Empathetic Witness

What to Say When It Matters Most: Holding Space for Effective Communication In this episode, communication expert Wendy explores how everyday language shapes our communication experience —and how we can communicate with greater empathy, clarity, and responsibility. We begin with Wendy’s journey into this work, examining how her background in communication led her to focus on conversations around d...

Trauma, Awakening, and Indigenous Healing In this episode, I meet with Dr. Rubi Sakesknip and we quickly fall into a profound conversation about trauma, healing, and awakening. Dr. R.Sakeskanip— an author, therapist, grandmother, and survivor of her own early wounds — shares understanding from decades of personal and professional experience. Their dialogue lays the foundation for Part Two of this...

I’m honored to welcome my longtime friend, Debbie Moses, as today’s guest on Empathic Witness. Debbie is currently running for the position of Ward One Councilor in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Fort McMurray, Alberta. I’ve known Debbie for many years. We first worked together in the 1990s in Edmonton at the Indian Association of Alberta (IAA), where her passion for advocacy and commu...

This week, I sit down with Maria Rose Sikyea, a Dene artisan and advocate for Indigenous midwifery. Maria Rose speaks with honesty and courage about her journey through addiction, the challenges of rebuilding confidence, and the deep meaning of her traditional face tattoo. She shares how the strength of her mother and grandmother guided her path, and how culture and family continue to shape her he...

Angelina Pratt, host of the podcast Empathetic Witness , begins the fourth season with a focus on supernatural and unexplained phenomena. This interest, particularly in ghost stories, stems from her childhood experiences listening to tales shared by her older sister, Dora. In this season, Angelina will interview individuals who have experienced inexplicable events or who carry compelling stories t...

Roy Mulder, a self-proclaimed fish sympathizer uses strong visual imagery of the ocean combined with active involvement in marine conservation to create the change that needs to happen. Learning scuba diving through the Canadian Armed Forces 37 years ago set him on his current path to devote his life to the creation of marine conservation areas in Canada.  He is a strong believer in community...

Councillor Zimmerman showing up as extraordinaire member of her community.  Sarah is an experienced Senior Communications and Public Relations executive with a demonstrated history of working in non-profit, small business, corporate and public sectors. A strategic public relations practitioner with 17 years experience in strategic communications, public relations, media relations, management,...

A Indigenous Politician’s Love Story   Georges Henry Erasmus, OC is a Canadian politician. He was the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations(AFN) from 1985 to 1991. Georges Erasmus was born in a Dene community in the Northwest Territories to a family of 12 children. George Erasmus is continuing his work as negotiator for the Dehcho First Nations in NWT. My interview with Georges was...

Please listen to my conversation with PHD candidate Idoia Cardinal • Reconciliation • Basque culture • Indian residential school • Douglas cardinal architect • Dr. Betty Bastien Thanks for listening! https://press.ucalgary.ca/books/9781552381090/ https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/wed-jun-15-2022-12am/douglas-cardinal-receives-honorary-doctorate-during-2022-convocation

Please listen to my conversation with PHD candidate Idoia Cardinal • Reconciliation • Basque culture • Indian residential school • Douglas cardinal architect • Dr. Betty Bastien Thanks for listening! https://press.ucalgary.ca/books/9781552381090/ https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/wed-jun-15-2022-12am/douglas-cardinal-receives-honorary-doctorate-during-2022-convocation

My guest in this episode is my very own spouse Alan Pratt, who in 1988 was the co-counsel with R. Roy McMurtry, former Attorney General of Ontario and future Chief Justice of Ontario, as the lawyer for sprint coach Charlie Francis at the Canadian Dubin Inquiry.  As the coach of Ben Johnson, whose world record time of 9.79 seconds in the 100 metre final (the same time of the top two finalists in 20...

We don't often get the opportunity to talk to a musician about his creative process, I was fortunate enough to interview John Southworth! Grab yourself some tea and listen to our conversation.  ·    Introduction to music in Toronto, Canada  ·    Niagara ·    Rialto ·    Creating music that does not exist, being authentic and taking risk Links below are to his music, videos and the short film he me...

Empathetic Witness is recorded on Algonquin unseeded territory land.   Show Notes April 9th, 2024, Empathetic fWitness interview with Dr. Elsa Stamatopoulou Human rights lawyer, Columbia university.   Dr. Elsa Stamatopoulou joined Columbia University in 2011 after a 31-year service at the United Nations with some 22 years dedicated to human rights, in addition to 8 years exclusively devo...

A Vision of A Global Indigenous Science Institute Think Tank. Our Conversation covered these topics: • Educational • Informational • Indigenous worldview • Controversial • Recommendations for being environmentally conscious • Recap of my 3rd year • Kuni Albert’s background • Tailing ponds • Government absence of emergency preparedness   &bull...

Dr. Manish Plaha MD https://www.drmanishplaha.com/ My guest is Dr. Manish Plaha MD Show Notes - in February I interviewed Doctor Plaha on my podcast, Empathetic Witness. I reached out to him after I began taking a course he is delivering online, and in one month I have already experienced a profound shift in who I am and discovered a way to see a possibility to have healthy whole relationships. Wh...

EU Butterfly Model a Revolutionary approach to Elderly Care – A Slower Gentle Approach Who will benefit from listening to this podcast • Baby boomers • Anyone with an elderly parent or sibling • People with cognitive decline • Planning and looking for elderly care for a loved one   Moira Welsh is an investigative journalist with the Toronto Star, Moira has co-authored investigations that have...

Who should listen to this episode: •    Everyone who has experienced any form of Trauma •    Everyone who is searching for a purposeful life •    Everyone who lost something of value, be it innocence, language, or culture   Introduction to logotheapy – A method to heal mental. and spiritual human suffering based on individual values....

Season 3 Theme:  Healing is within Us - You Must Find the person inside of you where nothing is impossible, Deepak Chopra   Obscurity to extraordinary, a Denesuline/ Buddhist /Catholic writer and podcast host. Journey in this episode a conversation on the genesis of Empathetic Witness Podcasts with host Angelina Pratt. Interviewed by her husband Alan.   Our conversation covered: &nb...

It was a pleasure to have a meaningful conversation on topics stemming from our hearts.   Tiokasin is a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota. Tiokasin is the founder, host, and executive producer of 24 year old First Voice Radio Syndicate which airs in 270 radio stations in US and Canada. He is a global public speaker.   He is also a master musician and a teacher. M...

Chris Kendall is a Registered Holistic nutritionist, Health Coach and long time skateboarder.  I guarantee you will  hang off his every word because he walks his talk. His story of transformation is inspiring.    Chris is raw vegan. I decided to review some of the books and videos I had to do a deep dive into raw veganism for this interview and still learned some...

If this podcast resonates with you, please subscribe and share it with your friends.     My guest is Indigenous chef, Shane Chartrand, he is the Executive of Indigenous Programming for Banff Hospitality Management. Evidently as we talked about food, the care and attention Shane gives to the food that he prepares brings him joy. It is more than food to him; it is about his exper...

It is June 21 the longest day of the year. Happy Solstice! l had a wonderful chat with the President & Co-founder of Unstoppable Conversations, Mr. Vik Maraj.   The empathetic Witness podcast is recorded on unceded Algonquin territory.   My guest is insightful, brave, and authentic about his humanity. Mr. Vik Maraj has helped numerous corporations and individuals. Including Indigenou...

Amarok Society Bangladesh Conversation with Dr. Tanyss Munro  Breaking Barriers  in South Asia - Amarok Society teaching mothers reading and writing. Liberates a community in Bangladesh.     • Teach mother’s (not to teach mothers but) to teach children     • Work in multiples of 5 so every Amarok school teaches 125 ch...

Drag Queen performers bring both fun and controversy on the beautiful island of Oahu,   reading to children at a local community event. Listen to the beautiful gift from the Honolulu community that has renewed Dan’s belief in humanity. I was very happy to interview the performance artist that caused this disruption in Hawaii, in May 2023. Dan Paul Roberts is an artist originally from Texas. Dan cr...

 Empowering People to Feed Themselves Since 1975  https://give.farmradio.org/give     An innovative radio station’s approach creates ripples and impacts millions of people over the last 40 years.   Farm Radio International is more than just a radio station. It is an educational lifeline for people in Africa. Building, creating a space, planting seeds that is taking ro...