Self Care Sundays

Tem Blessed joins Self Care Sundays to discuss his journey into self-care which began after he experienced police violence. He talks about how he needed to find ways to deal with that experience and to move forward. Next, we discuss how his experience and journey in self-care is shaped by him being raised as a man in our world. Tem Blessed also shares what he's doing differently with his sons and what he saw his father and mentors do with him. Finally, we discuss the #LoveArmyChallenge, which is a challenge Tem Blessed thought of to encourage members of the Love Army (and now all of you!) to spend twenty minutes each day doing something to physically, mentally or emotionally take care of yourself.

The transcription for this episode can be found here.

Our host, Aditi Juneja, interviews her mom Dr. Renu Juneja about her journey of self-care. She shares how she first thought about self-care after her mother passed away in 1996 out of necessity. She also shares how her emigration to the United States shaped her journey of self-care and how, even with the challenges of being an immigrant, privilege eventually gave her the space to think about it.

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Beth Becker, a progressive digital media strategist, shares her perspective on self-care when your job requires you to track social media. Also, Beth Becker shares the challenges of being a progressive and a self-described "redneck".

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In this conversation with Sarah Shourd, a noted activist, journalist, and playwright, we discuss how self-care can be indulgent and privileged, but how it can also be an opportunity to bolster community health that makes us all freer.

In episode 3, we have a conversation with Black Muslim activist Blair Imani. The conversation goes through her journey in learning to be intentional about self-care and what practices work best for her. We also discuss what she's still learning to do.

The transcription for Blair's episode can be found here.

This is the second part of the conversation with Lizzie Finesse focused on drawing boundaries and building supportive communities. Next week I will start interviewing guests!

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This first episode is a conversation between Aditi Juneja and Lizzie Finnese on the basics of self-care, why it's important including our self-care journeys, and what it means to thrive.

The transcription for this episode is available here.