There's a lot of consequences out there for people who are fully functional but there are even more consequences for people who have disabilities right now. In today's conversation, Sara and Misasha bring you an enlightening and timely discourse on ableism, and how just being aware of it isn't enough anymore.

They'll also be touching on the current COVID-19 pandemic, and what happens when you have a child with special needs when everyone is expected to stay home and you're not prepared for that.

Get ready to look at the world in a whole new way without making assumptions, while reaching out to offer help.

Show Highlights:

• Misasha shares her own story of wearing a brace as a teenager, the impact it has had on her life, the spinal fusion surgeries she's had to endure, and the gratefulness she feels for the ways in which she can now experience movement.
• Ableism is a set of beliefs or practices that devalue or discriminate against people with physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities. Ableism often rests on the assumption that people need to be "fixed", in one form or another.
• Ableism projects the idea that people with disabilities are somehow "lesser than" others. This is similar to sexism, which projects the idea that women are somehow "lesser than" a man.
• Everyone deserves to be treated with respect, including those with disabilities.
• A disabled person's preference for what they would like to be called should always be honored.
• Ableism usually derives from non-disabled people with good intentions.
• The medical model of disability may be at the root of ableism because this is where we first learn about disability. But just because something is different, does not mean it's bad.
• From a young age, we are taught to treat people with disabilities with helpful politeness, but this can actually come across as pity that they're not able to do anything independently and might be one more root cause of ableism.
• "Learning Difference" is the term that is currently favored over "Learning Disability".
• If you slip and say something offensive to a person with a disability, it doesn't mean you're an ableist. Even those with disabilities can sometimes make these mistakes!
• Attitudes, actions, and phrases that might not seem discriminatory, but are harmful to those with disabilities:
  • Announcing someone else's disability in an introduction
  • Apologizing to the person for their disability
  • Forgetting that disability is also a type of identity
  • Ignoring the disability
  • Assuming that people with disabilities want to talk about it all the time
  • Insulting their medical equipment
  • Insisting on helping out
• Many special needs kids rely on schools as more than just a learning experience. As the vast majority of schools in the US have transitioned from the classroom to online schooling, teachers and administrators have struggled with how to offer learning to special needs students.
• Routine is very important to students, and those differently-abled have all of a sudden found themselves not only without routine but without the services of a behavioralist, speech-language pathologist, counselor, etc.
• Parents that have weighed in on the situation have offered ideas such as an illustrated storyboard to explain what's happening; offering access to your stash of food supplies in case kids need specific brands because of allergy needs, consistency needs, or sensory issues; and just asking the parent what their needs are, which may be money or just the opportunity to talk.

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53: COVID-19: Not Exactly Making Things Better on the Immigration Front, Either!

51: Coronavirus: How Sheltering in Place Can Make Us Better Humans

In today's episode, Sara and Misasha share how COVID-19 has had a much bigger impact on the rights of immigrants in the United States and detainees at the border than what they originally thought.

Listen in to learn more about immigration, as it a key issue in this election year. Sara and Misasha bring you compelling information on those that are being held at our border, discuss the alarming public charge rule and other legislation that may be making its way down the pipeline.

Show Highlights:

• In early March, the Trump Administration announced that they were going to start taking DNA from immigrant detainees at the border.
• Thankfully, there are organizations who have team members still working alongside asylum-seekers and immigrants to achieve justice in the ICE detention centers and courtrooms.
• At some detention facilities, there's a lack of soap and hand sanitizer for those who are detained there.
• The decision to close immigration courts has been left to individual judges.
• The Justice Department has quietly asked Congress for the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without a trial during emergencies.
• President Trump has cited the recent pandemic as a reason for heightening border restrictions and restricting asylum claims.
• The Department also asked Congress to pause the statute of limitations for criminal investigations and civil proceedings during national emergencies and for one year following the end of national emergencies.
• President Trump recently declared the Corona Virus a national emergency.
• "Immigrants face a very tough choice during this crisis: risk exposure or risk homelessness", states Louise McCarthy is the President & CEO of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC).
• The public charge rule "enforces a long-standing law requiring aliens to be self-sufficient, reaffirming the American ideals of hard work, perseverance, and determination" is the official DHS definition. Misasha delves further into the rule.
• Since the new rules announcement, there has been a nationwide uproar from civil rights groups.
• Immigrants and low-wage workers will not fare well in the recently-passed Stimulus Package.
• Suggestions from Sara and Misasha on ways to help the collective community.

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Sara and Misasha continue with their income inequality arc in today's episode, with a special focus on what happens when you're sick and poor.

Their recent exploration into income inequality issues is part of their deep dive into election issues. If you haven't yet listened to the last couple of episodes, links are provided so that you can have a greater understanding of the bigger picture.

Join Sara and Misasha in this journey into the lives of those who are unable to take sick days when sick due to financial or logistical hardships, and the potential fallout of working during an illness.

Show Highlights:

• Misasha shares a discussion from the "Neighborhood" app about an obviously sick woman wearing a mask while working at a pharmacy counter.
• There is no federal law that ensures all workers are able to earn paid sick days in the United States.
• Sick days can be incredibly costly to those who become sick or whose families depend on them to provide care in the event of an illness.
• Taking needed sick time often means that workers have to choose between going without pay to stay home, or must show up at work sick and delay treatment for themselves or a dependent.
• Statistics show that if you're earning more money, you are better able to get paid sick days. Conversely, if you're in a low-wage position, you are less likely to receive paid sick days.
• For the average worker who does not have access to paid sick days, the cost of taking unpaid sick time can make a painful dent in the monthly budget for the worker's household:
• Losing a half-day of work due to illness, the lost wages could be equivalent to the household's monthly budget for fruits and vegetables.
• Losing 2 days of work due to illness, the lost wages could be equivalent to a month's worth of gas, thereby making getting to work more difficult.
• Losing 3 days of work due to illness, the lost wages could be equivalent to the entire grocery budget for the month or their monthly utility budget.
• In the event of a lengthier illness, such as 7 days of unpaid sick time, a worker could lose the equivalent of a monthly rent or mortgage payment.
• Research shows that state laws providing the right to paid sick days appear to be having a small but meaningful effect as the share of workers who have access to paid sick time has increased, particularly at the low end of the wage spectrum.
• Access to paid sick time for low-wage workers has increased since 2012.
• Unequal access to paid sick days is just one part of the bigger healthcare problem, as it highlights the problems of income inequality.
• Sara and Misasha discuss cancer treatment and the devastating financial impact with or without health insurance.
• As the gap between the rich and poor grow, so does the gap in their health.
• Possible solutions for managing health and equalizing the playing field.
• Some Democratic candidates are pushing for "Medicare for All", which is a way to get rid of the private insurance market and offer insurance for everyone through a single-payer system.
• Two important questions to consider for the upcoming Presidential election regarding "Medicare for All": 1) How will we pay for it? 2) How will it work?
• Sara and Misasha cover other considerations regarding "Medicare for All" and what would happen to the private insurance market.
• Please vote!

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Episode 50: Why Aren't Black Kids Playing Baseball?

Episode 49: Why Are We Talking About Income Inequality When The Economy Is Strong?

Episode 10: Equal Pay Day: The Reality of Gender Parity

This episode addresses our mental well-being in the face of the dramatic changes that have taken place over the last week.

Join Sara and Misasha as they offer encouragement during this time of "social distancing" and the fear that is developing around it.

Show Highlights:

• Sara leads a brief meditation and mindfulness exercise on gratitude.
• Shifting your mindset to "I get to do this" instead of "I have to do this" can make a big difference in the way you feel.
• Pointers from Dr. Sue Varma:
  • Limit your news sources.
  • We need something to do.
  • Buy only what you need for a defined period of time.
  • Think about how to separate emotion from fact.
  • Make regular phone or video calls to people you love or who are in your immediate community.
  • Think about how you can help those who need food, medicine, or basics, especially if they're elderly or immunocompromised.
• Consider the nextdoor app to get updates on your neighborhood
• Remember to exercise! Get plenty of sleep, and eat as healthy as you can.
• Music is a great tool to change up the energy.
• Re-organize or catch up on other tasks you've been putting off.
• Nearly 22 million low-income kids from across the country rely on the free and reduced-price meals they receive from school, and for many of them that is the only nutritious food they might receive on any given day.
• "No Kid Hungry" helps to bridge the gap during the summertime for these kids. They are now shifting the focus to helping fill the current needs.
• "Blessings in a Backpack" helps ensure kids have what they need to be successful at school and are taking steps to make sure these kids are taken care of, even if the schools are closed.
• Some school districts are planning to hand out food.
• If you're at the store and you see food labeled with "WIC" (it has a red circle), and you are not part of the "Women, Infants, and Children" program, please leave those foods for those who receive federal assistance with their groceries and have a limited selection of items from which to choose.
• Misasha discusses the "Coronavirus Aid Package" that the House of Representatives recently passed.
• Some cities are stepping up to help the homeless in various ways during this outbreak.
• More great ideas from Ellen McGirt:
  • Be a good bystander.
  • Consider over-tipping.
  • Remember those socially isolated by default.
  • Understand how COVID-19 interacts with public policy.
  • Not everyone is safe in their home. Reach out and assist those if you can.
• This affects us ALL, and we need to look out for one another.

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Welcome to the 50th episode of the Dear White Women Podcast!! Thank you for all your comments, feedback, and support. Please continue sharing this podcast with your friends and family members, especially those with whom you need to have these uncomfortable conversations.

On today's episode, Sara and Misasha continue the income inequality arc with the topic of kid's sports.

Have you ever paused to consider the racial makeup of the athletes that we watch on TV? And in what sports? Furthermore, have you ever taken a look at why it is the way it is, other than simple demographics?

If your answer is "no" to any of the above, you'll want to join Sara and Misasha for their investigative insight into this area of concern.

Show Highlights:

• Youth sports in the United States has long been an important part of growing up.
• Youth sports is a nearly 17-billion dollar industry, which makes it larger than the business of professional baseball and the same size industry as the NFL.
• The share of children ages 6-12 who play a team sport on a regular basis has declined from 41.5% in 2011 to 37% in 2017.
• In 2008, participation was lower across categories, including baseball, basketball, flag football, and soccer.
• Baseball itself is down around 20%.
• According to CBS News, "the rising costs of playing sports, coupled with rising economic inequality, are increasingly leading poor and even middle-class families to hang up their cleats".
• Pay-to-play sports is making organized athletics too expensive for many households.
• Misasha provides a breakdown of household incomes and the percentage of children participating in sports.
• The typical American family spends about $700 per year on their child's sports activities. However, some parents pay out as much as $35,000 annually to pay for lessons, camps, school sports fees, equipment, and travel.
• Due to budget cuts, public schools are increasingly charging for sports.
• Sara addresses the pressures that college-minded parents feel to help get their kids athletic scholarships at elite colleges.
• Only 1 in 10 young people who play sports ever get a sports scholarship.
• Today, Division I and Division II colleges distribute 3 billion dollars a year in full and partial scholarships to student-athletes.
• The scholarship jackpots give some children from lower-income families the chance to attend schools they might not otherwise afford.
• In addition to affordability issues, sometimes lack of participation has to do with lack of transportation or safety concerns.
• Kids who get pushed out of sports by the age of 12 are unlikely to get back into sports at a later time.
• Europe not only offers alternative models for balancing equality inefficiency and the overall economy, but it also offers alternative models for youth sports.
• Norwegian youth leagues value participation over competition and scores are not allowed to be posted.
• So, why aren't black kids playing baseball? Listen in for the reason why many young athletes are not picking up the sport.
• Sara shares trends in the sports industry.
• Misasha discusses race and the downsides of playing football, and the disparity between who's playing the violent sport and who's making the most money off of it.

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49: Why Are We Talking About Income Inequality When The Economy Is Strong?

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You may have not thought about income inequality but it is definitely a big issue heading into this election season.

A new survey released in January by the Pew Research Center found that economic inequality is a concern with voters and not just liberals.

Americans across the board today see income inequality as a bigger problem than illegal immigration, which is the issue that Donald Trump rode to the White House in 2016.

On today's episode, Sara and Misasha cover the good, the bad, and the ugly on this topic that has the power to impact us all.

Show Highlights:

• 61% of adult Americans told Pew that there is "too much income inequality in the US".
• 42% said reducing income inequality should be a major priority for the federal government. This is 3 percentage points more than those who said the same thing about reducing illegal immigration.
• This figure rose to 78% when only accounting for those who lean politically to the left.
• Income inequality and wealth inequality is most pronounced when the stock market is doing well.
• Almost half of those in the economic middle class earning between $35,000 - $99,000 per year report having issues paying medical and dental bills, and prescription drug costs.
• The poor and the middle class were about as likely as the very rich to say that hard work was the key component to success in modern America.
• 56% of the poor or 82% of the middle class thought that they had either achieved the "American dream" or were on their way to achieving it.
• Political observers agree that it will take far more than a Presidential election to reverse a trend that has been in the works since the 1970s, which is when the gap really starting widening in this country.
• Advocates see hopeful signs coming from candidates willing to talk about making major changes to an often-undemocratic political system as well as ambitious, economic plans.
• We're making more money than we ever have, but the gap is bigger than it's ever been.
• The recovery from the great recession has been slow and uneven with lower-income Americans, many of them Latino or African-American, experiencing fewer of the benefits.
• Misasha addresses rising infant mortality rates, lowered life expectancy rates, rising suicide rates and an epidemic of drug overdoses and their relevance to income inequality.
• Steph Sterling, Vice President for Advocacy and Policy at the Roosevelt Institute, has some ideas to tackle income inequality and its potential lethal effects, as Misasha shares.
• Surprising common ground between liberals and conservatives, according to research.

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We're less than one week away from Super Tuesday!

In today's episode, Sara and Misasha talk about why the primaries are so important and why your vote matters, especially this election year! They will also cover what the deal is with Super Tuesday, what happened in Iowa and why that matters, and take a look at what the primaries really mean for our Presidential election.

Listen and learn during this informative Q&A session laced with Sara and Misasha's punchy commentary!

Show Highlights:

• Q: When does primary season begin and how long is it?
• A: Voting began February 3rd with the Iowa caucuses. The last states vote in early June. Primary season lasts approximately 4 months.

• Q: Who will I be voting for in the primaries?
• A: The primaries are the main event. Candidates for the Democratic and Republican 2020 Presidential nominations, but voters will find all manner of down-ballot elections to consider on primary day. Down ballot means everything that is not the Presidential nomination, including house and senate races, and seats on the state legislature.

• Q: What's the difference between primaries and caucuses?
• A: Primaries are relatively straight-forward. Voters vote and their vote goes to candidates who hope they get more votes than the other candidates. Caucuses, like Iowa, are similar. Generally, supporters for various candidates sit or stand together in groups. A headcount is conducted, and if a candidate doesn't reach a certain threshold of support, the group is deemed non-viable and its members re-align with other clusters before a final count is made.

• Q: Can states actually cancel their primaries?
• A: Yes, they can and some states did this year. Alaska, Nevada, Kansas, Virginia, Arizona, South Carolina, and Hawaii canceled the Republican primaries only.

• Q: Is there a Republican Presidential primary and opponents running against President Trump?
• A: Yes. In most states, President Trump's opponents include Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and William F. Weld, a former Massachusetts Governor.

• Q: Can you vote in both the Democratic and Republican primary?
• A: It's just one vote, per person. In some states with "Closed primaries", you'll need to be registered with a given party to participate.

• Q: Can Trump be re-elected President even after getting impeached by the House?
• A: That is his plan. President Trump is the first impeached President ever to seek re-election.

• Q: Why do we keep hearing that Iowa is so important?
• A: Iowa goes first and has since the 1970s. There's really no great reason why Iowa goes first, although some of the Vietnam war protests and racial tensions of the 1968 Democratic convention helped set the stage.

• Q: What is Super Tuesday?
• A: Super Tuesday is March 3rd, and is the single most important day on the primary calendar because of how many major states will be holding their elections, including two very large states, California and Texas. About 40% of all pledged Democratic delegates will be awarded in these states. Misasha goes into greater detail here about how the delegate fight gets more serious!

• Q: When did Super Tuesday become a thing?
• A: Voting on that day of the week is an old tradition in the United States, but it wasn't until the 1976 election that was credited with leading to the first recorded usage of that particular phrase. Sara shares the backstory of the when and the why!

• Q: How does someone win the Democratic nomination?
• A: A candidate hoping to win on the first ballot at the convention must secure a majority of pledged delegates, as dictated by the outcomes in state primaries and caucuses. In total, there are just under 4,000 pledged delegates up for grabs, as well as hundreds of super delegates, though the party prefers to call them "automatic" delegates. The official nomination will take place at the party's convention in Milwaukee this summer.

• Q: What are delegates?
• A: There are two different types. Delegates, "the people", are like political figures: activists and local leaders chosen to represent their states at the party's convention. Delegates, "the numbers", are the all-purpose metric of primary success. They are allocated proportionately according to the state voting results and their population.

• Q: What are super delegates? Didn't they get rid of those?
• A: Democratic super delegates are political insiders. They can be sitting lawmakers to former senior party officials whose primary choices can be divorced entirely from the preference of the average voter. Super delegates can vote as they choose and their very existence in 2016 became a source of major tension in the race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. While Mrs. Clinton bested Mr. Sanders among pledged delegates in 2016, Mr. Sanders and his supporters saw the super delegates system as an affront to the democratic process. In response, the Democratic National Committee has sharply reduced the influence of super delegates, effectively preventing them from participating in a substantial way in the first ballot of a Presidential nominee process.

• Q: Are there any history makers in the Presidential election?
• A: Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Klobuchar, or Representative Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii would be the first woman elected President. Mr. Buttigieg would be the first openly-gay President to hold the office, and Mr. Sanders or Mr. Bloomberg would be the first Jewish President elected. A few of them would also be the oldest President ever inaugurated for a first term.

• Q: Which party has done better at fund-raising so far?
• A: Trump entered 2020 with more than 100 million dollars in cash on hand, and he outpaced every Democrat with 46 million in the 4th quarter of 2019. But, contenders for the Democratic nomination have accusatively surpassed Trump's totals, suggesting pretty good enthusiasm.

• Q: Does my vote in the primaries matter?
• A: YES!! Although the piecemeal nature of the state-by-state calendar might make the process seem less exciting, the primaries really do resolve the nontrivial matter of choosing major party nominees and also all of the down-ballot stuff.

• Q: Is it ok for me to skip voting in the primaries and just vote in the general election?
• A: It's allowed, of course. But the down-ballot primaries will be of significant consequence locally in many states and those are the feeder systems for our future. So it's incredibly important to vote, especially all the way down the ballot and not just in the main event.

• Q: Do I need to be registered to vote in the primaries?
• A: Yes! 49 states require voter registration. North Dakota is the only state that does not require it. Deadlines for registering in your state can be found at the U.S. Vote Foundation.

• Q: Do I need a government-issued ID?
• A: These requirements can vary by state and can be found at NCSL.

• Q: What if I was removed in a voter purge?
• A: You can check your status at Vote.org.

• Listen to the podcast for more Q&A regarding voting over the internet, those interfering Russians, Trump's chances of re-election, how trustworthy the polls are, if we are going to be ok, and when this will be all over.
• Sara and Misasha's discourse on Iowa and what we can learn from it.
• Please Vote!!

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Super Tuesday: Regional Politics & Presidential Primaries by Barbara Norrander

From the recent women's rights / reproductive issues arc, Sara and Misasha segue today into yet another big issue to consider in the upcoming election, and that's the subject of health insurance.

Good insurance coverage is not the reality for the majority of Americans. And for those who DO have it, what would you do if you lost your coverage?

With this episode, Sara and Misasha will bridge the gap between reproductive rights and health care into the next arc of income inequality.

Recently, Trump's administration lashed out at the state of California that touched on all three of these points.

Be sure to listen in to find out more and to stay on top of these timely issues!

Show Highlights:

• Misasha gives an overview of Trump's administration telling California that they were violating federal law by requiring private insurers in the state of California to cover abortion and threatened to withhold federal funding.
• This plan was announced on the day that thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered on the National Mall for the annual March for Life rally.
• Part of insurance is federally regulated, like The Affordable Care Act.
• There are also mandated benefits, which are known as mandated health insurance benefits, or "mandates", that can be issued at a federal level or a state level.
• Mandates are requirements that states cover the treatments of specific health conditions, certain types of health care providers, and some categories of dependence.
• Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, there were around 2,000 health insurance mandates between the states and federal government.
• A key question that we need to look at is who controls who is eligible for insurance and for what?
• The President has a lot of control in this area.
• The President needs Congress in order to act in the realm of criminal justice. The President needs the Supreme Court in order to act as regards reproductive justice. Where health care is concerned, however, the President can act nearly immediately.
• Sara provides some relevant statistics regarding private and public health insurance.
• Sara and Misasha discuss 5 of the biggest changes to the federal health law under President Trump, according to NPR.
• The Affordable Care Act still exists and is still working, but pre-existing conditions is a barrier.

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Recent Episodes On Women's Rights / Reproductive Issues:

46: Dr. Jenn: An Abortion Provider Answers the Hard Questions

45: Molly Ryan - Kills Enemy: Tireless Indigenous Rights Activist

44: Recorded Live: The 2020 Womxn's March Denver

43: Let's Talk About Rights

42: Presidential Powers and Women's Rights

In a continuation of the dialogue on women's rights, Sara and Misasha sit down to have a special conversation with Dr. Jennifer Conti ("Dr. Jenn"), who is not only an obstetrician-gynecologist but also an abortion provider.

Although an uncomfortable and often contentious subject to discuss, it is an important one in the arc of women's rights.

Listen to this informative narrative for an understanding of different perspectives as Dr. Jenn addresses misperceptions and answers questions we all have but may have been too uneasy to ask.

Show Highlights:

• Dr. Jenn not only practices as an ob/gyn and as an abortion provider, but she also does a lot of media work and policy advocacy around abortion, as well.
• Only a very small percentage of ob/gyns in the US actually perform abortions.
• Many more are trained to do abortions than actually do them.
• Administrative or policy issues may prevent them from offering this service.
• Dr. Jenn grew up in a conservative family and was anti-choice until she was 18, and shares the story behind her change of heart.
• Dr. Jenn describes the first abortion she ever witnessed as a medical student as a jarring experience.
• Over 90% of abortions take place in the first trimester.
• "If I don't do it, who will?" An attending physician's heartfelt plea.
• What medical training and Fellowship in Family Planning looks like.
• Fellowship now is morphing into science goals but heavily focused on policy as well.
• "Harmful legislation" (having the women listen to the heartbeat, making her wait a certain number of hours before the procedure, etc.) doesn't increase the safety of the procedure.
• Dr. Jenn reconciles her previous anti-choice feelings she used to share with her family and friends.
• What feelings a doctor may experience while performing an abortion.
• A technical overview of abortion procedures.
• The after-effects (physical, mental, emotional) a woman may experience post-abortion.
• 80% of women who have abortions are already mothers.
• Dr. Jenn shares some stories of women that she has assisted.
• The difference between the terms "Pro-Life" and "Anti-Choice".
• There are huge racial disparities with abortion access.

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TRIGGER WARNING: Abuse and addiction references.

Often times, women of color aren't represented properly or advocated for when dealing with the justice system. They're typically dismissed, wrongly accused, and ignored altogether. Molly Ryan - Kills Enemy not only endured severe physical, sexual, and emotional trauma but has endured years of ignorance from the justice system.

As an indigenous woman raised in a white family, Molly has a unique perspective of how culture and parenthood impact the lives of children. As a mother of children who are also trauma survivors, she's seen how abuse drastically alters the path children take in life. Molly shares how she's battled ending negative cycles from her own parenting experience, dealing with an abusive father and the justice system, the impacts that abuse has had in her personal life, and how adopting truth and neglecting judgment leads to healing.

Join Sara and Misasha in this insightful continuation of the 2020 Womxn's March Denver to experience a unique narrative and impactful story that reflects true strength and tenacity through adversity.

Show Highlights:

• Being raised in a white family gave Molly an empathetic understanding of both narratives – being white and indigenous.
• Parenthood is reflective of how parents were parented and impacts how children evolve
• Molly shares how she and her children survived an abusive home situation and the battle she experienced with the justice system
• The process behind Molly's lawsuit and how her attorney advocated for her
• The torment Molly's family endured from their abuser even after court
• How abuse impacts children and trauma can put children in prison
• Preconceived notions and judgments that native people face and how embracing truth can lead to healing

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