Kelsey O. Daniels (she/they) does not consent to hating herself and defies the systems that demand she does. Through trust and surrender, Kelsey’s life had led them on a journey through both dreamwork and grief work. She shares how we can vision and imagine new ways of walking through this life. And, they read their own poem at the end of the episode.

Kelsey O. Daniels is an artist, organizer, and baddie scholar from Southeast San Diego. Their work centers on storytelling, world building, and dreamwork as tools for liberation. As a fat, Black, queer, disabled femme, Kelsey honors her ancestors and descendants by revoking consent from the failed experiment of white supremacy & dreaming up worlds that are affirming and lit. Through poetry, performance, and mixed media, they explore themes of identity, imagination, and ancestral memory, inviting audiences to engage in active relationship with themselves and their communities. She curates a creative universe called Black Dream Experiment that explores Black dreaming as a collective ancestral, wellness, and liberation practice.

Mentioned in this episode: Tricia Hersey and Rania El Mugammar.

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