Love and fear series: What we fear most is ourselves with amy j howton, Ph.D.
05/10/22 • 48 min
In this episode, we review ways in which fear can be not a stop sign, but an invitation into deeper practice. We need others to be the mirror with us, and liberation is in community and in relationship , so as we build a deeper relationship with each other, through fear, we discover that the system is not separate from us, but we uphold it with our culture. As we transform, the System will, too. This happens both in relationship and in our personal work. Our guest, invites us to show up more whole, by inviting fear to be a guide, embracing our awkward moments, and seeing reconciliation as the way.
Our guest, amy j howton is a healer, facilitator, story weaver, and writer who holds holds an MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a doctorate in Ecological Counseling. amy is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Ohio, experienced in participatory action research and human-centered design and trained in the Art of Hosting.. amy believes there is powerful medicine in the sharing of our stories. her work over the past twenty years has focused in the areas of trauma response, racial + gender justice, spiritual leadership, community building, and social change + communal healing. communities of practice as a model for transformative change have been a focus of my research and practice throughout my work and i continue to believe in the power of bringing people together through intentional cycles of action and reflection. amy
Resources:
Sonia Renee Taylor podcast
amy's website Wild Roots
Originally recorded on May 2. 2022.
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In this episode, we review ways in which fear can be not a stop sign, but an invitation into deeper practice. We need others to be the mirror with us, and liberation is in community and in relationship , so as we build a deeper relationship with each other, through fear, we discover that the system is not separate from us, but we uphold it with our culture. As we transform, the System will, too. This happens both in relationship and in our personal work. Our guest, invites us to show up more whole, by inviting fear to be a guide, embracing our awkward moments, and seeing reconciliation as the way.
Our guest, amy j howton is a healer, facilitator, story weaver, and writer who holds holds an MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a doctorate in Ecological Counseling. amy is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Ohio, experienced in participatory action research and human-centered design and trained in the Art of Hosting.. amy believes there is powerful medicine in the sharing of our stories. her work over the past twenty years has focused in the areas of trauma response, racial + gender justice, spiritual leadership, community building, and social change + communal healing. communities of practice as a model for transformative change have been a focus of my research and practice throughout my work and i continue to believe in the power of bringing people together through intentional cycles of action and reflection. amy
Resources:
Sonia Renee Taylor podcast
amy's website Wild Roots
Originally recorded on May 2. 2022.
To recomend a guest contact us at: [email protected]
To support Collective Power join our Patreon
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Resources mentioned on the show:
Seat of the Soul book
Yvonne's email: [email protected]
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Resources mentioned on the show
African American evaluators article
Education of Blacks in the South 1860-1935 book
Contact Dr. Ishmail Conway email: [email protected]
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