In this episode, Vanessa Rochelle Lewis goes deep into her own story of confronting a world that told her she was ugly and unwanted, and her emergence on the other side as her freest self. Follow as she takes us through the journey of discovering her own desirability and how to build more radical and magical possibilities for our own lives. This conversation is deeply imaginative and honest while challenging us all to look hard at how we treat ourselves and others.Find the show notes + transc...

S2 Ep4: Reclaiming Ugly with Vanessa Rochelle Lewis

From Prentis Hemphill, the host and producer of the Finding Our Way podcast comes a new podcast: Becoming the People. 
 Prentis is in conversation with the thinkers, creators, and doers who are exploring some of the most relevant questions of our time: What will it take for us to change as a species? How do we create relationships that lead to collective transformation, and what will it take for us to heal?&nbsp; 
 We hope this podcast helps us uncover the path of how to become the people of our time. Find out more on www.prentishemphill.com

Producers: Prentis Hemphill &amp; devon de Leña
Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
Research Assistant: Bhavana Nancherla
Original Music by Mayadda

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From Prentis Hemphill, the host and producer of the Finding Our Way podcast comes a new podcast: Becoming the People.Prentis is in conversation with the thinkers, creators, and doers who are exploring some of the most relevant questions of this moment: What will it take for us to change as a species? How do we create relationships that lead to transformation, and what will it take for us to heal?  We hope this podcast helps us uncover the path of how to become the people of our time.The ...

Becoming the People Podcast - Trailer

This is a revisited episode with Richie Reseda from July 18th, 2022._____Music, film, content producer, and founder of Question Culture, Richie Reseda, helps us explore the pyramid of patriarchy, how to respond to harm within our communities, and the impact of shame on our connections with each other.Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.comCome practice with us at The Embodiment Institute: www.theembodimentinstitute.orgFollow us on Instagram @findingourway...

[Revisit] Questioning Culture with Richie Reseda

Revisit this episode with Alexis Pauline Gumbs which originally aired October 19th, 2020.___In this episode, Prentis meets with Queer Black Troublemaker, Black Feminist Love Evangelist, and author of the upcoming book Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals, Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Listen as Alexis moves us through time to relearn and remember the lessons of those who have brought us to now and the lineages from which we have come.Find the show notes + transcript on our website: w...

[Revisit] Remembering with Alexis Pauline Gumbs

We are revisting this beautiful conversation with Rowen White from May 24th, 2021. _______In this episode, Prentis sits down with farmer, seedkeeper, and Indigenous seed and food sovereignty activist,  Rowen White. Rowen is the founder and Creative Director of Sierra Seeds,  an organic seed cooperative focusing on local seed production and education.  Listen as these two explore how seeds operate as gateways to our lineage and how our current disconnection manifests as grief. R...

[Revisit] Seeds, Grief, and Memory with Rowen White

Revisit this conversation between Prentis + Mariame Kaba from July 5th, 2021._____In this episode, Prentis sits with activist, organizer, educator, and author, Mariame Kaba, to discuss abolition and its connection to healing work. This conversation asks us to confront difficult truths about our enacting of relationship, our striving for innocence, and how much we might actually draw pleasure from punishment.Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.comCome prac...

S2 Ep4: Reclaiming Ugly with Vanessa Rochelle Lewis

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