Fall Awake
By Zupa Nakayi & Tamara Medford-Williams
Fall Awake Oct 02, 2022
Mental Health
Tune in to episode #4 of the Fall Awake Podcast as your hosts Tamara Angeline and Zupa talk about mental health, provide valuable research and information on the topic, and open up about their own experiences with mental health issues.
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Mental Health resources:
www.blackhealingfund.com/
www.blackhealingcentre.com/
bmhcmtl.ca/
www.mymentalhealth-matters.com/
"Using our privilege, knowledge and platform to promote social awareness by engaging in brave discussions with our community."
Intimate relationship
Tune in to episode #3 of the Fall Awake Podcast as your hosts Zupa and Tamara Angeline talk about intimate relationships and open up about their personal experiences; the good and... the not so good.
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Black Entrepreneurship
What hinders or promotes success?
How critical is networking?
What impact does systemic racism have on Black entrepreneurs and how do they navigate it?
Tune in as your hosts sit down with Zula, Fashion designer and Owner of “1991” @nineteen.ninety.0ne, and Nkosi Phanord, Videographer, Creative consultant, Brand Strategist, and producer of “Montreal Got Style”@montrealgotstyle, as they share their successes, challenges, and insights from their entrepreneurial journey.
Guests:
Zula @1991muse @nineteen.ninety.0ne
Nkosi Phanord @kosicreates montrealgotstyle@gmail.com
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"Using our privilege, knowledge and platform to promote social awareness by engaging in brave discussions with our community."
Friendship
Black Healing
-Dr.Joy DeGruy
Black people from all walks of life have endured and continue to endure racism stemming from colonization and slavery.
As a result of living in hostile environments, we have developed a number of “maladaptive” behaviours. These behaviours were necessary for our survival at a given time. However, they no longer serve us from one generation to the next. On the contrary, they stifle our growth.
This pattern is the result of race-based trauma. You may think that you don’t have race-based trauma but unfortunately if you’re black, you most likely do. It may be that feeling you get when you see a cop car in your review mirror. When you look at yourself and wish your features were finer. Or when you secretly wish that the interviewer is not racist because you really need that job.
Historically, our responses to these feelings have been maladaptive. For instance: changing our appearance to look the part. Engaging in violant acts to fit the part. Assimilating to the dominant culture to be accepted.
This is what Dr. Joy DeGruy calls post traumatic slave syndrome (P.T.S.S).
Take a listen as we discuss the relevance of black healing and how we can all embark on our own individual healing journey.
Artivism
In this episode, we invite the lovely Tammy Tuesdayz on the table. We explore her perspective on issues relating to black artists and their role in social change in the black community. Do black artists have a responsibility to influence change through their art? Does their contribution to the culture challenge or maintain the status quo? Listen as we discuss these questions and much more with Montreal's very own Tammy T!
Gues:Tammy Tuesdayz
Edited: Zupa Nakayi
Hosts: Zupa Nakayi & Tamara Medford
IG:@fall.awake, @nakysunset & @tamara.angeline
Facebook: Fall Awake Podcast
Music: "Change" by J.Cole
Mirror Work
The Black Man Sankofa
CANCEL CULTURE
In this episode, the hosts talk about cancel culture. They explore its origins, how itis used, and whether or not its use is beneficial for the black community? They also discuss the heaviness of the current social climate. Recent demonstrations from the 50 states of the US and 18 countries worldwide have made this one of the biggest human rights movements in history. This has led to much needed social awakening. However, the sudden attention on the effects of racism and anti-blackness is leading to interpersonal conflicts. What do you do if someone does not understand your plight as a black person? Do you CANCEL them? What if it is a person you love? Is there such a thing as agreeing to disagree on the topic of racism?
HERstory
In this episode, the Fall Awake podcast cohosts get candid about how they met and developed a partnership that resulted in a podcast. They do so while exploring the role of the female empowerment concept in the development of their relationship. What is women's empowerment? Has the idea become diluted? Do women really practice female empowerment? Listen as they explore these questions and make space for a much-needed conversation.
The Race Card pt-1
In reaction to the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, and Breonna Taylor, the Fall Awake podcast cohosts discuss the current condition of black and ethnic people in a society forged by racist ideologies. Can we truly reach our fullest potential in these societies or are we forever racing in hope of reaching our freedom?
-Hosts: Zupa & Tamara
-song: “Change” by J. Cole
-Edited by: zupa
The Race Card - Part 2
The “Race Card pt-2” is a discussion on the concept of allyship. The hosts of “Fall Awake”, identify the ways in which people often confuse cultural appropriation for allyship. They provide different examples of ways to be an ally. By paying homage to individuals that have died as a result of systemic racism, they emphasize the importance of cultivating allyship across all races.