Connecting to Our Breath & Our Power w/ Katara Mccarty
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11/12/20 • 77 min
In this episode Weeze and Katara talk about wellness and healing (and the lack thereof) for Black, Brown, & Indegenous women and femmes of color. They challenge us to think and imagine what could be possible if we were nurtured, cared for, healed, and supported. Katara spoke about her experience in feeling the collective grief of COVID-19, watching the news portray health disparities about BBIPOC without sharing the full story, and witnessing the racist killings from earlier this year. She had a moment that broke her down into tears and nudged her into action to support her community, that was the birth of her BIWOC emotional wellness app, EXHALE.
ABOUT WEEZE
Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.
ABOUT KATARA
From out of the realities of abandonment by her biological mother, being bi-racial and growing up in a Black home, Katara McCarty realized early in life that the color of her skin mattered. After becoming a single mother at 19 and finding the courage to leave an abusive relationship, Katara became an entrepreneur holding leadership positions in both non- and for-profit organizations. Today, Katara is a sought-after coach, author, and podcast host dedicated to cultivating brave spaces where all Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (BIWOC) belong. As a Black woman, she is committed to amplifying the richness of BIWOC and their stories, while also advocating for and providing emotional well-being resources for BIWOC, through her app EXHALE.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT
- Visioning what Black,Brown, and Indigenous women & femmes could accomplish if they were nurtured, cared for, healed, and supported.
- Why folks should stop calling BIWOC ‘resilient' as a token of honor. We're not here for that.
- How Katara’s app, EXHALE, was created to support the emotional wellness of BIWOC.
- Why our emotional and mental well-being should be our greatest priority.
CALL TO ACTION
- Download EXHALE and include it in your cycle of sustainable revolution. Then come tell us what part of the app supported you most!
FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED
Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com
The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy
FOLLOW KATARA TO STAY ENGAGED
Website: https://www.kataramccarty.com/
IG: @kataramccarty
Exhale App: https://www.kataramccarty.com/katara-exhale-app
In this episode Weeze and Katara talk about wellness and healing (and the lack thereof) for Black, Brown, & Indegenous women and femmes of color. They challenge us to think and imagine what could be possible if we were nurtured, cared for, healed, and supported. Katara spoke about her experience in feeling the collective grief of COVID-19, watching the news portray health disparities about BBIPOC without sharing the full story, and witnessing the racist killings from earlier this year. She had a moment that broke her down into tears and nudged her into action to support her community, that was the birth of her BIWOC emotional wellness app, EXHALE.
ABOUT WEEZE
Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.
ABOUT KATARA
From out of the realities of abandonment by her biological mother, being bi-racial and growing up in a Black home, Katara McCarty realized early in life that the color of her skin mattered. After becoming a single mother at 19 and finding the courage to leave an abusive relationship, Katara became an entrepreneur holding leadership positions in both non- and for-profit organizations. Today, Katara is a sought-after coach, author, and podcast host dedicated to cultivating brave spaces where all Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (BIWOC) belong. As a Black woman, she is committed to amplifying the richness of BIWOC and their stories, while also advocating for and providing emotional well-being resources for BIWOC, through her app EXHALE.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT
- Visioning what Black,Brown, and Indigenous women & femmes could accomplish if they were nurtured, cared for, healed, and supported.
- Why folks should stop calling BIWOC ‘resilient' as a token of honor. We're not here for that.
- How Katara’s app, EXHALE, was created to support the emotional wellness of BIWOC.
- Why our emotional and mental well-being should be our greatest priority.
CALL TO ACTION
- Download EXHALE and include it in your cycle of sustainable revolution. Then come tell us what part of the app supported you most!
FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED
Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com
The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy
FOLLOW KATARA TO STAY ENGAGED
Website: https://www.kataramccarty.com/
IG: @kataramccarty
Exhale App: https://www.kataramccarty.com/katara-exhale-app
Previous Episode
Liberation Doesn’t Exist Without Intersectionality w/ Terra Anderson
In this episode Terra and Weeze break down what’s required of each of us to ensure we’re moving toward collective liberation. A part of that is understanding how to work with our privileged and marginalized identities. Just because someone holds a marginalized identity doesn’t absolve them of perpetuating systems of oppression, so it’s important for each of us to learn how to listen and follow, as well as understand when it’s time to lead depending on the situation and what we’re currently standing up for.
ABOUT WEEZE
Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.
ABOUT TERRA ANDERSON
Terra Lyn Anderson MA, R-DMT, LPC Registered Intern, has devoted their life to being a conduit for the healing connection between body and mind for both individuals and the collective. While pursuing their graduate degree in Somatic Counseling Psychology at Naropa University, Terra began to envision what the healing potential of embodiment would look like on a large societal scale, with people aware and empowered by both thought and feeling, attuned to one another, in love with and trusting of their own bodies, and able to consciously and intentionally regulate their nervous systems.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT
- Why having a marginalized identity doesn’t absolve someone from reproducing systems of oppression and being held accountable.
- The art of decentering and learning how to operate within our privileged and marginalized identities.
- How privilege affects the body and what it does to us when it’s unhealed and unacknowledged.
- The emotional labor and toll it takes on those with marginalized identities to hold space and educate.
CALL TO ACTION
- Do your work to separate biological sex from gender identitiy. Separating anatomy and body parts from the gender identity that a person holds, so we can transform the conversation around gender.
FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED
Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com
The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy
FOLLOW TERRA TO STAY ENGAGED
Website: www.embodyemerge.com
IG: @embodyemerge
Professional FB: https://www.facebook.com/terraanderson.embodyemerge
Business FB: https://www.facebook.com/embodyemerge
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Existing Unapologetically w/ Pastor Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs
In this episode Weeze and Lyvonne dive into pleasure, joy, healing, identity privilege, how to become a true co-conspirator, coming into community with our ancestors, and taking care of our bodies & spirits.
ABOUT WEEZE
Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.
ABOUT PASTOR LYVONNE PROVERBS BRIGGS
Pastor Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs (aka “Pastor Bae”) is a body and sex-positive preacher, writer, and transformational speaker. She is the founder of beautiful scars, a healing-centered storytelling agency focused on fostering pleasure and resiliency; and the curator of The Proverbial Experience: An Instagram Church. Briggs has been featured in ESSENCE, Cosmopolitan, and The Washington Post magazines and Sojourners named her one of “11 Women Shaping the Church.” Briggs, a NYC native, is currently based in New Orleans, LA.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT
- Decolonizing our healing process and working with our shadowside.
- Becoming a co-conspirator and what it means to truly show up for the liberation of Black people.
- How Lyvonne was inspired to shift her language from ‘trauma informed’ to ‘healing centered’.
- Why tapping into our joy and our pleasure is a vital necessity.
- Learning what feels good and nourishing to our bodies & our spirits.
- Dreaming as a spiritual practice, while resting, and loving ourselves.
- Connecting with our ancestors and developing a strong relationship with them.
CALL TO ACTION
- Everyone - Listen to Lyonne’s “Say Less” Sermon on IGTV.
- Black women + femmes - Sign up for Lyvonne's course ‘I’m a Surthrivor’.
- Black people - Spend some time creating space and supporting healing.
- Black men - Go to therapy and heal your mother wounds.
- Everyone - Facilitate or sponsor a Black woman’s pleasure & healing.
FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED
Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com
The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy
FOLLOW PASTOR LYVONNE PROVERBS BRIGGS TO STAY ENGAGED
Beautiful Scars Website: weresurthrivors.com
IG/Twitter: @weresurthrivors
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lyvonnep
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyvonnep/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lyvonnep/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFwvKxVhBBFO-hx7J9OeC9g/channels
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