Pause N' Play

**ARREST THE COPS THAT MURDERED BREONNA TAYLOR**

Join your favorite BAfBF (black af best friend) DUO for another episode!
Today we're talking about mental health.

**DISCLAIMER** We are not mental health professionals..!

Now, back to the episode. We're doing things a lil' differently.
Today - we've got 3 songs for you all, but before that - you get a fact, a question, & a tip concerning mental health.

And all the research that we collected along the way, stemming from ancient practices to current and modern, will be included in this description.

So, get your knowledge on and enjoy and share, because it takes a village and we all we got . . !

We love us . . !

Instagram:
Pause N Play: @_pausenplay
Jus/Brodi: @afrodigena
Chara: @chageethegem

Linktree
linktr.ee/AfroDigena90

Research Links
https://theundefeated.com/features/black-people-were-stressed-before-the-coronavirus-now-more-than-ever-we-need-to-ask-for-help/

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.508.4197&rep=rep1&type=pdf

https://soundhealingcenter.com/shrf/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Indigenous-Sound-Healing.pdf

**ARREST THE COPS THAT MURDERED BREONNA TAYLOR**

Join your favorite BAfBF (black af best friend) DUO for another episode!
Today we're talking about mental health.

**DISCLAIMER** We are not mental health professionals..!

Now, back to the episode. We're doing things a lil' differently.
Today - we've got 3 songs for you all, but before that - you get a fact, a question, & a tip concerning mental health.

And all the research that we collected along the way, stemming from ancient practices to current and modern, will be included in this description.

So, get your knowledge on and enjoy and share, because it takes a village and we all we got . . !

We love us . . ! 

Instagram:
Pause N Play: @_pausenplay
Jus/Brodi: @afrodigena
Chara: @chageethegem

Linktree
linktr.ee/AfroDigena90

Research Links
https://theundefeated.com/features/black-people-were-stressed-before-the-coronavirus-now-more-than-ever-we-need-to-ask-for-help/

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.508.4197&rep=rep1&type=pdf

https://soundhealingcenter.com/shrf/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Indigenous-Sound-Healing.pdf

**JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR**
Before we jump into the episode, click this link (linktr.ee/AfroDigena90) and sign the petition(s) and make the phone calls for justice.

After that, finish the lyric: "5 hours of summerrrrrrrr . . !"

Your favorite bff duo is back with another episode!
This one is dedicated to the child in us..!

Think back to those Saturday mornings when self-care was there for us in the form of your favorite breakfast and favorite cartoons.

What did you watch?
Who was your playground crew?
Bike, skateboard, roller-blades /skates or all three?

Reminisce and let us know in the comments as you enjoy another episode of "Pause N' Play" . . !

Instagram:
Pause N Play: @_pausenplay
Jus/Brodi: @afrodigena
Chara: @chageethegem

**JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR**
Before we jump into the episode, click this link and sign the petition(s) and make the phone calls for justice.

After that, finish the lyric: "5 hours of summerrrrrrrr . . !"

Your favorite bff duo is back with another episode!
This one is dedicated to the child in us..!

Think back to those Saturday mornings when self-care was there for us in the form of your favorite breakfast and favorite cartoons.

What did you watch?
Who was your playground crew?
Bike, skateboard, roller-blades /skates or all three?

Reminisce and let us know in the comments as you enjoy another episode of "Pause N' Play" . . !


Instagram:
Pause N Play: @_pausenplay
Jus/Brodi: @afrodigena
Chara: @chageethegem

Breonna Taylor's murderers are still on the loose.
Tony McDade is barely a mention in our fight for justice.

Our black trans family is being lynched, and we aren't loud enough for them.

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As you enjoy PT 2 of this episode, be sure to check the link in our bios to see what you can do to [demand] justice for [all] of the black lives that are being stolen.

ALL OF THEM.

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Remember: this race isn't about the swift, it's about endurance.
Keep the momentum going. Find your pockets of joy. And remember that #BLACKLIVESMATTER includes all of us imbued with this hue.
& as always, thank you for listening to: Pause N' Play.

Instagram:
Pause N Play: @_pausenplay
Jus/Brodi: @afrodigena
Chara: @chageethegem

We've been mulling over whether or not it is okay to sneak a moment of joy right now...

You read that? Sneak... 

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After years of planning and thinking on it, we finally released the first episode of our podcast only weeks ago, and then we decided to stop because of the murders of black people like #BreonnaTaylor, #TonyMcDade, #GeorgeFloyd , #SeanReed... 
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As the murders of black people in the US continued and increased, we couldn't fathom laughing, dancing, singing...any of it. Not while our people were being gunned down for all the world to see. How could we? I had moments when I would begin to weep...almost out of nowhere. While cooking...in the shower, in the middle of the night. It was all too much. 

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The motivation in me to do anything was gone... I didn't want to teach. Talk to my family... Anything. 
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And then the uprisings started. And in between the sobbing, I felt strengthened in watching my people demand that people listen and look at us. Even outside of the US. And even more strength in seeing non-black poc and people that happen to be white admit their complacency in these injustices as well. 
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It is not over. I still sob. I still have moments of rage. But I also have motivation and strength to get up and fight in the ways that I can, as much as I can. 
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Today's episode was prerecorded. "What Would You Do if You Weren't Afraid: Superhero Serum". I hope in listening, black people, you/we unabashedly take a moment to have JOY. However that looks to you. 

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Moving forward - we will be shifting a bit to use our platform for the betterment of black people in this fight against the injustices. Expect more resources, more support, more enlightenment, and much more resistance in the form of "joy" that we deserve. **************************************************************************

I love us. Keep fighting.  Love on each other. Support each other. [ALL] BLACK LIVES. And thank you for listening to Pause N' Play.

Instagram:
Pause N Play: @_pausenplay
Jus/Brodi: @vistacaribeno
Chara: @chageethegem

Weighing in at about an hour and 4 minutes, n' free to choose whoever they'd like to be in the future is a baby Podcast titled "Pause N' Play".

Welcome to Episode 1.5.
Here we discuss the other of “blackness”.
We are not a monolith, n’ our blackness has been birthed upon n’ reached many a’ shore. It is as expansive n’ diverse in music, as it is in shade, texture, size, tone, n’ identity.

So listen up as we embrace the [other] in us..!
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Follow us on Instagram: @_pausenplay
Chara: @chageethegem
Jus/Brodi: @vistacaribeno

It's here . . !
You’re here . . !

Welcome to: “Pause N Play”!

An introduction to your hosts, Chara n’ Jus/Brodi, a best friend/sibling duo bringing their regular check-ins to life. Music is our most precious love language... but pausing to talk life, fears, highs, lows n’ everything in between is how we breathe and navigate the world.

N’ we want you to take a minute to breathe and enjoy that with us!

We’re just two best friends/siblings that remember how a phone used to work, love to talk, share how music makes us feel n’ laugh at random shit.

So are you ready to Pause N’ Play?

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Follow our podcast page on Instagram: @_pausenplay
Jus/Brodi: @vistacaribeno
Chara: @chageethegem