Conscious Anti-Racism

What is ‘image bias’ and how does it affect professional spaces? What defines whether something is ‘appropriate’? Why does the professional space have a racially biased dress code?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Morgan Wider, a speaker, author, and wardrobe stylist. Morgan gives an overview of the greater cultural context of style in the professional space and how bias affects the way Black people are perceived at work. They discuss Image Bias, The Crown Act, and how giving people permission to be themselves sets examples for generations to come. Listen as Morgan explains the two questions to ask yourself when trying to decide how you want to present yourself externally at work.

With a decade of leadership experience at major retail giants, Morgan A. Wider has turned her love of clothes and hard-earned life lessons into a wardrobe-styling consulting firm. When she’s not transforming lives through closet revamps and shopping trips, she’s facilitating insightful and inspiring Executive Style workshops around the country.

LINKS

Instagram: @morganwiderstyle

www.morganwider.com

The Worthy Wardrobe: Your Guide to Style, Shopping & Soul by Morgan A. Wider

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

Find the Conscious Anti-Racism book at https://tinyurl.com/y689563j

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Why is the infant mortality rate of Black patients so high?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Cherie C. Hill, an Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Dr. Hill gives advice to physicians on taking care of Black patients and the history of racism that still prevails in modern medicine. They discuss the epidemic of high mortality rates for Black infants and mothers and the importance of facilitating open discussions in implicit bias trainings, particularly around truly listening to (and not doubting or discrediting) their Black patients when they present for medical care.

Cherie C. Hill, MD, FACOG is an Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Beyond the clinical setting, Dr. Hill serves as the Wellness Ambassador and Chair of the Wellness Committee for the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and as Director of the Resident Wellness Program. Her research interests include resident well-being and determinants of preterm birth. She maintains her own wellness through participation in public service, mentorship of local students; quality time with her husband, 3 children, extended family and friends.

LINKS

IG: @cheriechillmd

Hear Her Campaign https://www.cdc.gov/hearher/index.html

https://www.thewhitedressproject.org/

https://www.acog.org/

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

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In what ways has the pandemic been weaponized against Asians living in America?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang, the Director of Pulmonary Integrative Medicine at Coastal Pulmonary Associates and mindfulness teacher. She shares her experiences and observations of how the pandemic has been weaponized and created an increase in hate crimes against Asians in America. They discuss the importance of holding space for mindful curiosity and the personal hurt and pain that goes with racist encounters. Dr. Liang realized she could no longer remain silent and became the change she wanted to see. She highlights the beauty in diversity and owning her culture to get over her own discomfort. They take a deep dive into the historical context and present day implications of the myth of the “Model Minority” and how it permeates the life of the people from those minorities.

Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang is an Asian-American mother, cancer survivor, mindfulness teacher, and award-winning pulmonologist. She is a leader and national speaker on physician wellness, mindfulness, integrative and pulmonary medicine, has led retreats, and designed wellness curricula for the last 10 years. She believes in empowering other physicians to be the change they want to see through co-hosting the Mindful Healers Podcast, and running the Mindful Healthcare Collective, providing free and evidenced-based online programming to help reduce suffering during the pandemic.

LINKS:

Anti-Asian racism magnified during COVID-19 by Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

Find her:

Instagram @awaken_breath

Facebook: Mindful Healthcare Collective

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

Find the Conscious Anti-Racism book at https://tinyurl.com/y689563j

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What are the root causes of systemic racism in healthcare?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Knitasha Washington, president and founder of ATW Health Solutions. Dr. Washington explains the personal impact of losing her father to a preventable medical error and how she was raised to use her voice to make a difference. They discuss the importance of improving health outcomes of all people and creating a system that values differences and beliefs of all people. Dr. Washington shared that racial trauma causes people to suppress their stories, and in order to stop that trauma from being perpetuated, there’s great importance in creating platforms for all people to share their experiences.

Dr. Washington is an advocate and performance improvement expert who has worked with healthcare systems, U.S. government agencies and numerous policymaker groups to ensure that the rights of all patients are respected, particularly the most vulnerable populations. Dr. Washington also heads an independent consulting firm ATW Health Solutions based in Chicago, Illinois. Shaped by her passion and belief in social justice, Knitasha has earned recognition nationally for work in health equity and patient safety.

With more than 20 years experience in healthcare serving primarily as a consultant, Knitasha brings a multi-dimensional talent focused primarily in the areas of systems performance improvement, operations efficiency, hospital turn-around, patient safety, patient and family engagement, quality and health equity. In 2009 she lost her father to a preventable medical error; an event that dramatically inspired her sense of urgency for eliminating harm, improving patient and family engagement and the overall health statuses of vulnerable populations through education and operations improvement.

LINKS

Follow her on:

www.knitashawashington.com

https://atwhealth.com/

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

Find the Conscious Anti-Racism book at

https://tinyurl.com/y689563j

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Why are there so few Black, Latinx, and Indigenous healthcare professionals in the American healthcare system?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Susan Lopez MD, the Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine and the Division of Community and Global Health Equity in the Department of Internal Medicine. Their discussion explores the systemic reasons, starting in childhood, that shape a distrust in medical professionals by Black, Latinx, and Indigenous peoples. Dr. Lopez calls out the importance of “pathway programs” to increase minority representation in healthcare. She explains that success is not a linear process and the commonalities in experiences of marginalized communities as to why there’s a need for inequity and inclusion work in healthcare for both patients and healthcare professionals.

Dr. Susan Lopez is Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine and the Division of Community and Global Health Equity, both in the Department of Internal Medicine. She serves on the Executive Admissions Committee and its Diversity Work Group for Rush Medical College. She seeks to support learners who identify as Underrepresented in Medicine as the Diversity Officer and as a faculty advisor to the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA).

LINKS

Follow Dr. Lopez on Twitter: @susanlopezmd

Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

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(This episode was recorded in June of 2020)

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews

Dr. Susan Rogers, a General Internist from Chicago who spent her career serving the patients at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, and who has spent her life as an activist against racism. Dr. Rogers shares her experiences as a Black woman in the medical field, and she discusses the predatory policies that  have perpetuated systemic racism in our country.

Here are some articles Dr. Rogers shared:

"race, ethnicity and lung function: a brief history", by Lundy Braun PhD 

"The Fight For Healthcare Has Always Been About Civil Rights" VANN R. NEWKIRK II, JUNE 27, 2017, The Atlantic 

"The Enduring Solidarity of Whiteness" TA-NEHISI COATES, The Atlantic, FEBRUARY 8, 2016.

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

Find the Conscious Anti-Racism book at https://tinyurl.com/y689563j

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(This episode was recorded in June of 2020)

Does living a spiritual life make you exempt from racism? Do you ever tell yourself: I don't see color, I see human beings, and we all just need to love each other more? Do you avoid meaningful conversations about race because they make you uncomfortable? 

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this video, Jill interviews 

Crystal McCreary, a Yoga, Mindfulness, and Health Educator in NYC. Crystal discusses the ways that spiritual practices intersect with racism: she explains how true, conscious spirituality is the missing piece in the fight to dismantle systemic racism, how white people must be willing to make conscious choices to do things differently, and what it means to truly create a 'Brave Space'. Jill and Crystal have a lively discussion about how white people must confront their discomfort about speaking up about race, and they must do so without fear or hesitation. 

Crystal is registered with Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT-500 level, with a specialty RCYT for children’s yoga. She leads Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher trainings, facilitates professional development workshops, and speaks internationally about the impact of yoga and mindfulness on the health and wellbeing of children, adolescents and adults. She also teaches public workshops in New York City and curates transformative wellness retreats which explore her own mindful vinyasa practice, her curiosity about anatomy, and her passion for intelligent sequences that sow vigor and softness in body, and a more peaceful mind through mindfulness meditation. Crystal is on faculty in the Health and Wellness department at The Dalton School in New York City.

Aiming to build and strengthen community through a deeper understanding of our individual, complex human selves, Crystal teaches to the who is in the room, making all her programs accessible, relevant, inclusive and adaptive to the physical, emotional and social needs of a full spectrum of populations. She is proud to serve on the Yoga Alliance Diversity & Inclusion committee as an advisor for the upcoming revised Yoga Teacher Training program standards.

You can learn more about working with Crystal on her website: https://crystalmccrearyyoga.com/

Follow her on Instagram: @cmccrearyyoga

Subscribe to Crystal's YouTube Channel

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

Find the Conscious Anti-Racism book at 

https://tinyurl.com/y689563j

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What is space activation? What is the importance of recognizing diversity within Indigenous communities? How do these communities help support their people in western culture?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Melody Lewis and Turquoise Devereaux, dedicated activists for Indigenous peoples' social justice and the founders of Indigenous Community Collaborative. They discuss the importance of community and connection in Indigenous cultures as a way to empower Indigenous youth. Listen how they honor the sacrifices of previous generations that has led to more opportunities now and the privilege to be able to think about wellness and self care to overcome the impact of trauma. Between their culture and the western culture, Indigenous peoples are taking actions to decolonize systems through  space activation, identity, and cultural connections to their community.

Melody is Mojave/Tewa/Hopi and an enrolled member of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe. Melody is a social entrepreneur dedicated to serving Indigenous Communities and Individuals within the systems of workforce development, education and economic development utilizing collaborative approaches rooted in Indigenous Identity.

Turquoise Devereaux is part of the Salish and Blackfeet tribes of Montana. She received her Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Montana and her Masters of Social Work at Arizona State University. Turquoise works at the intersections of direct support to students, institutional and organizational process consulting, program evaluation, training facilitation on decolonizing approaches to practice and Indigenous Social Justice.

LINKS

www.indigenouscc.org

Follow them on IG: @indigenous.cc, @melo3134, @turquoiseskye

Facebook: Indigenous CC

YouTube: REZponse Roundtable 

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

Find the Conscious Anti-Racism book at

https://tinyurl.com/y689563j

Listen to the Conscious Anti-Racism podcast: https://anchor.fm/drjillwenermd

Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408/

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(This episode was recorded in June of 2020)

What do you do or say when your white child makes a comment or asks a question about race? How do you balance wanting to 'protect' your child from the horrors of racism with raising them to be open-minded, compassionate, and ready to stand up against racism? How do you talk to them about the experiences of Black children in the United States?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Yvette Brown, a white woman with two adopted African-American children. Yvette discusses her own challenges discussing race with her children, her work on the Race Conversation Project, some advice for white parents on how to answer tough questions about race, and why (and how) to start having the conversation about race immediately.

Yvette M. Brown is a white mom raising two black boys in San Francisco who one day realized that her years of nestling comfortably within the folds of white privilege were over. After immersing herself in the racial justice movement she decided it was time to do more than read and watch…it was time to act. She’s the Founder of the Awkwardness & Grace Podcast, and is

currently working on a qualitative research study with UCSF Professor Nicole Wolfe, exploring how white, black and biracial families talk with their kids about race. Yvette also works as a fine artist, exploring the themes of tension and balance in her work.

Here Wee Read

Social Justice Booklist for Children

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

Find the Conscious Anti-Racism book at

https://tinyurl.com/y689563j

Listen to the Conscious Anti-Racism podcast: https://anchor.fm/drjillwenermd

Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408/

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Have you heard of 'othering'? It's when we point our finger at someone else, blaming them for their circumstances. It's how we decrease our anxiety about unfairness and suffering in the world. It's dangerous, and it's gotten worse during COVID. But: there's an antidote!

(This episode was recorded in May of 2020.)

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Janelle Peifer, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at Agnes Scott College. Dr. Peifer shares her knowledge and insights about health disparities and mental health risk amongst minorities, both before and during coronavirus. In particular, she discusses the multiple factors leading to inequitable access to mental health amongst marginalized communities, how we use 'othering' to decrease our anxiety about unfairness and suffering, and how we can use empathy to counteract stress relating to COVID. She also discusses mental health red flags to look out for during COVID, and incredible resources to help you or your loved ones.

Janelle S. Peifer is an assistant professor of psychology at Agnes Scott College. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical and School Psychology at the University of Virginia and is an alumna of Wake Forest University. Her research examines: 1) college student development with an identity and intercultural competence focus and 2) a family-based clinical intervention focused on postpartum wellness. Peifer’s clinical and applied interests include identity formation, trauma/resilience, and the impact and value of higher education.

Learn more about Dr. Peifer:

Website: https://www.janellepeifer.com

https://www.onwardandoutward.org/

Mental health resources:

GCAL: https://www.georgiacollaborative.com/

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

NAMI Line: https://www.nami.org/help

Therapy for Black Girls: https://therapyforblackgirls.com/

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

Find the Conscious Anti-Racism book at

https://tinyurl.com/y689563j

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