Phoenix Cast

Michaela Calhoun, Victim Services Program Manager for the Phoenix Center at Anschutz, joins Em to talk about the seeming inability for the American population to believe Black women and the impact this has not only on primary survivors, but Black culture as a whole. Michaela & Em discuss the case of Anita Hill and her appalling Supreme Court testimony as well as the experiences of Drew Dixon through their unpacking of the 2020 HBO Documentary "On the Record". 

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Catch up with our venerable host and VPE Coordinator, Em Alves, as well as Advocacy Services Program Manager & disaster psychology expert, Katherine Miller, as they discuss why this back to school season is just so weird, what's going happening on campus, and how the PCA and other offices have pivoted their programming to serve a primarily virtual audience.


Follow the offices we discuss at the links below:

MSU Denver Center for Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion

CU Denver Center for Identity and Inclusion

LGBTQ Student Resource Center at Auraria

MSU Denver Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy

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Director Megan Cullen and her parter join Em to answer the age old question: "How do two married therapists fight?!"

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Episode notes:

Learn more about the book Attached: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9547888-attached

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Welcome back to the P-Cast and our Healthy Relationship Series! In this episode, Em & Harriet talk about the illusive concept of "fighting fair" and how someone might go about doing that in their own relationship(s).

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Join host Em Alves and guests Lena Grout and Phil Hargrove as they close out their discussion of Cancel Culture: How does mainstream media conceive of Cancel Culture, and why are we acting like consequences are new? This is part 2 of a 2 part episode.

Corrections Corner:
During this episode Em mistakenly says "Woody Harrelson," but meant to say "Woody Allen." We apologize for any confusion this causes.

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This week join host Em Alves and GITA's Phil Hargrove and Lena Grout to discuss the ins and outs of cancel culture. What is it? How did it originate? And why is everyone talking about it? This is the first of a two part episode.

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

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Join Em & Megan for this short episode where they talk a little bit about Megan's coming out journey, whether Facebook relationship statuses are still a thing, and how heteronormative scripts dictated both of their lives until they embraced forms of relationship anarchy.

To learn more about the book Sexual Citizens which is discussed briefly, visit their GoodReads page! 

The PCA remains available 24/7 via our helpline at 303-556-2255

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

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In the 2nd installment of our Healthy Relationship Series, host Em Alves chats with Director of the PCA, Megan Cullen to unpack how their families of origin and culture have affected their views of healthy relationships, and how they see those things show up in their relationships today. 

Plus, Megan has a shocking revelation about her parents’ role in her first relationship and relives her first kiss at summer camp!


Interested in Sexual Citizens after listening to the episode? Check it out here!

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Welcome to the newest series of the Phoenix Cast in which we unpack and demystify healthy relationships! In this first episode of the series, Victim Advocate, Harriet McTigue joins our host to talk about the Hollywood relationship tropes that have bothered them the most and begin to define what a healthy relationship even is. 

The Phoenix Center at Auraria is the interpersonal violence resource center serving the Auraria community and is available 24/7 via their helpline at 303-556-2255. 

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

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Join VPE Coordinator Em Alves and Guest Hosts Kristin Kushmider,  PhD, assistant vice chancellor of Health, Wellness, Advocacy and Support at CU Denver, and Katherine Miller, MA., advocacy services program manager at the Phoenix Center at Auraria (PCA), as we discuss their article in CU Connections 'Be Kind To Your Mind: Mental Health Awareness Month and the Psychological Effects of COVID-19' We breakdown the problem with Toxic Positivity, the inaccuracy of “we’re all in this together,” and a helpful and validating graph from Disaster Psychology.

Link to article: https://news.ucdenver.edu/be-kind-to-your-mind-mental-health-awareness-month-and-the-psychological-effects-of-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1QsiZiz4_bD2GiQP6-Yk4E3fhuUG1-SvPHJj_3p6jQrnaMArjhEOL120s

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

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