In My Shoes Stories from Women of Color

Sandy Boisrond is an attorney, advocate and auntie. She is a part of the village and support system for her nephew who is on the autism spectrum. As an attorney she helps families with estate planning and making sure they have the right things in place in order to future plan for the needs of a special needs loved one

Find out what she thinks is one of the biggest mistakes families make, how her role as auntie to an autistic nephew has impacted the way she practices law and what she thinks we need to do as a society to better support those with special needs. AND be sure to listen until the end and find out about a generous offer Sandy is making to IMS listeners. http://www.thespectrumlawfirm.com/

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Listen to this rewind episode in honor of Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Andrea Dalzell (The Seated Nurse on the 'Gram) talks about the struggles of proving she can do her job with her wheels just as effectively as any other nurse.

Listen to her story and find out what happened when Good Morning America honored her as a front line hero and worked with a Foundation to gift her with ONE MILLION DOLLARS!

Follow her on Instagram:

https://instagram.com/theseatednurse?igshid=rlc5b23wodlf

It's a member of my tribe Tam! Talking about the day she found out she had breast cancer and her yearlong journey fighting the disease. She is open, honest, candid, and inspirational. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I am so glad that my girl had the courage to step into the light and share her story.

Find out why she was alone when she found out, what she had to do about the new job she was about to start, and the advice she gives to any brave woman just about to start her cancer journey.

Best-selling author Minda Harts talks about her journey to healing and her new book Right Within - How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace. Listen to her talk about how her finger nail polish led to daily racial aggression and the courage she found to insist on the respect and treatment she deserved. Her new book is out NOW! Find it wherever you guy your books and learn more about Minda as an author, podcaster, speaker and advocate for women of color.

Check her out and connect with her on social media:

https://www.mindaharts.com

https://www.mindaharts.com/rightwithin

As the possibility of a booster seems to be becoming a reality, Dr. JAM, an infectious disease pharmacist, breaks down the myths, what we can expect for the future (masks or no masks) and what she's sees in the ICU as more and more COVID patients are admitted.

Find out where she thinks we can get the best information about the vaccine and why she says getting emergency use authorization is a lot harder than you might think.

When the Black and Brown go missing, the alerts, media posts and police updates don't happen quickly. There have been countless examples, most recently the story of Grabby Petito. Her story has made the headlines for weeks and while any missing person is a tragedy, where is that level of coverage and concern when people of color go missing? What needs to happen for things to change?

Meet, Derrica Wilson and Natalie Wilson, two women who set out to make sure our missing family members get the attention they deserve.

In this powerful episode, Breonna Taylor's mom Tamika Palmer talks about her daughter, the night she was murdered and how she is still fighting for those responsible to be held accountable. Find out what she wants people to know about Breonna, how she found out her daughter was gone, what the police didn't tell her and how she is honoring her memory with the foundation that bears her name.

September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, this is the perfect time to give you another chance to hear this episode.

Listen to two members of my tribe talk about how they handle it when someone insists that they refrain from speaking Spanish and tell them that this is America and they should speak English.

They talk about how they respond and their opinion on why they believe people think it's OK to make such comments.

And we have a special guest that joins us too!

When the pandemic hit, Kyra Peralte needed an outlet to express how this new way of living made her feel. So, she bought a simple black and white composition notebook and began to write. After deciding she wanted to share her thoughts with a stranger and in turn, give them a space to write their own thoughts, she found a woman willing to participate.

That one woman led to another, and another and today, dozens of traveling diaries are making their way across the globe with more than 1,000 women writing their thoughts, feelings, hopes and dreams, then passing it along for the next woman to do the same.

Find out what Kyra thinks of the movement she has started and the community she has built who are all connected by the power of pen and paper.

Join the movement:

https://www.thetravelingdiarytour.com/

It's me and my tribe ya'll! We are talking about the real meaning of cancel culture and why the majority hates the word woke. Both concepts are steeped in the African American culture and were meant to be a way for us to come together and recognize that we are a force to be reckoned with.

Listen to what we have to say, send me a shout out and let me know what you think too! And check out the links below to find out what these concepts were really meant for.

The Cancel Culture Debate

What Woke Really Means