where I am on the global guest panel every 3rd week of the month. In this session, I am thrilled that Gus chosen to feature my podcast The Black Steps, and I get the opportunity to discuss the link between racism and […]
TBS07: Recovery Step 1- Powerlessness And Hope
Hey there, Sidenote…. I admit that I am powerless over the freezing temps out here in London, but have the power to podcast under my heated duvet lol. Sorry, couldn’t resist it. 😉 Now that I’ve got that out of the way, this week I dive into recovery step 1 and adapt the basic […]
TBS06:Understanding Racial Pain Pt 2: Attachment And The Family
This show is quite a deep one so make yourself a herb tea, take a deep breath and have a seat. This episode is the second part of a series on 4 layers of racial pain, our internalised white supremacist, the family of origin, our community, and the external collective oppressor. Last week, the focus […]
TBS05: Understanding Racial Pain With Mindfulness Part 1
Greetings Mindful Yardie’s, I hope the day finds you well. In today’s show I share on one of four layers of racial pain, the four layers are; 1/ Internalised racism and the relationship with self. 2/ Recycled trauma within our family of origin 3/ Community pain and the silence, enabling racial codependency which feeds the system. […]
TBS04: Honoring Dr. Welsing and 3 Questions to Recommit To Your Recovery in 2017.
Happy New Year Mindful Yardie’s! Welcome to 2017! Today’s show honor’s the 1st anniversary of the death of Dr Francis Cress-Welsing and how her book ‘The Isis Papers’ relates to the honesty required for taking the first step in recovery. I also share 3 important questions to ask yourself in order to stay empowered throughout […]
YOG02: Navigating Boundaries, Racism and the Holidays.
Greetings Mindful Yardie’s, I’m beyond excited for you today because it’s our first proper Yard of Greatness podcast show! Today’s topic is about navigating boundaries, racism and the holidays. Most of us know that annoying person who drinks to much at this time of year, then thinks they can bring their fast self to you, asking […]
Confused By Racial Terminology?
I don’t know about y’all, but I’m confused most of the time by all the racial terminology flying around. However, what I do understand is that this confusion is also an important part of how the system of racism maintains its power. If we can’t define it for ourselves, we become vulnerable to it being […]
Need Some Counter Racist Self Care?
Just a quick one, I had another great session tonight on the C.O.W.S. radio programme (Concept of White Supremacy) with Gus T. Renegade. This week, we talked about the global influence of Donald Trump being elected as the new president of the USA. As Trump and the juggernaut of racism continues to bulldoze its way through […]
Alethiology – The Study of Truth. Are You Standing In Yours?
One of the things that keeps us trapped inside our racial pain is our disconnection from the truth, our truth. Many of us like the idea of living authentically in this regard, but it’s much harder to practice inside a system which aggressively demands the abandonment of our blackness. Neely Fuller Jr. and Dr Francis […]