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Shahem "5hahem" Mclaurin is a Black, genderqueer, licensed social worker/therapist and influencer born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland who is currently stationed in Brooklyn, New York. With upwards of 800,000 followers Shahem Mclaurin, licensed therapist and social worker, uses their platform to address a wide range of social and mental health issues impacting people of color, patriarchy impacted people, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Shahem has built a loyal community around their provision of mental health advice, support, and self care tips.In This Episode:Learn more about Shahem's work, sign up for their newsletter and check out their websiteYou can also check out Shahem's socials at Instagram and TikTokIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram  and TikTokYou can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram and TikTokMusic: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Dayna Lynn Nuckolls, The People’s Oracle, provides Divination for Liberation. She skillfully uses oracles with integrity (sidereal astrology, tarot, dream interpretation, and intuitive guidance) in service to the spiritual and political resistance of our time.She is known for her incisive and relevant social commentary, and consistently accurate predictions for her clients and for the collective political climate both at home in the US and abroad.In This Episode:Find Dayna online at her website, Instagram, and YouTubeIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram  and TikTokYou can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram and TikTokMusic: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Tanmeet Sethi, MD is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She has spent the past 25 years working on the frontlines of the most marginalized communities, as well as globally with victims of school shootings, survivors of hurricanes, citizens impacted by police violence, and psychologists in Ukraine under attack. She has tended to an extremely complex mental health population for this time and actively treated and managed addiction, both in the outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation settings.As a Sikh, Desi woman raised in the American South, Tanmeet has deeply felt the pain of separation, fear, and racism and what it means to not feel safe. It is why she is dedicated to guiding patients to find healing paradigms for ease in their bodies, to healing and shifting human consciousness through integrative patient treatment, guided psychedelic medicine, and group work. Her seva, or service, to the community is also a form of service to her own healing. By working with patients and practitioners in this sacred approach, she is at the forefront of a much-needed shift in medicine, one where care for the individual and community comes first, and healing happens in a way that fosters belonging in and service to the larger world.In This Episode:You can check out Tanmeet's writing with her book and SubstackYou can follow Tanmeet on Instagram as wellIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram  and TikTokYou can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram and TikTokMusic: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Joris Lechêne is a trainer in anti-racism, bias, and decoloniality with lived experience of autism and ADHD. As a Black, Queer, Neurodivergent individual, Joris draws on his unique perspective, practice of sociology and his background in architecture to explore and dismantle systemic inequalities.  Having lived and worked in five countries across three continents, he brings a wealth of experience to his training and social commentary.In This Episode:Get more info at Joris' websiteYou can follow Joris on InstagramIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram  and TikTokYou can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram and TikTokMusic: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Producer/Director Karen Hayes holds an M.F.A. in Film and Television Production from UCLA. She was selected for the Tribeca All Access and American Film Institute’s (AFI) Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) fellowships. Hayes' production company, Ubuntu Motion Pictures, is devoted to telling stories that educate, create dialog about, and promote justice and healing. She has produced many documentary shorts for educational and non-profit organizations, including PSAs on HIV/AIDS Education featuring Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu. Hayes was also granted unique access to follow and film Desmond Tutu internationally over a 15-year period and is completing the resulting documentary feature, The Foolishness of God: A Forgiveness Journey with Desmond Tutu. Hayes also produced the authorized documentary film about Rev. James Lawson, one of the key strategists of the Rosa Parks-Martin Luther King Movement.In This Episode:You can read through the James Lawson and L.A. Times timeline TRISHES mentionedWatch Karen's short film An Incident in the Life of a Slave GirlThe Foolishness of God: A Forgiveness Journey with Desmond TutuIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram  and TikTokYou can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram and TikTokMusic: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryThanks for being here!

Sophia A.McClennen is professor of international affairs and comparative literature at the Pennsylvania State University and the founding director of Penn State's Center for Global Studies. She has published fourteen books and over 75 scholarly articles. Her research focuses on cultural responses to crisis, change, and repression, Her recent research has focused on the political impact of satire and the efficacy of satirical tactics for nonviolent movements.Srdja Popovic is the co-founder of the Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) and a founding member of Otpor! (Resistance), a Serbian movement. Over the past two decades, he has worked with pro-democracy activists, NGOs, and students, teaching nonviolent methods to achieve positive social change and championing the power of nonviolent movements. Srdja’s educational work extends to teaching courses on nonviolent strategy at university institutions in the U.S. and authoring numerous publications on the topic of nonviolent struggle, including the book “Blueprint for Revolution”.In This Episode:Get more info from Tactics4ChangeYou can buy a copy of their book, Pranksters vs. AutocratsGive the article How to Sharpen a Nonviolent Movement Sophia and Srdja wrote with Joseph WrightIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram  and TikTokYou can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram and TikTokMusic: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryThanks for being here!

Dr. Raquel Martin is a licensed clinical psychologist and educator who champions Black mental health and advocates for systemic change. She dives into the complexities of burnout, differentiating it from mere tiredness, and stresses the need for individual and organizational accountability. Discussing liberation psychology, she highlights how racism and capitalism impact mental health challenges. The conversation emphasizes the importance of community support in healing and critiques traditional therapy methods, advocating for a more inclusive approach to mental well-being.

Kalaya'an Mendoza is a Queer, Hard of Hearing, Filipino American human rights defender, street medic, and community safetyand mutual protection trainer. He is an award-winning facilitator of holistic safety and security, as well as a recognized expert in disaster preparedness. He currently resides on occupied Lenape land. Kalaya'an serves as the Director of US Programs at Nonviolent Peaceforce, and is the co-founder of Across Frontlines, an organization that works with frontline human rights defenders.He has inspired, trained, and mobilized thousands of activists in the US and abroad to advance human rights using nonviolent direct action.Kalaya’an has worked his entire decades long career to help people use the resources they have to build the power they need to make the change they want to see in the world.In This Episode:You can keep up with Kalaya'an on Instagram and get more information and resources at the Nonviolent Peaceforce websiteIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram  and TikTokYou can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram and TikTokMusic: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryThanks for being here!

Nikki Blak is a writer, sociologist, and womanist, whose art interrogates social constructs and affirms Blackness. Her thought leadership and radical education work centers marginalized and oppressed populations in the United States.She holds a B.A. in Sociology and a Master of Arts in Social Justice and Community Organizing. She uses her extensive education in combination with her lived experience and ancestral knowledge to interrogate anti-Black ideologies and challenge patriarchal cultural norms. Her incendiary art provides unrelenting socio-political critique and activates liberatory praxis to dismantle systems of oppression.In This Episode:You can keep up with Nikki on Instagram and her websiteIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram  and TikTokYou can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram and TikTokMusic: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryThanks for being here!

Yolo Akili Robinson (he/him/his) is a non binary award-winning writer, healing justice worker, yogi, and the founder and Executive Director of BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective). For over 20 years Yolo has led and designed mental and emotional health workshops, experiences, support groups and training.Catch up with Yolo on Instagram and on his websiteCheck out BEAM's website and Instagram or upcoming events and more info!In This Episode:If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram  and TikTokYou can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram and TikTokMusic: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryThanks for being here!