In this final episode of our series on dating, our guest Crissonna brings a fresh outlook and the perfect amount of wit and humor to the conversation.

Identity-wise, they proudly embrace being cisgender, bisexual, pansexual, and queer, reflecting the vibrant tapestry of their experiences as a biracially black individual.

Brandon Worix is no stranger to the dating field. As a cis man who has been divorced, dated & back on the dating scene in search of a new relationship, he can attest to the challenges and nuances of dating within a colonized system. He lives by the phrase "If the path be beautiful, let us not question where it leads." - Anatole France

In our episode together, we continue the conversation on dating, relationships, and love by examining: • the influence of social media and dating apps in today's dating world the role of healing and the self-work in the dating process.

In this episode Ina and T explore ways to define and redefine love, dating, and relationships through a critical lens - calling out the ways whiteness and colonization shape and influence society’s attitudes towards them.

Christie R. Edwards is an intuitive healer who uses her training in Angelic Reiki, crystal healing, sound healing, and Herbology as a means of holistic spiritual wellness.

In this episode she shares her insights into living purposefully, tips for connecting with our spiritual world, the power of listening to our intuition, and more.

Danny Vazquez is a mental health professional who specializes in working with Black and Brown teen individuals identifying as boys. He shares stories of empowerment and reminds us of the importance of offering the young people in our lives consistent support.

Parents and caregivers-especially of teens and adolescents, there are so many gems in this episode that you don't want to miss!

Six months in and we're grateful for all of the wisdom and knowledge we've gained from each of our guests on this exploration of what it means to decolonize.

We've just started to scratch the surface and there's so much left to learn. In this episode we share our biggest lessons from the unique stories of each of our guests and listener reflections as well as our own definitions for what it means to decolonize ourselves.

Candice Rose Valenzuela, (they|them, she|her) opens up our hearts and minds to the world of healing justice, a term coined by Cara Page. As a QTBIPOC healing entrepreneur, coach and facilitator, Candice Rose Valenzuela shares why they believe true healing can only be achieved through a justice lens. **Important note - In the beginning Candice read from the book Healing Justice Lineages (akpress.org) but did not cite the correct author. Erica Woodland and Cara Page are the authors and editors but the book contains many excerpts and pieces from various sources. The quote Candice read is from movement elder Aurora Levins Morales and she would like this important elder to be cited correctly for her words. **

Brittney Autry Cole, (She| Her) is a champion for creating access to equitable, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed mental wellness opportunities for people of color.

Brittney launched the Cent(her)ed Collective, a mental wellness social enterprise designed to empower Black women and girls to engage in transformative healing practices and gain mastery over their healing processes.

In this episode we discuss the need for more attention to matters that affect the Black female community including releasing the capes of strength, building safe and affirming relationships, letting go of colonial mindsets such as competition, and more.

Rachael Stewart (she|her) is a licensed clinical social worker, therapist and owner of Amaris Counseling LLC. In our episode together, we had fun bringing light and life to conversations about mental health. We discuss reasons why we need to be in community with one another in order to take care of ourselves, how we can break generational barriers by embodying community care, and how our identity markers affect access to mental health services.

In episode 12, Aaron shares how their experience as a mixed American of the BIPOC community raised in a mix of diverse and homogeneous communities helped them learn to “live as themselves” unapologetically. We discuss the role of colonization in developing identity, and how fear is at the core of self hatred.