Conscious Anti-Racism

How can we empower kids to speak up about abuse? How do you teach kids to communicate feelings about body sensations in their own language?

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

In this episode, Jill interviews Joy Stephenson-Laws, author of Secrets That Sparkle (and Secrets That Sting). This book is a resource for parents, educators, and therapists to start early conversations about body autonomy, unsafe touch, and emotional trust, all in a way that’s age-appropriate and empowering. Dr. Jill and Joy talk about the importance of teaching kids to communicate when they're not feeling safe.

Joy Stephenson-Laws is a wellness visionary and founder of pH Labs, a national nonprofit delivering cutting-edge, science-based education and tools for optimal health and well-being. As a healthcare attorney, health advocate, and certified life coach, Joy focuses on the integration of mind, emotion, body, and spirit to help people flourish.

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secretsthatsparkle.com

Instagram: @secretsthatsparkle

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

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.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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What is the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)? How can people in the West support the movement for a free and democratic Iran? How does the Iranian regime use chaos and violence to gain power?

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

In this episode, Jill interviews Zahra Amanpour, a human rights advocate. They discussed the movement for freedom and equality and women's rights in Iran and ways to support the movement. They also looked at how the current Iranian regime uses chaos and violence to sow discord within Iran and also around the world.

Zahra Amanpour is a lifelong human rights advocate and a proud supporter of the Iranian Resistance movement. As a Board Member of the Women’s Freedom Forum, Zahra works to amplify the voices of women fighting for their rights under repressive regimes and to shine a global light on their stories of resistance.

Zahra continues to advocate for justice through every facet of her life. In the United States, she channels this commitment into economic empowerment, working to build a more equitable economy for underserved communities. Over the past two decades, she has helped thousands of individuals reclaim their economic agency and future. She currently resides in the New York area with her husband and two children and finds joy in music, nature, and discovering new corners of the world.

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@womenncri_en

How can we get ourselves out of the current political situation?

What is the political industrial complex?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Eva Posner, an award-winning political consultant. They elaborated on the importance of making politics people-driven rather than money-driven and resources to support local campaigns that make real change in our country. 

Eva opened Evinco Strategies in 2016 to focus on electing candidates who increase representation in government — specializing in first-time candidates from diverse backgrounds who face barriers in traditional campaigns, as well as issue campaigns that tackle systemic injustice.

Eva is passionate about social and criminal justice, local and state-level campaigns, diverse representation in politics, and training the next generation of political operatives. Prior to her work in politics, Eva worked as a journalist, with a focus on government and human trafficking. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee.

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www.evincostrategies.com

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

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.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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How can curiosity help us to come together across lines of difference?

How can we insist on finding commonality despite the current political environment?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill provides a platform for Amara Lynch to interview her colleagues from Listening 4 Justice. They talk about the implications of a news story about a teacher in Idaho who had a sign on in her classroom that said, “Everyone is Welcome Here”, which led to significant controversy and protests in that community.

Addie Lentzner is a youth activist, organizer, and student. Pat Prescott is a radio veteran who has hosted programs in New York and Los Angeles, America's top 2 radio markets. Folami Prescott-Adams, Ph.D. is the CEO of HTI Catalysts. Amara Lynch has degrees from Tufts and Bethel Universities and an ICF-accredited diversity coaching certification.

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https://hticatalysts.net/listening-4-justice/

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

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.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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What is humanism? What role can the Black church play in improving the maternal health crisis in America?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Wylin D. Wilson, author and Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School. They explore the benefits of long-term engagement with Black communities for improving healthcare outcomes for all, emphasizing the importance of lifting up people both within and beyond your own community.

Wylin D. Wilson is Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School where she teaches Womanist Bioethics within the Theology Medicine and Culture program. She is the author of Economic Ethics and the Black Church and Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice,

Spirituality, and Black Women's Health.

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https://wylindwilson.com

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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online anti-racism, 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.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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How can hip-hop be used as a cultural lens to provide solutions to long-standing problems in our society?

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

In this episode, Jill interviews Manny Faces, an award-winning journalist and author. They discussed his new book "Hip Hop Can Save America! Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation”, which challenges mainstream media’s narrow portrayal of Hip Hop culture and argues that its methodologies and philosophies offer solutions to economic inequality, political dysfunction, and racial division.

Manny Faces is an award-winning journalist, founding director of The Hip Hop Institute for Social Innovation, creator and host of the acclaimed podcasts "News Beat" and "Hip Hop Can Save America!", and author.

He is a leading voice advocating for the unparalleled yet largely untapped ability of Hip Hop music and culture to help uplift humanity across the board, with a particular focus on improving the lives, livelihoods, and communities that birthed and have been nurturing Hip Hop from its inception.

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www.mannyfaces.com

IG/Threads: @mannyfacesofficial

BlueSky: @mannyfaces.com

Tw/X: MannyFaces

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

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.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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What is the sandwich generation? How does ageism play into sandwich generation dynamics?

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

In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Shirley Davis about the dynamics of the sandwich generation. They discuss tips on how to not just survive, but thrive as a member of the sandwich generation, the importance of mindset shifts and open communication, and setting boundaries.

Dr. Shirley Davis is a sought-after global workforce expert, national board director for Make-A-Wish Foundation, and president and CEO of SDS Global Enterprises, a strategic development solutions firm that specializes in human resources strategy, talent management, leadership effectiveness, culture transformation, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Dr. Davis has over 30 years of business experience in a variety of senior executive leadership roles in Fortune 100 & 50 corporations and in her last role, served as vice president of global diversity and inclusion and workforce strategies for the world’s largest human resources association, the Society for Human Resource Management.

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www.drshirleydavis.com

www.linkedin.com/in/drshirleydavis

www.drshirleydavisfoundation.org

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

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.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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In what ways are Black football players exploited and commodified?

What should sports fans do about it?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Tracie Canada about the college experience of Black college football players. They discussed Dr. Canada’s new book, Tackling the Everyday, which takes a much needed Black feminist lens to power, profit, and survival in college football.

Tracie Canada, Ph.D. is a socio-cultural anthropologist whose ethnographic research uses sport to theorize race, kinship and care, gender, and the performing body. Her work focuses on the lived experiences of Black football players.

Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke University. Dr. Canada is also the founder and director of the Health, Ethnography, and Race through Sports (HEARTS) Lab and affiliated with the Duke Sports & Race Project.

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www.traciecanada.com

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

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.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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What is carceral apartheid?

How is it used to harm marginalized communities?

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

In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Brittany Friedman, author of Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons. They had a conversation about adjustment centers and how they are used by the government to control people with marginalized identities. They also talked about ways that Dr. Friedman cares for herself while doing research on such difficult topics.

Dr. Brittany Friedman is a sociologist, cultural  & political theorist, author, and intuitive herbalist. She is an expert on cover-ups, politics, and the dark side of institutions. Dr. Friedman holds a PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University and was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California, where she received the 2024 Raubenheimer Outstanding Junior Faculty Award. She is also a ‘23-24 American Association of University Women faculty postdoc and an Affiliated Scholar of the American Bar Foundation.

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www.brittanyfriedman.com

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

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.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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What are some of the paradoxes of racial justice work? Why is it important to recognize those paradoxes so we can navigate them?

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

In this episode, Jill interviews Prof. Susan Sturm of Columbia Law School. They explore the importance of community and context and doing the challenging work of racial justice. Prof. Sturm shares examples of how the work of racial justice lifts all of us up, not just people who are impacted by racism and oppression, and the importance of using the platforms and privilege that we have.

Susan Sturm is the George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility and the founding director of the Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School. Her work focuses on building the capacity of people and institutions to reduce discrimination, confront racism, transform the justice system, and move toward full participation in educational, legal, and cultural institutions.

Along with numerous scholarly publications, Professor Sturm is the author, with Lani Guinier, of Who’s Qualified: A New Democracy Forum on the Future of Affirmative Action. Her new book, entitled What Might Be: Confronting Racism to Transform Our Institutions, was published in February 2025 by Princeton University Press.

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https://whatmightbe.me

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

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.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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

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