Conscious Anti-Racism

What does it mean to ‘hold space? How can you honor your own lived experience without getting into an ‘oppression competition’? What is the importance of “both/and” in justice and equity work? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights...

What benefits can a company gain from DEI training? What role do white women play in challenging the power structure? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this e...

What is internalized anti-semitism? What is the difference between white supremacy culture and white nationalism? How can white Jewish people hold space for both their own marginalization and their privilege in our society (which is at the cost of the marginalization of others)? What is the impact of sacrificing aspects of our own culture and identity to get closer to whiteness? In this series on...

How does the term obesity affect people living in fat bodies? What are the origins of fatphobia? What are the ways that diet culture keeps women from embracing their power? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple field...

Are you actively trying to lose weight? Have you ever groaned when a fat person sat next to you on an airplane? When was the last time you looked in the mirror and were really, truly happy with what you saw?  Have you ever *really* considered where those stories in your head about weight, beauty and worthiness came from? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a b...

What is the importance and impact of a multicultural upbringing? What is conditional whiteness and what role does it play in the lives of people with multiple racial identities? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple...

Have you ever felt shame about your body, particularly when something’s not quite right in your female or male sexual organs? How has the patriarchy perpetuated this shame and led to disparities in Black women’s health, and what can be done about it?  In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tap...

What’s the most important question a doctor can ask at the beginning of a patient’s visit? How is menopause different for women of color? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and an...

In this intro episode of season 3, Dr. Jill Wener welcomes listeners to the new season and shares some exciting updates to the podcast format for this season. In her first solo episode, Dr. Jill discusses what it means to ‘center whiteness’, 3 subtle ways that racism shows up in networking calls, and the downstream consequences of how that racism shows up. Learn more about the characteristics of ‘...

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this Season 2 Finale, Jill reflects on the first two seasons of the Conscious Anti-Racism Podcast. Season 2 took a deeper look into the work and lived ex...

What is the increasing importance of rebuilding a new way of doing business and relating to each other? Can one group of people gain benefits without taking from another group? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social just...

Why is it important to bring your own voice and values to a negotiation? What causes a discrepancy between what someone said and what someone else heard? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In...

What resources are available for formerly incarcerated women? Why is the prison system designed to break people instead of rehabilitating them? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this epis...

What is ‘image bias’ and how does it affect professional spaces? What defines whether something is ‘appropriate’? Why does the professional space have a racially biased dress code? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social...

Why is the infant mortality rate of Black patients so high? What can physicians do to help curb racism in the medical field? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interview...

In what ways has the pandemic been weaponized against Asians living in America? How has the myth of the “Model Minority” shaped experiences for those minorities? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-ra...

What are the root causes of systemic racism in healthcare? Why are there disparities between healthcare education and real world practices about race and equity? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-ra...

Why are there so few Black, Latinx, and Indigenous healthcare professionals in the American healthcare system? How does mistrust in medical professionals arise from childhood within marginalized communities? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple...

(This episode was recorded in June of 2020) Are you learning more about systemic racism, but unsure just how we goto to where we are today? Are you confused about terms such as 'redlining' and how it plays a role in systemic racism? Do you find yourself wondering why Black neighborhoods often have disproportionate amounts of poverty (and maybe find yourself thinking it's because of something inher...

(This episode was recorded in June of 2020) Does living a spiritual life make you exempt from racism? Do you ever tell yourself: I don't see color, I see human beings, and we all just need to love each other more? Do you avoid meaningful conversations about race because they make you uncomfortable?  In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Interna...

What is space activation? What is the importance of recognizing diversity within Indigenous communities? How do these communities help support their people in western culture? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justi...

(This episode was recorded in June of 2020) What do you do or say when your white child makes a comment or asks a question about race? How do you balance wanting to 'protect' your child from the horrors of racism with raising them to be open-minded, compassionate, and ready to stand up against racism? How do you talk to them about the experiences of Black children in the United States? In this ser...

Have you heard of 'othering'? It's when we point our finger at someone else, blaming them for their circumstances. It's how we decrease our anxiety about unfairness and suffering in the world. It's dangerous, and it's gotten worse during COVID. But: there's an antidote! (This episode was recorded in May of 2020.) In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certifie...

In what ways are the roads to recovery impacted by systemic racism? What’s the key to surviving in an environment designed to destroy you? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode,...

This interview was recorded in April, 2020, as data about the effects of COVID on Black people and other marginalized communities was released. The information shared by Dr. Cody Stanford is even more impactful today, as systemic racism continues to impact the physical and mental health of BIPOC people in many different ways. In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a b...