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Episode 5 - Mawu Asked For Help and You Can Too.
This episode is about Mawu-Lisa, Ayida-Weddo, and the February full moon.
I touch base on LGBTQIA2S+ issues and the importance of showing up for and protecting our kids; and remind us all that it is okay to seek help. Yes, even for you.
Below is a list of links for crisis hotlines - both call and text - in the United States and internationally.
988 help line
Crisis text line for the U.S.
Crisis text lines for Canada, Ireland, and the U.K.
List of Help Lines on PFLAG website - not just for the LGBTQIA2S community
International crisis help lines listed on the psychology today website - this list covers a lot of countries so please check to see if they yours
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Stephen C. Wehmeyer is a Folklorist and Mythologist with a doctorate from UCLA. His research interests center on the African-Atlantic diaspora, with a particular focus on vernacular religion, material culture, and ritual practice. His work has been published in a number of scholarly journals (including African Arts, Southern Quarterly, and Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft (Penn), as well as several edited volumes. He’s been actively involved in four major museum exhibitions focused on Afro-Atlantic religious traditions, and his essays can be found in several of their respective published catalogs. Professor Wehmeyer currently teaches at a small private college in Vermont, where he continually strives to get students to explore areas of cultural intersection and interactivity.
Dr. Wehmeyer's Academia page
Techdren - Technology for Children
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Mawu - Wikipedia page
Journeying to the Goddess - Goddess Mawu
Ayida-Weddo - Wikipedia page
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By LiveLaughLoreThis episode is about Mawu-Lisa, Ayida-Weddo, and the February full moon.
I touch base on LGBTQIA2S+ issues and the importance of showing up for and protecting our kids; and remind us all that it is okay to seek help. Yes, even for you.
Below is a list of links for crisis hotlines - both call and text - in the United States and internationally.
988 help line
Crisis text line for the U.S.
Crisis text lines for Canada, Ireland, and the U.K.
List of Help Lines on PFLAG website - not just for the LGBTQIA2S community
International crisis help lines listed on the psychology today website - this list covers a lot of countries so please check to see if they yours
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Stephen C. Wehmeyer is a Folklorist and Mythologist with a doctorate from UCLA. His research interests center on the African-Atlantic diaspora, with a particular focus on vernacular religion, material culture, and ritual practice. His work has been published in a number of scholarly journals (including African Arts, Southern Quarterly, and Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft (Penn), as well as several edited volumes. He’s been actively involved in four major museum exhibitions focused on Afro-Atlantic religious traditions, and his essays can be found in several of their respective published catalogs. Professor Wehmeyer currently teaches at a small private college in Vermont, where he continually strives to get students to explore areas of cultural intersection and interactivity.
Dr. Wehmeyer's Academia page
Techdren - Technology for Children
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Mawu - Wikipedia page
Journeying to the Goddess - Goddess Mawu
Ayida-Weddo - Wikipedia page