We peel back the layers with the incredible artist, choreographer and activist Emma Houston in this episode as we chat frankly about resolving our identities, artistic evolution, pleasure activism and pistachio doughnuts. We had a blast. Press play and come on in!

 

Mentions:

Emma’s work: IG: @ellshortbreaduk FB: @bgirlshortbreaduk Twitter: @emma_houston3

‘Like Mecury’ collaboration between Houston Dance Collective and Bellatrix at Birmingham International Dance Festival https://dancexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Media-Release-new-

Performance date: Saturday 25th September

For info & future updates head to IG: @ellshortbreaduk @hstndancecllctv

Pleasure Activism written and gathered by Adrienne Maree Brown

Burnt Out: The exhausted person’s six-step guide to thriving in a fast-paced world by Selina Barker https://amzn.to/3wENDgH

Emma Gannon Ctrl Alt Delete podcast  

Wild Within website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @wearewildwithin 

Bread Ahead doughnuts @breadaheadbakery

 

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

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Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma 

FB:@EllaMesma

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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“Identity is important because I want to be connected to the world. I’m not interested necessarily in just making something pretty…”

 

We continue our conversation about the intersection between identity and creativity by talking with the indomitable award-winning choreographer and artistic director Seeta Patel. Born in London, Seeta has worked with a range of Bharatanatyam and contemporary dance professionals and toured with a number of companies including DV8 Physical Theatre, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Gandini Juggling, David Hughes Dance Company and Mavin Khoo Dance. She has produced and presented solo and ensemble works at the Southbank Centre Purcell Room, Royal Opera House: ROH2 and Sadler’s Wells to sold out audiences. In tandem with her choreographic and performing work she has worked in film, TV and theatre, including producing a multi award-winning short dance film, The Art of Defining Me in 2013, which gained national and international acclaim. Most recently she produced and directed a short film, A Very bR*T*SH Museum, challenging places like the British museum in terms of their role in looted history.

 

Mentions:

Seeta’s work and BLM response: www.seetapatel.co.uk

IG: @seetadances

Trailer of A Very bR*T*SH Museum - a short film: https://chatspalace.com/seeta-patel/ 

Chats Palace: chatspalace.com

Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera

Alice Proctor: https://www.theexhibitionist.org/

Dan Hicks Pitt Rivers Museum: https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-dan-hicks

The Art of Defining Me: https://vimeo.com/77628492

 

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Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com

IG: @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

FB: AmaRougemoves

 

Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma

FB:@EllaMesma

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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“ I just want to make the work I want to make in the ways I want to make it”

 

We’re multifaceted beings. How much of your (I)identity is or isn’t wrapped up in what you create? How does this translate? How attached does it make you to your art? How much do we ‘sell ourselves’? 

 

Mentions:

Listen to episodes 3 and 4 to hear about the Wheel of Consent

The Wheel of Consent: www.wheelofconsentbook.com

See the wheel here: www.ellamesma.co.uk/the-wheel-of-consent

More resources on the Wheel of Consent: www.schoolofconsent.org

A Jellyfish Love Song http://ellamesma.co.uk/a-jellyfish-love-song

Aja Black https://www.instagram.com/p/CM8reydFEy4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Foreign Bodies http://ellamesma.co.uk/productions/foreign-bodies

Where Are All the Women https://vimeo.com/509532188

Bertolt Brecht

 

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Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com

IG: @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

FB: AmaRougemoves

 

Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma

FB:@EllaMesma

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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“The world doesn't need more learning, we need something radical. I call it unlearning"

 

We chat to The Unlearning Lady with the Pink Hair; Jennifer Tarjanyi Changemaker, Speaker, Storyteller, Coach, Facilitator. Jennifer is an expert in company culture and leadership development, having spent 15 years working with some of the world's most prestigious companies. However, having been on her own 10 year journey of self-discovery, from the boardroom to an ayahuasca retreat centre and back to the boardroom via El Camino de Santiago she now believes that the only way to achieve true transformation, whether at work or in other areas of your life is to dig deep into all your subconscious programming. 

 

Mentions:

Rumi Quote: 'Your task is not to seek for love but merely to seek and find all the barriers you've built within yourself against it'

Jen’s work: https://fisterra.co/ 

IG: @thatunlearninglady 

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifertarjanyi/

Seaspiracy: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81014008

Goddxss Writing Circle: https://www.mayagandaia.com/goddxss-writing-circle/

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker https://amzn.to/3xLgU9W

 

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Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com

IG: @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

FB: AmaRougemoves

 

Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma 

FB:@EllaMesma 

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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How can you carve out your own lane in the workplace, in business whilst keeping wellbeing and diversity at the centre of it? Press play and listen as we ask Leyla Okhai.

 

Leyla Okhai is the founder and CEO of Diverse Minds, helping organisations to enhance cultural capability and workplace wellbeing to create a positively productive workplace for all. Diverse Minds enables individuals, organisations and businesses to work more effectively by understanding differences and leveraging unique cultural strengths. 

 

Mentions:

Leyla’s work: https://diverseminds.co.uk/ 

Diverse Minds Podcast: https://diverseminds.co.uk/category/podcast/ 

Mentally Healthy Leading Manager e-book: https://bit.ly/DMMHLMEB

Good Shopping Guide: https://thegoodshoppingguide.com/

Ethical Shopping Guide: https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethical-shopping-guide 

Jenny Garret: https://www.jennygarrett.global/ and Coaching Directory: http://bameexecutivecoachdirectory.co.uk/ 

Professor Gus John: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gusjohn and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_John 

 

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Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com

IG: @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

FB: AmaRougemoves

 

Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma 

FB:@EllaMesma

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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“When we can set up the structures to work in a state of flow then we create much better work, we have so much more value, we give so much more value and we are really able to...work from heart and work from truth, rather than that state of stress or fight or flight mode.”

 

Join us as we talk squeezing our wee in, creating habits and the four stages of competence. 

 

Mentions:

Yogi Bhajan https://www.3ho.org/

The four stages of competence https://www.amazon.com/dynamics-life-skills-coaching-Life/dp/B0006D1BZY

Dr Abby Hoffman, Yogi and facilitator of the Embodied Dancer Yoga Teacher training https://www.facebook.com/abby.hoffmann

Business Yoga www.businessyoga.co.uk

Sabotage by Emma Gannon https://amzn.to/3vnLtBS

Eat The Frog by Brian Tracy https://amzn.to/3vrO2Tw

 

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Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com

IG: @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

FB: AmaRougemoves

 

Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma @Maya_Gandaia

FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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75% of us have experienced burnout and contrary to what many of us have understood, it doesn’t only materialise in the workplace. We share our personal experiences of burnout, recognising the signs and offering solutions to find your way out and back to yourself both in the short-term and long-term. 

 

Mentions:

Burnt Out: The exhausted person’s six-step guide to thriving in a fast-paced world by Selina Barker https://amzn.to/3wENDgH

Ctrl Alt Delete podcast by Emma Gannon https://open.spotify.com/show/5kasr2N6y3NO0C8PtpXuRU?si=QLuJJIWZSbKJiXIBGRnwcg

 

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Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com

IG: @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

FB: AmaRougemoves

 

Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma @Maya_Gandaia

FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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To close out Season 1, we sat down with freelance dance artist, writer, activist and all around badass Valerie Ebuwa, to talk finding one’s ValUE, brexiting and identity. What are you waiting for? Press play!

 

Mentions:

Valerie’s work: www.valerieebuwa.com

Body Data: https://vimeo.com/319312029

IG: @valerie_ebuwa

V&A Museum: www.vam.ac.uk

PARTS: www.parts.be

London Contemporary Dance School: www.lcds.ac.uk

Company Thor: www.thor.be

 

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Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com

IG: @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

FB: AmaRougemoves

 

Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma @Maya_Gandaia

FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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We have been thinking about how intertwined privilege and dominant culture are with choice so we invited international Intimacy Coach, Consent Facilitator and Pleasure Activist Robyn Dalzen back to talk about how pivotal choice is in our ability to create consent.

 

“... this whole area of not having a choice has [a] major impact on our ability as a culture, as a society to create consensual agreements and consensual systems.”

 

Mentions:

Hear more with Robyn in episodes 3 and 4 

Robyn’s work: www.robyndalzen.com

IG: @rdalzen

 

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Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com

IG: @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

FB: AmaRougemoves

 

Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma @Maya_Gandaia

FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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We recorded this episode at the beginning of 2021.

 

Content to Consider: In this episode we continue our conversation from last week on undoing and resistance and safe spaces. We talk about feeling safe, the nervous system, our own unlearning, and how we can be good allies. If you are affected by anything discussed in this episode, we have provided links to organisations you may find helpful at the bottom of these show notes.

 

Mentions:

Jordie Slonim IG: @jordie_slonim

 

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Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com

IG: @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138

FB: AmaRougemoves

 

Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/

IG: @Ellamesma @Maya_Gandaia

FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia

 

Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

 

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If you are or have been affected by any of the topics we've discussed in this episode here are some organisations you may find helpful:

 

www.mind.org.uk

www.stonewall.org.uk

www.genderedintelligence.co.uk

https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/

https://curiousarts.org.uk/

https://lgbt.foundation/

www.blackmindsmatter.com

www.blackthrive.org

https://neurolove.org/

https://chanua.co.uk/

https://diverseminds.co.uk/

https://survivorsnetwork.org.uk/anti-racism-resources/

https://www.baidproject.com/about