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S1E27 “The K is for kind…..I changed my name because of infant circumcision” with Brother K_Episode 27
Please note this episode discusses what culture would consider “challenging” topics, such as genitals, consent, and suicide while using direct, scientific, anatomical language. Similar discussions,…
S1E26 “There’s no reason the other person has to die lonely and feeling isolated or rejected. So I play that small part” with Mike_Episode 26
Mike Sawyer is a Jewish father, grandfather, and Vietnam veteran retired from military service, and currently volunteering for hospice, often sitting bedside for other veterans. In this episode, Mike…
S1E25 "Every single person is God, individualized, walking on the planet" with Awilda_Episode 25
Awilda Rivera empowers people to step into their fullest lives—now. A former law graduate who pivoted from a predictable path after a heart attack at age 26, she blends Certified Success Coaching,…
S1E24 "[A] person who exists deserves the human dignity of every single person. That has to be the North Star." with Qasim_Episode 24
Qasim Rashid is a human rights lawyer, author, and former nominee for U.S. Congress. He received his BSc from the University of Illinois at Chicago, his JD from Richmond Law, and served as a visiting…
S1E23 " The stigma against receiving help with some mental challenges is terrible, and we need to stop that" with Beverly_Episode 23
Beverly Trafton is a woman of trans experience, living in the western suburbs of Chicago. She is a licensed electrologist and owns her own business, Transcendent Electrolysis, where she is open to…
S1E22 "Together, we are the rising tide" with Jennifer_Episode 22
Jennifer Wright-Berryman (she/her), Ph.D. is an associate professor of social work at the University of Cincinnati. She studies suicide prevention and equitable death care for LGBTQIA+ communities.…
S1E21 "We can change the world by loving one person next to us today" with Christian Sundberg_Episode 21
Christian Sundberg is a project manager for complex nuclear pump and valve manufacturing projects and a public speaker, having presented at over 100 events. Additionally, Christian’s life has had a…
S1E20 Intermission_A Meditation and Retreat_Episode 20
The broad intent of this podcast is to explore identity AND move beyond into a bigger view - that of interconnection, across humanity, generations, even species, living and non. (Interconnection, for…
S1E19 "Changing a law won't take this away because we will continue to be here" with Shannon_Episode 19
Shannon Lane is a trans man and Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been working in the field of mental health services for almost 30 years. He is experienced in working with diverse populations…
S1E18 "Love does not have to be hierarchical" with Katie_Episode 18
Katie Clark (she/her) is a public librarian, an aunt of ten, and a queer community builder. After giving up on ever finding an sexual identity that fit, she found out asexuality existed at age 32,…
S1E17 "Love is just this energy that exists beyond time and space" with Lali_Episode 17
Lali Metta is a visionary designer, multimedia artist, and storyteller based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Through her brand Metta Visionary Design, she creates furniture and artworks that merge…
S1E16 "I think a person should never lose their skepticism " with Mary_Episode 16_Bonus Content
Mary Marshall, a paranormal researcher, medium, medical intuitive, author, and educator, returns, by listener request, for a second episode to discuss more specifics regarding her experiences and the…
S1E15 “If I didn't have faith, I'd be pretty much a wreck” with Mark_Episode 15
Mark is a Christian, a father, a nurse practitioner specializing in slow-growing blood cancers, with a young son, Eli, who was diagnosed with leukemia. Mark is also Allison (the interviewer)’s…
S1E14 "If they would just listen and ask me questions and come to some kind of understanding of what I've been through, that's incredibly rare.” with Kurt_Episode 14
In this interview, Kurt Johnson discusses his challenges reintegrating into society after serving time in prison following a murder conviction. Listener discretion is advised, as the topics discussed…
S1E13 "We truly are extensions of Source Energy, and that is our true nature; our true nature is divine love." with Donna_Episode 13
Donna Callaghan is a Doctor of Divinity, Personal Growth Coach, Hypnotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, teacher, and a workshop presenter. To connect with Donna, her website is…
S1E12 Intermission_Episode 12
In this brief episode, Allison reviews the intent of this podcast as an intermission, speaking more in depth about the remembrance of ourselves, humility, and building capacity to hold difference.For…
S1E11 “I need people to show up. I need people to stay when things get messy. I need people to speak up when its hard” with Diana_Episode 11
Diana Hawken Torres is a founder and current Vice President of ALMAS (Alliance of Latinos Motivating Action in the Suburbs), the first Latino-led and Latino-serving nonprofit in Naperville. Diana…
S1E10 “My identity is wrapped up in the satisfaction and the need…to help make this world, and make people, feel better”_with Mary Episode 10
Mary Marshall is a paranormal researcher, medium, medical intuitive, author, and educator.In this interview, Mary discusses her spiritual gifts and identity as well as the marginalization related to…
S1E9 “Understand that with all of the identities that we stack upon these vehicles, our bodies, we truly are underneath that one human collective.” with Kara_Episode 9
Kara Strauss is a Jewish, atheist, pelvic floor physical therapist that works to see other people’s humanity and advocate for her own.In this interview, Kara discusses identity, marginalization,…
S1E8 "We're just one perspective in… a kaleidoscope of perspectives in this world of ways to live" with Bryana_Episode 8
Bryana Sergott is a trans, disabled veteran, a student, and a friend.In this interview, Bryana discusses the pedestal of identities, carving our own paths, and the importance of self-love and…
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