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In this episode Raquel and Jennifer celebrate Madness Cafe's 100th episode! Listen in as they discuss what they've learned along they way and how their lives have changed.

Huge thanks to all of you who have supported the show! Thank you!!!!!

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In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer are joined by Nina Simons - co-founder of Bioneers, and a social entrepreneur passionate about reimagining leadership, restoring balance to the feminine and masculine, and helping to heal relations with ourselves, each other, and the Earth. She is also the author of Nature, Culture & The Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership where she offers practical guidance and inspiration for anyone who aspires to grow into their own unique form of leadership on behalf of positive change.

How to reach Nina:
www.ninasimons.com
www.bioneers.org

Mentioned in this episode:
The Burning Times - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ow_kNnoro

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In this episode Raquel and Jennifer are joined by Cathy Perez - a health professional and reproductive justice advocate trained by Keep Abortion Safe (ww.keepabortionsafe.org). Despite being a "cradle Catholic" (someone born into the Roman Catholic Church and honoring her religion, she describes herself as "the most liberal Catholic you'll ever meet" and relies on science in her advocacy work. Cathy embodies the notion that faith and reproductive justice can coexist.

How to reach Cathy Perez:
FB: facebook.com/cathyhannahperez and  www.healthyhabitsforlessanxiety.com
IG: instagram.com/cathyhannahperez
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cathyhannahperez 

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In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer are reunited with Tiffany Mazurek (holistic psychotherapist and bodyworker) who first showed up on episode 5 of the podcast. This time they discuss facing midlife and conscious aging.

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In this episode Raquel and Jennifer speak with Dr. Rahul Sharma about allyship, self as a point of reference, and DEI work.

Dr. Rahul Sharma is a consultant, psychologist, musician, and keynote speaker with expertise in diversity, social justice, multiculturalism, emotional intelligence, leadership, individual/community health, violence against women prevention, music, and wellness. He is a former Associate Professor at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, where he Chaired its Diversity Concentration for 13 years. Prior to that, he was Executive Director of University of Chicago's Resources for Sexual Violence Prevention, initially reporting to then Associate Dean Michelle Obama.

He is founder of Strategic Inclusion Consulting, an agency that provides DEI, Leadership, and Emotional Intelligence consulting, coaching, and training. Dr. Sharma is also founder and bassist/sitarist for the intercultural award-winning music group Funkadesi, which includes diverse members (Indian-American, African-American, Jamaican, Latino, and European American) who are musicians, activists, educators, and healers.

Where to find Dr. Sharma:
Website: https://www.strategicinclusion.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rahul-sharma/
IG: @funkadesi
Email: [email protected]

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Contrary to popular opinion, self care is more than just bubble baths and mani/pedis. In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer are in conversation with Janell Santana about the hard truths about self care.

Janell Santana is a Social Worker, Life Coach, Substance Abuse Recovery Coach, Substance Abuse Advocate, Advocate for Parental Substance Abuse and author of The Hard Truths About Self Care.

Where to find Janell:
IG: @jsselfcare

Podcast: The JS Self-Care Mind Body & Soul Podcast:  https://www.audible.com/pd/The-JS-Self-Care-Mind-Body-Soul-Podcast-Podcast/B08K58T7YQ?qid=1681840607&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=A2EN924YKJK2RD7S2D16&pageLoadId=aSSbZYp1eLPrdbWL&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c

Janell's book:
https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Truths-About-Self-Care/dp/B0BHC8Y2MY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9RFFBSKR4UGP&keywords=janell+santana&qid=1681840504&sprefix=janell+santana%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1

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In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer talk to Joia Walker about how her experience with early menopause led to food and farming as activism.

Joia Walker, owner of Inheirited, is “chef turned farmer”, agri-culinary artist, and meal prep extraordinaire. She specializes in preparing healthy food that tastes just as good as fatty foods, made from fresh and local ingredients. She does it with integrity, keeping the customer’s experience in mind. What sets her apart is her passion for food in combination with healing. She wants to help create better lifestyles for her customers and believes that she can do just that, beginning with food. After recently diving into the agri-culinary industry, Joia is ready to take Inheirited to the next level, offering customers a farm to table experience. 

How to reach Joia:
IG: @inheirited
Website: www.inheirited.com

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Join Raquel and Jennifer as they talk to Karen Lee Ashcraft, author of Wronged and Dangerous: Viral Masculinity and The Populist Pandemic. This conversation covers viral masculinity, aggrieved manhood, new populism, and so much more.

Karen Lee Ashcraft is a professor who has studied and taught organizational communication and gender for 30 years. She grew up in the religious right as a Christian fundamentalist and right-wing populist. In both ways, she is thus inside the phenomenon she writes about.

How to reach Karen:
[email protected]

Where to buy Wronged and Dangerous:
https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/wronged-and-dangerous/once-you-see-it

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In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer talk to social justice advocate, scholar, and author of Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing and Justice, Alma Zaragoza-Petty. 

Born in Los Angeles but raised in Acapulco, Mexico, for much of her childhood, she is the daughter of immigrant parents and a first-generation high school and college graduate. Zaragoza-Petty has a master's degree in counseling and a doctorate in education and has worked in higher education for more than twenty years. She has served as an academic advisor, as a professor, and in research and evaluation for a nonprofit organization. 

Rooted deep in her faith, Zaragoza-Petty's new book, Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing and Justice, shares about the chingona spirit she began to claim within herself and leads us toward the courage required to speak up and speak out against oppressive systems.

Where to find Alma:
Website: Thedoczp.com
Twitter: @thedoczp
IG: @thedoczp
FB: /doctressZp

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In this episode Raquel and Jennifer speak with author Stephanie Cotsirilos about her book My Xanthi,  the power of words and stories, and the strength and power of older women.

Stephanie’s extended family’s roots in Greece, Peru, and Asia have shaped her journey as an author, lawyer, and performing artist. The journey began in Chicago, where she was born. Stephanie is now author of the novella My Xanthi (Los Galesburg Press), essayist in the award-winning anthology Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family (Beacon Press), finalist in Narrative Magazine's Fall 2022 Story Contest (publication forthcoming in 2023), and published finalist in Mississippi Review’s 2019 Prize in Fiction. Twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, her work has appeared in numerous print and online venues including McSweeney’s, The New Guard, New Millennium Writings, Brilliant Flash Fiction, and various media. In 2021, she was awarded the Patrice Krant fellowship in residence at Storyknife’s inaugural retreat for women writers in Alaska.

Where to find Stephanie:
Website: https://www.stephaniecotsirilos.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.cotsirilos/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-cotsirilos-b2aa4211/

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