As a child of immigrants who grew up with a strict African dad, Roslyn often contemplated reasons why her dad was so strict. She once had the thought that it is definitely because he was not a "fat dad" as seen in some TV sitcoms. 

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Anne-Kenya Dubuisson and Roslyn discuss mental health stigmas in their communities, and the importance of representation matters in the therapy industry. Anne-Kenya also shares her life changing experiences and stories from her recent travel to Kenya!

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Meet Anne-Kenya Dubuisson! She is a proud daughter of Haitian-Dominican immigrants living in New York. We discuss the impact of our environments on our accents and the way we speak. 

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In this episode, Shebana shares her special and mysterious journey of being nearly paralyzed by fear to naturally liberating her voice and body as a performance artist.  

https://www.shebanacoelho.com/

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Meet Shebana! She is a performance artist who is originally from India and migrated to the US at the age of 12. Shebana create plays, and facilitates workshops that connect people to themselves, their senses, and nature. In this episode, Shebana shares excerpts from her solo play, “The Good Manners of Colonized Subjects”. 

https://www.shebanacoelho.com/

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Michaell and Roslyn continue their conversation on human-centric awareness! As a Creativity-Awareness Educator, Michaell shares his perspective on increasing human-centric awareness through our inherent superpowers of creativity, healthy discourse, and adaptability. 

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Meet Michaell Magrutsche! Michaell is an Austrian-California multimedia artist whose goal is to increase human-centric awareness. In this episode, we compare the impact of societal systems to human-centricity. 

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The conversation with Julie Pham continues! Julie is a Vietnamese- born, American-raised refugee who shares her experiences surrounding her south Vietnamese identity as well as her outlook on life as a proud multicultural refugee.

Check out Julie's organization below!

https://curiositybased.com/

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Meet Julie Pham! Julie is a Vietnamese- born, American raised refugee who holds many titles including being the CEO of CuriosityBased, an organization dedicated to helping teams and individuals practice curiosity at work. In this episode Julie shares stories of her travels to Vietnam and the power of learning and speaking Vietnamese. 

https://curiositybased.com/

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Roslyn explores superstitious traditions and rituals that are performed around the world during the New Year's holiday season. 

Check out this album! How To Be Stbrn Album by Stbrn Sal

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