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96: UNperforming
4/28/2022We all perform. We've all been socialized to perform. And: none of us are truly free in a performance. Today's episode will take you into the what, why, how of performance and assimilation, and leave you with reflection questions for your healing and...
95: “I didn’t understand the toll that survivalism took on my Self.” (ft. Chrystal Toop)
3/31/2023The path of healing is paved in UNlearning. In today's episode, we'll hear examples of what there may be to UNlearn and how that UNlearning has played out in our guest's life. Featuring the incredible storyteller and doula Chrystal Toop, we take a journey...
94: “You can’t create without breaking something.” (ft. Oceana Sawyer)
2/28/2023There is bracing. And there is breaking. In today's episode, learn why the latter is so essential to healing, to liberation, and to creation. Featuring the amazing liminalist Oceana Sawyer, we take a journey into a conversation about what we gain when we...
93: How To Think
1/31/2022What's the thing that: a) humans do constantly, b) shapes our life in resounding ways, and c) we're never taught how to do? –– think. Our thoughts can be assets or liabilities in our life, and laura shares 5 tips in this episode to help all of us think a...
92: 5 Essential Skills for Practicing Justice
11/30/2022Tune in for a special update about where the podcast is headed in 2023, and to hear laura's personal reflection around the question all future guests will explore with her: what (for them) is the most essential tool in their practice of love, justice, and...
91: Consent As A Way of Being
10/31/2022Purpose can be a guiding light. It can also be a dark shadow. But we rarely talk about the latter. We explore that conversation in this episode.EngageFollowThis is a brief sample description to help us format this page and determine what...
90: Scarcity
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89: How To Make (Dis) Ease
9/30/2022Today we tackle ease, dis-ease, and urgency <em>and</em> we examine what helps us make both ease and dis-ease in our life and relationships. You might be surprised at some of the common things that can kick up urgency. Sneak peek: personal...
88: The Shadow Side of Purpose
07/28/2022Purpose can be a guiding light. It can also be a dark shadow. But we rarely talk about the latter. We explore that conversation in this episode.EngageFollowThis is a brief sample description to help us format this page and determine what...
87: Freedom From The Inside-Out
87: Freedom From The Inside-Out06/30/2022Some people value freedom. Some people see freedom as an idyllic end outcome. And some people see freedom as a practice and way of BEing. We explore the latter in this episode. Thank you for listening! To share your thoughts:...
86: How To Hold Your Bits Responsibly
86: How To Hold Your Bits Responsibly 5/05/2022 No part of who you are is bad. And also: some of your bits, without your even realizing it, are likely creating harm in our world. We embrace the paradox in this episode, and explore the why's, the how's, and the...
85: How To Judge Other People
85: How To Judge Other People4/19/2022Since we all judge other people, let's be sure we understand the whats, whys, and hows of it. Especially the hows that connect us to oppressive ways of being in the world so that we can ultimately operate – and judge – with more...
84: How To Be Selfish
84: How To Be Selfish3/30/2022Most of us consider selfishness a bad thing...but what if that's an oppressive lie? Reflection Questions from the Episode: How do/have you used the word selfish against other people? How has the word selfish been used against you? How...
83: Consensual Expectations
83: Consensual Expectations2/28/2022Holding high expectations, like all things, involves light and shadow. Those expectations can help, and they can harm. In this episode, you'll learn to tell the difference between harmful expectations, and helpful expectations --...
82: How to Feel Like Sh*t
82: How to Feel Like Sh*t2/08/2022Being human is hard -- and it often feels bad. In this episode, we cover the importance of learning how to feel sh*tty -- well. And how/why learning to do so is important for our practice of justice. Thank you for listening! To share...
81: How To Be Alive
81: How To Be Alive1/18/2022Being alive for our lives is harder and more complex than we think. Join laura to explore the what's, why's, and how's of aliveness in this episode. At the end of the episode, laura offers several questions for reflection. Here they are:...
80: BEing Gentle
80: BEing Gentle1/11/2022Many of us think that progress, goals, growth, and expansion require rigor, urgency, stress, and/or hustle. I've found I accomplish a lot more when I practice growing and accomplishing while being gentle. Thank you for listening! To share...
79: Your Own Adversary
79: Your Own Adversary11/30/2021Today we're talking about what it takes to have our own back, and to learn to become our own best friend -- rather than our own best adversary. As a practice of love and justice. Listen in for juicy self reflection questions to help you...
78: Impact > Intensity
78: Impact > Intensity11/16/2021We've all heard of 'intent vs. impact' -- but how are 'intensity' and 'impact' related? And does our intensity produce the impact we mean to have? Welcome to a conversation about to what extent your desired impact matches your life...
77: Listener Love Pick — “Pleasure is at the heart of understanding how to get free.” (ft. adrienne maree brown)
77: Listener Love Pick -- "Pleasure is at the heart of understanding how to get free." (ft. adrienne maree brown)10/26/2021Join guest adrienne maree brown for a conversation about learning to make pleasure, science fiction, and freedom. And how they're all tied...
76: Listener Love Pick (ft. Yolonda Coles Jones & Will Jones)
76: "Do you love this person enough to be yourself & also change yourself?" (ft. Yolonda & Will Jones)10/19/2021Our first ever listener-picked-episode! Shout out to Patreon Breanne W. for winning the opportunity to select a listener-chosen episode from the...
75: Being Well-Resourced vs. Not Depleted
75: Well-Resourced vs. Not Depleted9/30/2021In today's episode, we will: Look at the inherent challenges and limitations with focusing on being not depleted; Understand why a focus on being well-resourced is more liberatory; Hear some real-talk: you are the only real...
74: How To Courage
74: How To Courage9/15/2021All things courage! How to courage. What courage is. How and when to practice it. What to avoid. And one very specific opportunity and invitation to grow it. Welcome to a very different conversation about courage. Thank you for listening! To...
73: How To Feel Overwhelmed
73: How To Feel Overwhelmed 8/26/2021We all feel overwhelm. Except: must of us don't feel overwhelm, we think overwhelm. Learn the difference in today's episode, alongside some tips and suggestions for how to feel overwhelm more effectively. Thank you for listening!...
72: Love On Your Terms
72: Love On Your Terms8/17/2021A reminder about the urgency of MAKING love in your life. And why it must be on your terms. Thank you for listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a comment below Click the SpeakPipe sidebar to ask a question or share an insight To help...
71: Imposter Syndrome
71: Imposter Syndrome7/29/2021Join host laura brewer for a frank talk about imposter syndrome: what it is, how it's connected to oppression, and four different strategies you can use to heal it. Thank you for listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a comment below...
70: Freedom To Play (ft. Tara Sumrall)
70: Freedom To Play (ft. Tara Sumrall)7/13/2021Welcome to a coaching conversation, where laura coaches Tara around gender expression and identity. What starts there becomes a brave conversation about the freedom to play, and permission to express. Coaching questions...
69: How To Take Up Space (Without Causing Harm)
69: How To Take Up Space (Without Causing Harm)6/30/2021Join host laura brewer for a discussion about what we mean by 'taking up space,' why that's historically harmful, and 5 concrete why's and how's on learning to take space as a practice of liberation and...
68: Wholeness
68: Wholeness 6/17/2021 Join host laura brewer as she tries to define wholeness, and explores what wholeness means as a noun and a verb. Plus some tips on things that hurt and help our practice of wholeness. Saddle up! Thank you for listening! To share your thoughts:...
67: Decolonizing Desire
67: Decolonizing Desire 5/31/2021Join host laura brewer as she talks about how and why answering the question "what do you want?" is an important part of learning to decolonize our desire. Thank you for listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a comment below Click...
66: Life-Changing Lessons
66: Life-Changing Lessons 5/11/2021Join host laura brewer as she shares 5 provocative lessons that shaped and changed her life and identity. Thank you for listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a comment below Click the SpeakPipe sidebar to ask a question or share...
65: Liberatory Consciousness (ft. Tanya Williams & Bari Katz)
65: Liberatory Consciousness (ft. Tanya Williams & Bari Katz)4/29/2021Join guests Tanya Williams and Bari Katz for a discussion about making love and justice with and through a liberatory consciousness. Steeped deep in the work of Dr. Barbara Love, Bari Katz and...
How To Die: Final Episode
64: How To Die4/20/2021Join host, death doula, and coach laura brewer for a discussion about love, death, and justice to close out this miniseries on How To Die. Thank you for listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a comment below Click the SpeakPipe sidebar to ask...
How To Die: Episode 5
How To Die: Episode 53/16/2021All things grief, loss, and love with guest Dr. B.J. Miller. In this beautiful dialogue, we cover: the many kinds of grief -- what they are, how they function why/how our brains avoid sadness the role and importance of feelings and...
How To Die: Episode 4
How To Die: Episode 4 3/2/2021 Two episodes in one! Join guests Nora Menkin and Anna Swenson for a conversation about "death care," disposition options, natural organic reduction, and other important end-of-life considerations. Thank you for listening! To share your...
How To Die: Episode 3
How To Die: Episode 32/16/2021Join guest Dr. Daisy Sharrock for a very personal story about death, loss, and intimacy as she tells the story of her father's life, death, and legacy. Thank you for listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a comment below Click the...
How To Die: Episode 2
How To Die: Episode 2 2/4/2021Join guest Iana Sundari Malcolm for a discussion about justice, racism, and death. Iana is Director of BIPOC Well-being for The Dinner Party, a birth and death Doula, a Yoga and Meditation teacher, and leads Wellness retreats worldwide...
How To Die
59: How To Die1/20/2021Join host, death doula, and coach laura brewer for a discussion about love, death, and justice. Welcome to a very special mini series. Thank you for listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a comment below Click the SpeakPipe sidebar to ask a...
58: Love & The Patriarchy
58: Love & The Patriarchy11/30/2020Join host laura brewer for an exploration of how our blueprints for how we love can get all twisted up in patriarchy and paternalism, without our even realizing it. In this episode you'll hear: A big announcement about a new...
57: “For me it was like a calling…I learned to live in truth in myself.” (ft. Randy Quarterman & Sarah Eisner)
57: "For me it was like a calling…I learned to live in truth in myself." (ft. Randy Quarterman & Sarah Eisner)11/27/2020Join guests Randy Quarterman & Sarah Eisner for a discussion about making love and justice through truth-telling and reparations. Randy and...
56: Self, Family, and Organizational Care During Election Week
56: Self, Family, and Organizational Care During Election Week10/27/2020Making love and justice by planning for care and communication during election week. In this episode, you’ll hear: Questions, reflection points, and suggestions if you are a team or organizational...
55: “Racism is harmful. Divisive white allyship is harmful too.” (ft. Dr. David Campt)
55: "Racism is harmful. Divisive white allyship is harmful too.” (ft. Dr. David Campt)10/20/2020Join guest Dr. David Campt for a discussion about discussions. Specially: conversations between white progressives and white conservatives about race and racism in America....
54: How To Be Awkward
54: How To Be Awkward9/29/2020Making love and justice by learning to be awkward, as a disruption of the status quo culture. In this episode, you’ll hear: How the status quo culture cuts us all off from our humanity; How being awkward can disrupt the status quo...
53: “Whatever it is, you’re not the only one.” (ft. Janine Kwoh)
53: "Whatever it is, you're not the only one." (ft. Janine Kwoh)09/17/2020Join guest Janine Kwoh for a discussion about making love by being awkward, and moving toward belonging. Janine is the owner and artist behind Kwohtations, a Brooklyn, NY-based line of...
52: How To Disarm
52: How To Disarm8/27/2020Making love by learning to disarm and deweaponize ourselves. In this episode, you’ll hear: How and why certain parts of who we are get armed, armored, and weaponized; Examples of arming and amoring; Tips and suggestions for practicing...
51: “We have a responsibility as leaders to ask the question: why is it that way?”(ft. Erica Jordan-Thomas)
51: "We have a responsibility as leaders to ask the question: why is it that way?"(ft. Erica Jordan-Thomas)8/18/2020Join guest Erica Jordan-Thomas – Harvard Doctoral student and host of The EJT show – for a discussion about making love by leading on behalf of and in...
50: How To Feel Lost
50: How To Feel Lost7/30/2020Making love with self compassion during difficult times. In this episode, you’ll hear: Why we all feel 'lost' and off track at times; 6-10 tips and suggestions for practicing self-compassion when you're doing through a tough time. Welcome...
49: “Moving money is my medicine.” (ft. Edgar Villanueva)
49: "Moving money is my medicine." (ft. Edgar Villanueva)7/23/2020Join guests Edgar Villanueva – author of Decolonizing Wealth – for a discussion about making love by moving money, and about building a practice of decolonization. Edgar Villanueva is a...
48: How to Radicalize
48: How to Radicalize6/30/20Are you radical-izable? Says who? How do you know? We're discussing that today + a discussion about how to hold folks we love accountable for harm they create. Welcome to a conversation about justice by learning to radicalize ourselves....
47: “Do you love this person enough to be yourself & also change yourself?” (ft. Yolonda Coles Jones & Will Jones)
47: "Do you love this person enough to be yourself & also change yourself?" (ft. Yolonda & Will Jones)6/22/2020Join former guest Yolonda Coles Jones and her partner Will Jones for a frank discussion about making love, freedom, intimacy, conscious parenting,...
46: Inside-Out
46: Inside-Out5/27/20A practice of justice must be external and internal, and change must be inside-out. That’s what we’re up to today. In this episode, you’ll hear: Why only an external reaction to and practice of (in)justice is incomplete; What practicing love and...
45: “We no longer walk in the world in a way that is boxed in.” (ft. Stacey & Jasmine Johnson)
45: "We no longer walk in the world in a way that is boxed in." (ft. Stacey & Jasmine Johnson)5/14/2020Join guests Stacey and Jasmine Johnson of Black Zen for a discussion about making love and justice with and through meditation. Stacey and Jasmine are the hosts...
44: Practicing Peace
42: Practicing Peace4/21/2020Making love by practicing peace. That's what we're up to today -- what does it mean to make peace, and how does that connect to love and justice? In this episode, you’ll hear: How practicing peace is relevant in our social justice work;...
43: “You’ve gotta stop acting like you’re not qualified to tell a story.” (ft. Colin Seale)
43: "You've gotta stop acting like you're not qualified to tell a story." (ft. Colin Seale)3/31/20Join guest Colin Seale as we tackle imposter syndrome, authenticity, and making sure all kids get the learning experiences they deserve. Colin is the founder of thinkLaw...
42: How to Make Space
42: How to Make Space3/12/2020Making love by making space. That's what we're up to today -- what does it mean to make space, and how does that connect to love and justice? In this episode, you’ll hear: What making space means, what it involves, and how it connects to...
41: “Give me the opportunity to see your world for a while.” (ft. Jenna Ushkowitz)
41: "Give me the opportunity to see your world for a while." (ft. Jenna Ushkowitz)2/27/20Join guest Jenna Ushkowitz as we take on all things work, worth, and belonging. Jenna is an American Tony Award-winning producer, actress, singer and podcast host. She is known...
40: Confusion > Certainty
40: Confusion > Certainty2/20/2019The cultural connotation we have of 'certainty' is a positive one, but certainty can be toxic and problematic to our spirits and practice of justice. In this episode, we: Explore how/why certainty can be problematic; How certainty...
SPECIAL EPISODE: How To Make Radical Love & Retention
SPECIAL EPISODE: How To Make Radical Love & Retention For New Teacher Center Symposium Attendees 2/11/2020 It's one thing to value retention, and another to make it. It's one thing to value love & justice, and another to make it. Since we could only go so deep...
39: “We imagine that by desiring money, we are causing harm.” (ft. Jessie Susannah Karnatz)
39: "We imagine that by desiring money, we are causing harm." (ft. Jessie Susannah Karnatz)1/30/2020 Join guest Jessie Susannah Karnatz, aka the Money Witch, as we take on learning to how to build a loving relationship with money in a capitalist society. In this...
38: Justice and Liberation
38: Justice and Liberation1/22/2020'Justice' and 'Liberation' are often used synonymously. But in practice, they're actually quite unique -- and the differences matter. In this episode we'll explore: How justice and liberation are different; Why those differences...
37: “Looking for the invisible takes extra effort.” (ft. Rina Deshpande)
37: "Looking for the invisible takes extra effort." (ft. Rina Deshpande)12/26/2019Join guest Rina Deshpande as we take on learning to become more aware of cultural appropriation in our physical and spiritual practices. Rina is a writer, artist, and teacher of Yoga...
36: How To Make Anger (ft. cameo from Lama Rod Owens)
36: How To Make Anger (ft. a cameo from Lama Rod Owens)12/17/2019Anger is a powerful tool of resistance and liberation. But we've been socialized by white supremacy culture to believe a lot of damaging, oppressive mythology about anger. In this episode we'll explore:...
35: “Pleasure is at the heart of understanding that we are free & understanding how to get free.”
35: "Pleasure is at the heart of understanding that we are free & understanding how to get free."11/26/2019Join guest adrienne maree brown for a conversation about learning to make pleasure, science fiction, and freedom. And how they're all tied together. adrienne...
34: Revise Your Sentence
34: Revise Your Sentence 11/12/2019 We all have a sentence we've carried around with us most of our lives. It's both a sentence in our heads and a self-induced punishment. Individual and collective liberation requires that we find it, revise it, and exonerate...
33: “Don’t ignore the things that won’t let you go.” (ft. Jovian Zayne)
33: "Don’t ignore the things that won’t let you go." 10/29/2019 Join guest Jovian Zayne for a discussion all about being on purpose. And how to find it. Jovian is the founder of the International Day of Purpose as well as an international speaker and certified...
32: Imagination As Resistance
32: Imagination As Resistance 10/17/2019 Imagination is key to creating social change. But: our system of capitalism does not reward it, and for most of us, our imagination muscles have atrophied. In this episode, you’ll hear: How and why imagination is connected to...
31: “Curiosity & judgement can’t occupy the same space.”
31: "Curiosity & judgement can't occupy the same space." 10/10/2019 Join guests Emilee and Rob McGowan for a discussion about loss, tragedy, and creating intimacy and partnership – especially when it's missing. Rob & Emilee are partners in life and in their...
30: How To Bear Witness
30: How To Bear Witness 9/19/2019 What does it mean to 'bear witness,' why is bearing witness important for the work of solidarity and justice, and how do you do it? Join host laura brewer for an exploration of all three questions. In this episode, we: Define what we...
29: “Creativity is the antidote to destruction.”
29: “Creativity is the antidote to destruction.” 8/28/2019 Join guests Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman of Climbing PoeTree for a discussion about making love by BEing love, justice, and liberation. Climbing PoeTree combines impassioned lyricism, political theater, and...
28: “To create something about love, I have to create it from love.”
28: "To create something about love, I have to create it from love." 8/27/2019 The tables are turned! In this special 1-year anniversary episode, host laura brewer is interviewed by Hayley Carr. In this episode, you’ll hear: laura's definition of love; Why laura...
27: “I’m reaching deeper, to the love that grief & rage grow out of.”
27: "I'm reaching deeper, to the love that grief & rage grow out of." 8/26/2019 Join guest Dr. Katharine Wilkinson for a discussion of making love through learning to heal our planet. Today, Dr. Wilkinson joins us to discuss the state of climate change, and a...
26: How To Retreat
26: How To Retreat 8/16/2019 There's retreating to escape the work of justice, and retreating to better be in the work of justice. Join host laura brewer for discussion about how to tell the difference, how to make retreat for yourself, and resources to support you...
25: “Organizing at the speed of love.”
25: "Organizing at the speed of love." 7/25/2019 Join guest Ai-jen Poo for a discussion of making love through organizing on behalf of change and dignity. Ai-jen is a TED speaker, a change maker, an activist, and a organizer on behalf of the sick, the elderly, and...
24: How To Be Wounded
24: How To Be Wounded 6/20/2019 The root of the word vulnerability is "vulnus," meaning "to be wounded." Join host laura brewer for discussion about what radical vulnerability entails, how to practice it, and why it's essential for making love and justice. In this...
23: “Sex positivity is a philosophy and movement towards acceptance.” (ft. Dr. Shannon Chavez)
23: “Sex positivity is a philosophy and movement towards acceptance.” (ft. Dr. Shannon Chavez) 6/6/2019 Join guest Dr. Shannon Chavez for a discussion about making love, and making sex positivity. Dr. Chavez is a sex therapist and a clinical psychologist whose work...
22: How To Feel
22: How To Feel 5/23/19 Feeling our emotions is essential to our human work, and our work in social change. But most of us are never taught how to do it. That’s what we’re up to today. In this episode, you’ll hear:What feelings really are, and how they're connected to...
21: “For my story, I get to be the one that writes it.” (ft. Elena Aguilar)
21: "For my story, I get to be the one that writes it." 5/7/2019 Join guest Elena Aguilar for a discussion of making love through creating resilience. Elena is a renown author and educational coach who has trained thousands of educators across America. She has studied...
20: PowerLESS Love
20: PowerLESS Love 4/25/19 Making our love powerLESS rather than powerFULL. That’s what we’re up to today. In this episode, you’ll hear: Why it's important to strip control and power out of the way we love; What all of this has to do with love and justice. Nine...
19: “For all that shall be: yes.” (ft. Paula Stone Williams & Jonathan Williams)
19: "For all that shall be: yes." (ft. Paula Stone Williams & Jonathan Williams) 4/9/2019 Join guests Paula S. Williams and Jonathan Williams for a discussion about making love by choosing "yes" in difficult relationships and experiences. Paula and Jonathan are...
18: Under the Influence of Urgency
18: Under the Influence of Urgency 3/26/2019 Making love through: slowing down. That’s what we’re up to today. In this episode, you’ll hear: What does operating under the influence of urgency mean? How do we benefit from urgency as a way of being, in our lives or...
17: “Language matters desperately.” (ft. Rita Dove)
17: "Language matters desperately." (Ft. Rita Dove) 3/19/2019 Join guest Rita Dove for a discussion about making love through making language. Rita Dove is the former Poet Laureate of the United States, a Pulitzer Prize winning poet, and the poetry editor of the New...
16: Courage & Fear
16: Courage & Fear 2/26/2019 Making love through: using fear as a compass to cultivate courage. That’s what we’re up to today. In this episode, you’ll hear:What are the ingredients for cultivating courage with intention?What is fear? Why the ways we tend to relate...
15: “When you return fire and begin dehumanizing others, you compromise your own Self.” (ft. Simran Jeet Singh
15: “When you return fire and begin dehumanizing others, you compromise your own Self.” (ft. Simran Jeet Singh) 2/14/2019 Join guest Simran Jeet Singh for a discussion of making love through reckoning with hate. Simran is an activist and professor who teaches us about...
14: How To Practice
14: How To Practice 1/31/2019 Making love through: practice. That's what we're up to today -- what does it mean to practice, especially when it comes to racial justice? We're breaking it down and serving it up on this high octane episode all about: how to practice. In...
13: “People are always trying to define who I am.” (ft. Miki Poy)
"People are always trying to define who I am." -- 013 (ft. Miki Poy) 1/15/2019 Join guest Miki Poy for the first episode of 2019, and the first ever episode featuring one of our regular listeners! And: it's a huge episode. Love. Identity. And belonging. Saddle up! In...
12: “You need to call from inside the thing you want to liberate.” (ft. Sadada Jackson)
"You need to call from inside the thing you want to liberate." 012 (ft. Sadada Jackson) 12/31/2018 Join guest Sadada Jackson for a conversation about making love with, in, and through our bodies. Sadada is an embodied practitioner of equity and teaches us all to spend...
11: “I thought I couldn’t be powerful if I were a loving leader.” (ft. Christine Margiotta)
"I thought I couldn't be powerful if I were a loving leader." -- 011 (Ft. Christine Margiotta) 12/6/18 Join guest Christine Margiotta for a case and conversation about bringing love to work. Christine is the Executive Director of Social Venture Partners -- Los...
10: “The fight for justice, the fight for freedom, are always in accordance with the fight for love.” (ft. Prof. David Kim)
“The fight for justice, the fight for freedom, are always in accordance with the fight for love.” -- 010 (ft. Prof. David Kim) 11/20/2018 Join guest Professor David Kyuman Kim for a conversation about the radical art of love in public, love in politics, and the heart...
09: “To put love to the test is to see love expressed as justice.” – (ft. Rev. angel Kyodo williams)
"To put love to the test is to see love expressed as justice." 009 (ft. Rev. angel Kyodo williams) 11/13/2018 Join guest Rev. angel Kyodo williams for a provocative conversation about making love and justice. Rev. angel is a Zen priest, an educator, and activist whose...
08: “All of the connections break when you are utterly broken.” (ft. Yolonda Coles Jones)
"All of the connections break when you are utterly broken." -- 008 (ft. Yolonda Coles Jones) 10/30/2018 Join guest Yolonda Coles Jones for an open, honest conversation around how to make love when you are broken wide open. Yolonda's whole heart and body and voice and...
07: “There is a relationship between silence and suffering, and by God I’m going to break silence.” (ft. Dr. Robin DiAngelo)
"There is a relationship between silence and suffering, and by God I'm going to break silence." -007 10/16/2018 Join guest Dr. Robin DiAngelo and host laura brewer for a discussion of making love through disrupting white fragility and white supremacy. Dr. DiAngelo is...
06: “You just have to trust that there are enough people who will respond in a positive way that it’s worth it.” (ft. Megan Amram)
“You just have to trust that there are enough people who will respond in a positive way that it’s worth it.” - 006 10/2/2018 Join guest Megan Amram for a discussion of making love through comedy and laughter. Megan is one of the funniest humans on the planet. She’s an...
05: “I have as much passion as I have insecurity.” (ft. Tre Johnson)
“I have as much passion as I have insecurity.” – 005 9/25/2018 Join writer Tre Johnson for a discussion of making love through writing, self expression, and pop culture. Tre Johnson is a prolific writer, who's perspective and words call us into a more meaningful...
04: “We’re holding back the tide of darkness but that does not mean we’re creating light.” (ft. Norma Wong)
“We're holding back the tide of darkness but that does not mean we're creating light.” – 004 9/11/2018 Join guest Norma Wong for a discussion of making love through aloha and activism. Norma is a Zen Master, teacher of Mu-i Tai Ji Zen, and a former Hawai'i state...
03: “She went down in the airport, and she never woke up.” (ft. Rev. Kendall Cooke)
“She went down in the airport, and she never woke up.” - 003 9/4/2018 Welcome to an episode about making love in and through death, featuring guest and hospice chaplain Reverend Kendall Cooke. In a culture and society that's so eager to avoid the reality of death,...
02: “I had to undo the terrorism of conditional loving.” (ft. Lama Rod Owens)
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01: “Together we’re going to figure out how to MAKE love.” (ft. laura brewer)
"Together we’re going to figure out how to MAKE love." - 001 9/4/2018 Aaaaaaand: we’re off! Welcome to episode 001 of How To Make Love, a podcast by laura brewer. In this episode, you’ll hear why I made this podcast, why the primary voices will be those of...
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