In this episode, Jill discusses her critique of a recent NY Times article that asked the question: What if Diversity Trainings Are Doing More Harm Than Good?

If kids aren’t talking about race, does it mean they aren’t noticing? When is the right time to have a conversation with your kids about privilege and racism? How can white parents teach their kids about race and center voices of color?

In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Irene Dankwa-Mullan, Chief Health Equity Officer and Deputy Chief Health Officer at IBM Watson Health. They discuss her work at the intersection of healthcare, public health, and technology, which uses artificial intelligence to personalize healthcare for individuals within a larger system.

In this episode, Jill discusses her recent travel experience as she witnessed a Black woman being harassed by a flight attendant and eventually kicked off the airplane, for doing nothing wrong.

In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Kemia Sarraf MD/MPH, a medical educator and leader in trauma-informed education and coaching.

In this episode, Jill discusses trauma and how it can impact anti-oppression work. She discusses the difference between stress and trauma, the different ways that trauma reactions show up, and how the fear of social threat can hinder our ability to engage in meaningful anti-racism and anti-oppression work. Jill also shares 3 ways to mitigate the impact of trauma to allow for true progress on a personal and societal level.

In this episode, Jill interviews Ukwuoma Ukairo from ARC Southeast, a reproductive justice organization that serves the southeast. Ukwuoma talked about the origins and evolution of reproductive justice, the importance of community care, and how Roe was *never* enough to protect reproductive rights. She also shared some incredible ways to support the movement and how to stay hopeful in these difficult times.

In this episode, Jill discusses the concept of toxic positivity, which is all too common in the spiritual and wellness communities. She shares common examples of toxic positivity and how she’s perpetuated it herself, why it’s important to avoid toxic positivity and allow ourselves to feel the full range of human emotions, why toxic positivity is harmful, and what we can do to combat it.

In this episode, Jill interviews Terry Park PhD, the founder and CEO of Maum Consulting, LLC, an Asian American Studies-based educational consulting business offering JEDHI (justice, equity, diversity, healing, inclusion)-minded online courses, curriculum assistance, and professionalization engagements.

This conversation addresses the interpersonal conflict of minorities hating everything about themselves that isn’t white and actively running away from their ethnic identities in order to claim whiteness. They dive into ways for other marginalized and oppressed cultures to claim their own identities without minimizing the realities of Black and indigenous peoples in America.