My very special guest today is licensed therapist, social worker, and author of REAL: Radical, Empathic Acceptance of Life, Khadijah Tishan Washington. Khadijah is a beautiful spark of contagious energy whose story of struggle and triumph renders her uniquely qualified to help people walk through their past and move through it in a safe and healthy way. She is a generational trauma specialist who has turned her hard life experiences into making a positive impact upon the lives of others, focusing on their self-care and healing.

Khadijah begins by sharing her personal history and both her personal and professional involvement in the social work and mental health fields. She also describes the 6PIC Community Center, and delves into some of the major components of her book, particularly the aspects of helping others while she herself was healing, the code-switching which she must employ, and her role as a truth teller, opening the door for others to tell their stories. Khadijah’s work with generational trauma, starting the healing process, and asking those radical questions is also discussed during this fascinating conversation. Clearly, her work is very near and dear to my heart, and, while her message is of course timeless, it is particularly relevant now given recent events throughout our country and the world. I know you will be as amazed and inspired by this incredible woman as I have been, and I strongly encourage you to listen to all she has to teach us both in today’s episode and in her remarkable book.

I am also extremely excited to remind you that I have reopened my Ascend Mastermind to a new cohort! If you’re tired of playing small in your life and work, and you’re ready to identify what you want and how to get there (in a healthy way) while in community of like-minded women, then this Mastermind is definitely for you. Contact me at http://www.kellytravis.net/ascend for further information.

 

The Finer Details of This Episode:

- Khadijah’s personal history

- Her personal and professional involvement with social work and mental health

- 6PIC

- Her book, REAL: Radical, Empathic Acceptance of Life

- Khadijah’s experiences with helping while healing, code-switching, and being a truth teller

- Her work with generational trauma

- Starting the healing process

- Asking radical questions

 

Quotes:

“Even in the chaos of my own family of origin, I always had a sense that I had family.”

“Finding a therapist is like finding a spouse…every one is not going to work for you.”

 “It’s a really delicate balance where you never really get to be…your own self.”

“I realized that, through telling my story, other people who look like me, then that gives them permission to tell their story…I have to be the truth teller.”

“Sharing pain is almost like an honor…it comes with a lot of trust building.”

“My goal is to have everyone for justice and for awareness and for peace.”

“This is why racism has to be eradicated, because we’re literally dying…not from just police officers, I mean actual health, education, prisons, families…we just owe it to each other to take a deeper look into the layers of it.”

“I didn’t want to have another child grow up like I did.”

“No one ever taught me how to succeed, they only taught me how to survive.”

“I know that this is really hard work, and you’ve been doing it for your entire f’ing life.”

 

Show Links:

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Khadijah’s Website  

Khadijah’s Book 

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