The Mixed Coconut Podcast

In this episode Natasha has a conversation with Dr. Heidi Smith, who is... many things! She is programme directer for the Outdoor Environmental Education master's programme at the University of Edinburgh, lecturer, mentor, leadership researcher and practitioner.  In this episode, we talk about her research on Leadership, and how her insights might be applied beyond Outdoor Environmental Education. 

Thank you as always to Emiko, the talented artist behind our intro and outro music.

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In this episode, Natasha and Sophia talk about ... SEX!! We realized this was one of the first times, through the course of our whole friendship, that we've really sat down to talk about this topic. Though are experiences with sex (learning about it, talking about it, having it) differ, we both want to normalize these conversations as we feel sex can sometimes be stigmatized. Listen along as we do just that!

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This is the audio version of Lilia Kapsali-Grant's submission for the July themes of Independence and Growth. The written format of her post can be found here.

In this episode, Sophia and Natasha center their reflections on getting to know themselves better through the imagery of the four legged stool. Each leg of the stool represents a different aspect of your-self and how that person acts in relation with another. Join us as we unpack some of our reflections. 

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In this episode, Natasha sits down with Alyssa Mohammed to talk about what being Mixed-Race means to her. Alyssa was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and is currently studying nursing with the eventual goal to be a midwife. Confidence is a theme that plays out in Alyssa's story as a mixed woman in the south. 

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In this Episode, Natasha sits down with Coach Jose Rodriguez, a retired fighter, jiu-jitsu coach, father of two and mixed-heritage American. Coach Jose shares his story, the experiences he faced as a mixed individual. The conversation turns to racism, the black lives matter movement and how wisdom from fighting might contribute to the ways we proceed as a society. Though Natasha and Jose disagree about some points of discussion, they reach a point of respectful disagreement. 

Thank you as always to Emiko, the talented RnB and Soul artist behind our intro and outro music.

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This week, we're talking about privilege! One of the goals of this conversation is to normalize conversations about owning and acknowledging ones' privileges. Too often (we feel), the traditional discourse surrounding this topic is calling out another's privilege, and speaking of the privileges we don't have. In this episode, we approach the topic from an different angle. Listen along to find out more about the privileges we hold, how they manifest, and how we use them in our everyday lives. 

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Support our efforts to change the dominant paradigm, and enjoy some poetry! If you buy any of our books during the months of June and July, 100% of the profits will be donated to Unicorn Riot: 

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In this episode, we have a conversation about beauty: how we define it, how we see it, the ways we learned to find it and how it shows up in our lives. Trigger warning: in this episode we briefly touch upon the topic of eating disorders. 

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In this bonus episode, Natasha sits down with her older sister Marieta Easley to talk about life, kids, travel, and growing up through the lens of mixed race/heritage. Listen along as we talk the mixed race experience within one family.

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This full moon, we have a chat about a disagreement we both had. We talk about how it arose, how we handled it, and how we pushed past the shame and defensive instincts that came up. Sophia shares an activity aimed at getting open and honest feedback from relationships as well as some other game-like alternatives that can be used to break the ice. We also want to make sure that you (our listeners) are aware that for the months of June and July, we will be donating 100% of the profits from our book sales (links to the books in the show notes) to Unicorn Riot, an organization that supports artists and journalists to uncover the underlying truths in social justice and environmental issues. 

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Some game-like alternatives to Sophia's activity

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