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Prentis is joined by BTP’s Executive Producer, devon de Leña to tackle your questions. We delve into Prentis' book-writing process for What It Takes to Heal, how to find courage in fearful moments, and the power that celebrating our weirdness offers us.
A big thank you to everyone who submitted questions, tuned in, and shared our episodes this season. Special thanks to our Patrons for their vital support.
You can learn more about Prentis’ work below
Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is available nowFollow @prentishemphill on Instagram to see show clipsBecome a Patreon Subscriber to support the podcast and gain access to the full unedited conversations and visual episodesThe Becoming the People Podcast Team:
Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music: Mayyadda -
In this week’s episode, we gather to honor the luminous legacy of Audre Lorde through the lens of Alexis Pauline Gumbs' radiant new book, Survival Is a Promise. Alexis joins us to unveil the journey of crafting Audre's biography, a tribute to the vibrant pulse and power of Audre’s words and practice. Together, we revel in the profound lessons Audre imparted on us about survival, courage, and love.
Alexis’ new book is available now, Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde and you can follow her work here @alexispauline
You can learn more about Prentis’ work below
Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is available nowFollow @prentishemphill on Instagram to see show clipsBecome a Patreon Subscriber to support the podcast and gain access to the full unedited conversations and visual episodesThe Becoming the People Podcast Team:
Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music: Mayyadda -
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In this special episode, we feature an engaging and thought-provoking conversation from Prentis’ book tour for What It Takes to Heal. Recorded live in Seattle, Washington, acclaimed author Ijeoma Oluo interviews Prentis about the themes from their book.
In this lively and insightful dialogue, Ijeoma and Prentis explore the transformative power of healing within organizing movements. They discuss the critical differences between our reactions vs. responses and delve into how collective healing can pave the way for innovative change.
Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is available nowFollow @prentishemphill on Instagram to see show clipsBecome a Patreon Subscriber to support the podcast and gain access to the full unedited conversations and visual episodes
Special thanks to the Seattle Public Library and Brainfitted Productions for this recording. And big thank you to Ijeoma for joining Prentis on tour!
If you'd like to explore Ijeoma's work - you can click here.
The Becoming the People Podcast Team:
Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music: Mayyadda -
In this timely episode, I’m joined by the National Director of the Working Families Party, Maurice Mitchell (@MauriceWFP). Maurice educates us on the ideological differences between the movements on the left and right, reminds us of our power as a people, and inspires us to continue to conjure joyful and curious movements toward the world we dream of.
Text MOE to 30403 and or click here to support Working Families PartyMovement for Black Lives
Support the organizations that Maurice mentioned in the episode:You can check out Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is available now.
Follow @prentishemphill on Instagram to see show clips or become a Patreon Subscriber to support the podcast and gain access to the full unedited conversations and visual episodes!
The Becoming the People Podcast Team:
Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music: Mayyadda -
In this powerful episode, Prentis is joined by transformative grief activist, movement strategist, writer, Malkia Devich Cyril. Malkia shares stories and wisdom from their personal experience of loss, the possibility that emerges when we attend to our grief, and their insight about how we choose to grieve can determine how we can change the world.
Follow Malkia on Instagram @culturejedi and find out more about the projects they mentioned in this episode:
Movement Innovation Collaborative (MIC)Vision Change WinHighlander CenterPolitical Research AssociatesThe 22nd Century InitiativeYou can learn more about Prentis’ work below
Join the Why Feel? Healing Our Lineages + Transforming Our Communities virtual workshop on July 24th + 25th 2024. Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is available now, and you can find their U.S. book tour dates here!Follow @prentishemphill on Instagram to see show clipsBecome a Patreon Subscriber to support the podcast and gain access to the full unedited conversations and visual episodesThe Becoming the People Podcast Team:
Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music: Mayyadda -
Kai Cheng Thom - MSW, Qualified Mediator, Somatic Sex Educator, performance artist, community healer, award-winning writer, and author of Falling Back in Love with Being Human joins us for this episode. A consummate dreamer and believer in revolutionary potential, Kai brings radical love to her work and this conversation. Join us while Kai and Prentis geek out about exciting and dangerous things like monster-making, harm and revenge, + queerness and love.
Join the Why Feel? Healing Our Lineages + Transforming Our Communities virtual workshop on July 24th + 25th 2024. Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is available now, and you can find their U.S. book tour dates here!Follow @prentishemphill on Instagram to see show clipsBecome a Patreon Subscriber to support the podcast and gain access to the full unedited conversations and visual episodesFollow Kai on IG @kaichengthom and support the projects they mentioned in this episode:
Trans Pride TorontoMaggie’s TorontoRed Canary SongThe Becoming the People Podcast Team:
Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music: Mayyadda -
In this episode of Becoming the People, we ask you to bear witness to artist, researcher, writer, and founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, Vivien Sansour. Vivien shares her profound wisdom with Prentis as they explore the challenges of surviving systems built on the ways of living dead. She shares her prayers for the Palestinian people and how seeds hold the hope and stories of her people amidst atrocity.
Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is available now, and you can find their U.S. book tour dates here!Follow @prentishemphill on Instagram to see show clipsBecome a Patreon Subscriber to support the podcast and gain access to the full unedited conversations and visual episodesYou can follow Vivien on IG @vivien.sansour and support the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library here.
The Becoming the People Podcast Team:
Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editor: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music: Mayyadda -
In Becoming the People’s inaugural episode, Prentis is joined by their dear friend adrienne maree brown. adrienne interviews Prentis about their upcoming book, What it Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World. These two friends discuss Prentis’ journey of writing this book, the role that transformational characters play in change work, and why we should prioritize healing in this painful moment of history.
Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is on presale now and comes out June 4th and you can come join Prentis on their U.S. book tour!Follow @prentishemphill on Instagram to see show clipsBecome a Patreon Subscriber to support the podcast and gain access to the full visual episodes
You can join adrienne and Prentis in person on June 5th in Brooklyn to kick off the What It Takes To Heal book tour.Follow adrienne's work here and find her on Instagram @adriennemareebrown
The Becoming the People Podcast Team:
Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music: Mayyadda -
From Prentis Hemphill, the host and producer of the Finding Our Way podcast comes a new podcast: Becoming the People.
Prentis is in conversation with the thinkers, creators, and doers who are exploring some of the most relevant questions of this moment: What will it take for us to change as a species? How do we create relationships that lead to transformation, and what will it take for us to heal? We hope this podcast helps us uncover the path of how to become the people of our time.
Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is on presale now and comes out June 4th. Follow @prentishemphill on Instagram to see show clipsBecome a Patreon Subscriber to support the podcast and gain access to the full visual episodes
The full season drops on June 3rd, 2024.
The Becoming the People Podcast Team:
Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music by Mayyadda
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This is a revisited episode with Richie Reseda from July 18th, 2022.
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Music, film, content producer, and founder of Question Culture, Richie Reseda, helps us explore the pyramid of patriarchy, how to respond to harm within our communities, and the impact of shame on our connections with each other.
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
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The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
Revisit this episode with Alexis Pauline Gumbs which originally aired October 19th, 2020.
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In this episode, Prentis meets with Queer Black Troublemaker, Black Feminist Love Evangelist, and author of the upcoming book Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals, Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Listen as Alexis moves us through time to relearn and remember the lessons of those who have brought us to now and the lineages from which we have come.
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
We are revisting this beautiful conversation with Rowen White from May 24th, 2021.
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In this episode, Prentis sits down with farmer, seedkeeper, and Indigenous seed and food sovereignty activist, Rowen White. Rowen is the founder and Creative Director of Sierra Seeds, an organic seed cooperative focusing on local seed production and education. Listen as these two explore how seeds operate as gateways to our lineage and how our current disconnection manifests as grief. Rowen invites us to remember and reconnect to our histories, the wisdom of our ancestors, and to the collective as our source of sustenance.
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
Revisit this conversation between Prentis + Mariame Kaba from July 5th, 2021.
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In this episode, Prentis sits with activist, organizer, educator, and author, Mariame Kaba, to discuss abolition and its connection to healing work. This conversation asks us to confront difficult truths about our enacting of relationship, our striving for innocence, and how much we might actually draw pleasure from punishment.
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
We revisit this conversation with Kazu Haga about Navigating Conflict. This episode originally aired May 31st 2021.
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Kazu Haga is the founder of the East Point Peace Academy, a core member of the Ahimsa Collective, and the author of Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm. In this episode, Prentis and Kazu examine our definitions and enactments of accountability and pose the question, "Who do we become when harm occurs?"
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
We revisit this conversation with adrienne maree brown from our first season. This episode originally aired on August 9th, 2020.
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In this episode, Prentis sits down with podcast host, doula, pleasure-activist, and writer, Adrienne Maree Brown, to discuss the moment in which we find ourselves, the futures that we can make possible, and the gift of satisfaction. Take a listen as these two friends look both inward and outward at the potential for a more just reality.
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
Join the FOW team as we wrap up season 3. Prentis will be answering your questions and Eddie and devon join in to share our gratitudes and reflections on what the past three seasons have meant to us.
Ways to Stay Engaged with us in the Future:
Please keep returning to these episodes and sharing them with your community.Check out the FOW sessions which are 11 pre-recorded practices from our guests over the past three seasons.Stay connected with us on Patreon, we have visual journals of these conversations with reflection questions.Show notes:
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
Our friend, Sonya Renee Taylor, has returned to grace us with her brilliance in the last guest episode of season 3. Sonya brings her wisdom on integrity, wholeness, and creating the conditions to have our greatest impact in the world.
Episode 7 is out now on #applepodcasts #spotify and all the major podcast platforms.
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
In this episode, author, political strategist, and organizer, Alicia Garza, breaks down what power is, how we build it and why we need it in order to build a more equitable society.
Alicia founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and is a co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women’s activism.
Show notes:
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
Join us for some moss talk, discovering the infinite from within our own space and how to resist the attention economy with Jenny Odell.
Jenny Odell is an Oakland-based artist, writer, and birder whose work attempts to shift our perception of the everyday and cultivate endangered forms of attention. A former studio art instructor at Stanford, she is the author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy and is currently at work on a second book.
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.comFollow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design -
Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio is a Kanaka Maoli wahine artist, activist, scholar and storyteller joins us for episode four. In this episode Jamaica shares her experience as a kiaʻi, a protector of land and water. She helps us understand how aloha ‘āina is a powerful source of learning, love and relationship. We also explore the tenacious power of Hawai’i and how it exists outside of colonial projections.
Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.com
Follow us on Instagram @findingourwaypodcast
Come practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.org
Stay up to date on Prentis' work by joining our newsletter
The Finding Our Way Team includes:
Prentis Hemphill - Host and Producer
Eddie Hemphill - Co-Producer + Editor
devon de Leña - Co-Producer + Visual Design - Mostrar mais
