KPFA - Talk-It-Out Radio

Host Nancy Kahn holds a timely discussion with guest, an extraordinary guest, Emilio Osorio, LCSW, a Bay Area therapist of color, to hear what he has learned about the importance of listening and validating people’s experiences.

Mr. Osorio shares his perspective and experience on the need to voice unmet needs, and to attend to pain and trauma related to the personal, community and world conditions we face (racism, oppression, hate speech, violence, inequity), and the roles of self empathy, mindfulness and spirituality.

Listeners are invited to call in to the show at 7:30 pm (dial 1-800-958-9008 or 1 510-848-4425 ) to participate in this conversation.

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Join host Timothy Regan, with guests Jim and Jori Manske for this live episode with callers.

Dialogue and human connection is essential for the basic functioning of our families, our workplaces, and our democracy. It is more important than ever with forces of deception and fear actively trying to sow division and chaos in the union of our country.

Too many of us decline to discuss “politics” with the very people we know most and love. Relationships get strained when we don’t know how to have a good dialogue.

So, to help you out this evening, Nonviolent Communication trainers Jim and Jori Manske will share some skills that will help you respond when someone says something hard to hear.  You have choices when someone says words that throw you off, get you mad, sad, scared, or disturbed.

SO! Please kick back, give yourself the gift of some time to learn and reflect, because we are going to demonstrate 4 ways to respond to a hard-to-hear message.

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Talk It Out Radio – Sunday, August 16, 2020 7:00 pm, on KPFA Radio (94.1 FM Berkeley and beyond, or livestream at kpfa.org):

A Nonviolent Approach to Addiction and Recovery- A Two-Part Series

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2017. Substance use addiction impacts an individual’s life and their families. Host Nancy Kahn interviews expert guest, Kelvin Luster, Associate Director of Baker Places, to hear his personal story, professional perspective on addiction and recovery and strategies for identifying the signs of addiction along with tips for supporting someone in recovery. We address the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on addiction and recovery.  Nancy and Kelvin examine how compassion and empathy are integral to healing and recovery, and the ways to own clear boundaries. This is the second segment of our two-part series; the first part airs on July 26, 2020 and can be found in our archives.

Call 1-800 -958 -9008 to join the conversation about the role of compassion and empathy in recovery, and your challenges and celebrations with addiction and recovery.

About Kelvin Luster

Kelvin Luster is a Bay Area native tried and true. Born in San Francisco on day one, day two, raised in the trifecta of the East Bay, namely Oakland, Berkeley and Richmond by a hard working single mother and his sister.  Kelvin grew up in the budding “heyday” of all three cities. In his teens, and referring to himself as a “back of the bus kid”,  that’s where all the action was, Kelvin was exposed to things he may have not needed to see so early on. That is where he learned first rate street action; It was all educational. But Kelvin was fortunate. He had interests. He liked to write. Landing a major label recording deal, doing voice over work on a Grammy winning album, and production work for various up and coming Bay Area artists, Kelvin was on FIRE!!! Then tragedy struck in his family and Kelvin turned to street drugs for relief. And just like  that, it all disappeared! Now with 13 years sobriety under his belt, Kelvin gives back to others as it was given to him. He says, “It was not easy, but nothing worth having ever is”.

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Often the spiritual teachings that guide us are presented in ways that reflect the dominance of men in our society and do not take into account women’s experiences.  Host, Marlena Willis, talks with Buddhist teacher, Pamela Weiss, about her new book, A Bigger Sky, Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism which weaves memoir with stories of early Buddhist women seeking to be included in the Buddha’s community.

PAMELA WEISS is a Buddhist teacher and the author of “A Bigger Sky: Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism.” She is authorized in two traditions—Zen and Theravada, is a member of the Spirit Rock Teacher Council, and a guiding teacher at San Francisco Insight. Pamela is also an executive coach, entrepreneur, and pioneer in bringing Buddhist principles and practices into the workplace. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and little dog, Grover.

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Often the spiritual teachings that guide us are presented in ways that reflect the dominance of men in our society and do not take into account women’s experiences.  Host, Marlena Willis, talks with Buddhist teacher, Pamela Weiss, about her new book, A Bigger Sky, Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism which weaves memoir with stories of early Buddhist women seeking to be included in the Buddha’s community.

PAMELA WEISS is a Buddhist teacher and the author of “A Bigger Sky: Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism.” She is authorized in two traditions—Zen and Theravada, is a member of the Spirit Rock Teacher Council, and a guiding teacher at San Francisco Insight. Pamela is also an executive coach, entrepreneur, and pioneer in bringing Buddhist principles and practices into the workplace. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and little dog, Grover.

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