🎙️ Nothing Funny About MAHA! Social Wellbeing with Janelle Johnson

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🎙 Nothing Funny About MAHA!
Getting to the Root of Social Wellbeing with Janelle Johnson

this week, I speak with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Janelle Johnson, to get to the roots of the MAHA movement, disability justice, neurodiversity, and the societal perceptions surrounding disability. Naturally, we touch on joy and rest as essential components of resistance and resilience.

"Hate is too heavy to carry." — Janelle Johnson

• Explore the impact of COVID-19 on today’s health landscape
• Disability can be a bridge builder
• The historical roots of ableism and racism
• The role of trauma in political corruption
• Navigating frontline activism in always “Unprecedented Times”
• Humanity, resilience, and community building in the face of fascism

"How can you build your community?" — Janelle Johnson

References / Resources

• 📚 Antiblackness and the Stories of Authentic Allies
• 📚 Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
• 📚 Racecraft (2012) by Karen and Barbara J. Fields
• ✍🏾 Maya Angelou: What She Said Life Taught Her
• 🗞️ Understanding Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
• 🌱 Activism Is a Relay Race

I hope you enjoy today's conversation and find some grounded energy as we move through these challenging times. Please reference our resources for support and actions to take.

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