Hope & Hard Pills

Tanmeet 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. Tanmeet has created entire Integrative medicine programs from the ground up, including the first ever fellowship in Washington state. Her expertise is widely recognized in both local and national work which includes leading programs on healing from trauma, thought provoking presentations (to both medical and non-medical organizations), and multiple articles and textbook chapters on Integrative Medicine.In This Episode:Grab a copy of Dr. Sethi's book, Joy Is My JusticeWatch Dr. Sethi's Ted TalkMore on her website, Instagram, and FacebookIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Music: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryThanks for being here!

Rick Hanson, Ph.D.is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 31 languages and include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient,Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain,  and Mother Nurture– with over a million copies in English alone. He's the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well Podcast – which has been downloaded over 15 million times. His free newsletters have 250,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial needs. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and has taught in meditation centers worldwide. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves the wilderness and taking a break from emails.In This Episode:You can find out more at Rick's websiteIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Music: Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryThanks for being here!

The Rev. Lauren Grubaugh Thomas (she/her) is a nurturer of faithful dissidents, empowering communities to embrace the sacred art of nonviolent social change. She is a priest reimagining local church ministry,a community organizer building safety through belonging in her neighborhood and beyond, and a writer and podcaster at A Soulful Revolution. A 2022 Trinity Leadership Fellow and a certified Kaleidoscope Institute dialogue Facilitator, she holds a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in Christian Ethics from Fuller Theological Seminary. She lives on Arapaho and Cheyenne homelands in Littleton, Colorado with her spouse Kurian and their twin toddlers.In This Episode:You can check out Lauren's Substack for her newsletter and podcastLauren is online at Instagram, TikTok, and her website.Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Thanks for being here!

Britt Hawthorne is a momma, teacher, author, and anti-bias/antiracist facilitator. Britt partners with caregivers, educators, and families to raise the next generation of antiracist children. Her book, NY Times Best Selling book, Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide, is for families ready to take action that'll bring change at home. Together with her beloved partner, they raise their two children, Carter and Cobe, to become empathetic, critical thinkers, embracing justice and activism.In This Episode:You can keep up with Britt at her website and InstagramMake it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Thanks for being here!

Jamie Varon is a novelist, author, designer, digital course creator, executive producer, and creative consultant. Her writing has been featured on Huffington Post, Fusion, Complex,  Medium, Thought Catalog, GOOD, Teen Vogue, The Liberty Project, and SF Weekly. Jamie started blogging back when Xanga was still a thing and has been sharing her life online in various capacities for almost a decade. She's had at least 6 different blogs over the years, and has written thousands of her most honest thoughts across various websites and media.Her debut novel, Main Character Energy, is out now and she created a digital course called Live with Intention that has helped over 1,200 people live more intentional lives.In This Episode:You can keep up with Jamie at her website and InstagramMake it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Thanks for being here!

Dalia Kinsey is a queer Black Registered Dietitian, keynote speaker, the creator of the Body Liberation for All  podcast, and author of Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation.On a mission to spread joy, reduce suffering, and eliminate health disparities in the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community, Dalia rejects diet culture and teaches people to use nutrition as a self-care and personal empowerment tool to counter the damage of systemic oppression. Dalia works at the intersection of holistic wellness and social justice, continually creating wellness tools and resources that center the most vulnerable, individuals that hold multiple marginalized identities. Dalia’s work and a free Beat The Binge quick guide can be found at Dalia's website.In This Episode:Dalia’s work and a free Beat The Binge quick guide can be found at Dalia's website.Be sure to check out Dalia's YouTube channel as wellMake it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Thanks for being here!

Tiffanie Drayton is a mother, world traveler, and journalist whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Vox, Marie Claire, Playboy, Salon, and Complex, and on Yahoo, among other outlets. She has published two nonfiction young adult books, Developing Political Leadership Skills and Coping with Gun Violence. She grew up in the United States and currently lives with her family in Tobago.In This Episode:Run, don't walk, to check out Tiffanie's book Black American RefugeeYou can find Tiffanie on Instagram and TwitterMake it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Thanks for being here!

Sarah Kendzior is the bestselling author of THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY (2018), HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020), and THEY KNEW (2022). She is also the co-host of Gaslit Nation, a weekly podcast which covers corruption in the United States and the rise of authoritarianism around the world.She is well-known for my coverage of the Trump administration and its aftermath, writing about authoritarianism, kleptocracy, transnational organized crime, racism and xenophobia, media, voting rights, technology, the environment, and corruption, among other topics.In addition to working as a journalist, she is a researcher and scholar. She has a PhD in anthropology from Washington University in Saint Louis (2012) and an MA in Central Eurasian Studies from Indiana University (2006). Most of her work focuses on the authoritarian states of the former Soviet Union and how the internet affects political mobilization, self-expression, and trust.In This Episode:Check out Sarah's books at Left Bank BooksFind out more on Sarah's website!You can follow Sarah on Twitter and SubstackMake it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Thanks for being here!

Dr. Ayesha Khan is an abolitionist, anarchist, clinical microbiologist/ infectious diseases specialist, organizer, political educator and writer focused on decolonizing medicine, dismantling capitalist systems and building collectivist systems of community care & research. As a land and ocean defender from the Malabar Coast of South India, Ayesha takes an ecological approach to healing that addresses human health as being inextricably connected to the health of our planet (the land & all non-human life forms). Ayesha's work is part of a global effort to sustain our communities by tackling the socio-political conditions that cause disease, distress or relational issues. As a displaced migrant who grew up in the global diaspora, Ayesha guides people in their journey to cope with and divest from capitalist/ colonial systems by grounding in community, culture, ancestral knowledge & local ecosystems. Ayesha is an Afro-Indian, nonbinary (any pronouns), queer, Hindu-Muslim-Animist, divergent artist, mentor, meme creator, lover and community caregiver. Dr. Khan’s advocacy and movement work currently focuses on police & prison abolition, Palestinian liberation, South Asian minority rights, land stewardship, and building local autonomous community-based food and healthcare systems. In This Episode:To read Ayesha's writing and keep up with their work: wokescientist.substack.comTo work with Ayesha 1 on 1 or as a group: ayesha-khan.comMake it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Thanks for being here!

Ben McBride is a visionary leader of radical belonging. The co-founder of the Empower Initiative, a capacity building firm devoted to empowering organizations and communities, he is a leading expert in fostering belonging and public safety reform. Through his dedicated work as an internationally recognized peacemaker, faith leader, activist, and sought-after speaker, Ben uniquely develops strong leaders and builds dynamic cultures of empathy, allyship, and belonging.Ben was listed as one of the 2020 top faith leaders to watch by the Center for American Progress. Whereas in 2016, Vice President Kamala Harris appointed Ben as the Co-Chair of Racial and Identity Profiling Act Board, a statewide initiative which works alongside law enforcement to curb racial profiling.While the impact of his passionate strides in bridging and belonging were featured in the Sundance award-winning documentary, THE FORCE, Ben has also authored Troubling the Water (Broadleaf Books, Oct 2023) where he lends his own voice to the movement. Ben lives in Oakland with his wife and business partner, Gynelle and their three amazing daughters.In This Episode:Find out what Ben is up to at his website.Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryIf you’d like to support what we’re doing here, you can join the Patreon.Find TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Thanks for being here!