About this episode
This final episode of 2025 reflects on a year of transitions and healing, focusing on themes of intergenerational trauma, collective grief, and social justice, especially in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Through diverse voices including Dr. Gabor Maté, Naomi Klein, Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Ashira Darwish, Omid Safi, Kazu Haga, and others, the episode delves into personal and collective fields of healing. It emphasizes the importance of remembering, ritualizing healing, community action, indigenous knowledge, and a para-politics of grief and relationship. The episode also highlights the significance of interconnectedness, resilience, and the continuous effort towards justice and transformation.
Topics and Speakers
- 00:00 Introduction and Year in Review
- 02:03 Minds Under Siege: Dr. Gabor Mate and Naomi Klein
- 17:38 We Will Not Look Away: Vigil for Gaza with Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Ashira Darwish and Omid Safi
- 37:33 Fierce Vulnerability: Kazu Haga
- 46:16 Belonging Without Othering: john a. powell
- 50:51 The Limits of Solution-Driven Thinking: Bayo Akomolafe
- 55:47 Complexity and Phase Transitions: Jeremy Lent
- 01:02:03 Intergenerational Trauma and Healing: Jungwon Kim and Linda Thai
- 01:18:40 Generational Trauma and Community Healing: Dr. Thema Bryant
- 01:23:16 Decolonizing Therapy and Ancestral Healing: Dr. Jennifer Mullan
- 01:26:30 Indigenous Perspectives on Colonization and Wellbeing: Dr. Diana Kopua, Tina Ngata and Mark Kopua
- 01:40:30 Plant Medicine and Connection to Nature: Donna Kerridge
- 01:53:07 Grief, Ritual, and Communal Healing: Orland Bishop and Francis Weller
- 02:02:39 Presence and Receptive Awareness: John J. Prendergast
- 02:09:26 Conclusion and Membership Invitation
Links
- Naomi Klein
- Dr. Gabor Maté
- Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb
- Omid Safi
- Kazu Haga
- john a. Powell
- Bayo Akomolafe
- Jeremy Lent
- Jungwon Kim
- Linda Thai
- Dr. Thema Bryant
- Dr. Jennifer Mullan
- Te Kurahuna (Mark and Dr. Diana Kopua)
- Tina Ngata
- Francis Weller
- Orland Bishop
- John Prendergast
- Where Olive Trees Weep
- The Eternal Song (Film series and course)
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