Recovery and Transformation

Sadhguru or Why Pseudoscience Persists Special Birthday Health Coaching Offer: https://www.sameerdossani.net/birthday What is the difference between science and pseudoscience? Why do people like Sadhguru enjoy such popularity when much of what they say can be disproven? These are some of the questions I discuss today with Pranav Radhakrishnan. Watch Next: Progressive Pandemic?: https://youtu.be/Yj...

Progressive Pandemic? What's the real progressive take on C19 policies? | R&T #32 with Mark Read Special Birthday Health Coaching Offer: https://www.sameerdossani.net/birthday The C*19 response has largely been split into two camps - those who believe in vaccines, masks, and lockdowns vs those who don't. This is a binary response to a public health crisis that requires nuance. In this discussion,...

A Life in Struggle with Vijay Prashad Special Birthday Health Coaching Offer: https://www.sameerdossani.net/birthday What does it mean to be committed to making the world a better place? For Vijay Prashad it means working with those who struggle for justice, for peace and for a better tomorrow. Without the struggle, life isn't worth living. Vijay's Organization: https://thetricontinental.org/ My n...

Kumi Naidoo on Apartheid, Activism and Taking care of yourself. I've known Kumi a long time, but this was the first time I learned about his family history and what makes him tick. My new 📖 is here! https://www.sameerdossani.net/healthdialectic Kumi's podcast: https://www.powerpeopleplanet.org/ Watch Next: Socialsim in South Africa: https://youtu.be/YjSaE5SbGxs Anti-Racism in the UK: https://yout...

There are lots of good things about mainstream medicine. But one of the not-so-good things is commercialisation. When the profit motive dictates what gets prioritised, we run into problems. Homeopathy and other non-traditional forms of medicine may have some answers. Order the Health Dialectic: https://www.sameerdossani.net/healthdialectic Watch Next: Socialsim in South Africa: https://youtu.be/Yj...

What does campaigning for justice mean to you? For me it meant putting aside privilege, learning to listen and uniting with others who are interested in campaigning, even if we might not all share the same values. This is a special episode of the podcast in honor of my new book! Order here: https://www.sameerdossani.net/healthdialectic Watch Next: Vegan Food Systems: https://youtu.be/C3uHcRe2umA A...

Would a vegan food system be more ethical? Darryl Dempsey would say yes, a vegan food would indeed be more ethical than the current one. He believes that using animals especially sentient animals for food is unethical and unnecessary. In this video he and I have a friendly debate where I argue that the concept of a vegan food system is logically incoherent and that one can make ethical food choice...

Has the climate justice movement been successful? Harjeet Singh says yes and no. Harjeet has been working on climate justice in NGO spaces for about two decades. 🏥 Free 30 minute Health Coaching Consultation: https://harmonizely.com/sameer/optimize 🎙 My weekly podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/recovery-and-transformation 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sam3r/ 👍🏾 Facebook - https:...

Is colonialism driving the climate, food and health crises? Raj Patel's latest book, Inflamed, posits that colonialism and colonial systems that remain in place in a post-colonial world are what really has led the world to a point of crisis. Watch Next: Why Durban Burned in 2021: https://youtu.be/yDKVkEHkFzk Capitalism is making us sick: https://youtu.be/F7GmlceOzoE Anti racist organizing in the U...

Organizing against the odds. Most of us at some point believed the illusion that our government was on our side or perhaps that it was neutral. But when governments clearly back the forces of white supremacist capital against labor, then we are organizing against the odds. Bill Fletcher Jr shares lessons from his life and work organizing for justice. Watch Next: Why Durban Burned in 2021: https://...

Do we need capitalism before socialism? The origins of this debate go back a long time, but in the South African context they were taking place in the 1980s, when Trevor Ngwane was an organizer working for the end of apartheid along with millions of other South Africans. Capitalism and socialism are perhaps misunderstood by the current forces controling South Africa. Watch Next: Why Durban Burned...

Understanding why riots happen is not a straightforward matter. In the case of the riots in KZN in July 2021, we're still understanding the "why" and whether they really were spontaneous riots or whether they were orchestrated by a faction of the ANC. Rohan Persad joins me to go deeper. WATCH NEXT: Mental Health and Mass Shootings: https://youtu.be/HBK3DImpIyI Growing up Trans and Black: https://y...

For Steve Daigneault, the heteronormativity of his communities was a form of torture. In a world that had no place for queer people, his struggles with his sexual identity led him to join a cult, attempt suicide and to use drugs as a way to escape from the torture of heteronormativity. WATCH NEXT: Mental Health and Mass Shootings: https://youtu.be/HBK3DImpIyI Growing up Trans and Black: https://yo...

What do you do when nowhere is safe? Asad Rehman got hit with a cricket bat when he first entered school in the UK. Nowhere was safe for black and brown people - to find a safe place he had to organise. Throughout his life he has continued organising on issues of racism, human rights, and environmental justice. Watch Next: Building a career around solidarity: https://youtu.be/ghQpAtd1N2w Believe w...

What does personal and political empowerment mean to you? For Mona Sherpa empowering herself on a personal level meant working with communities involved in political activism. Along the way she fought against patriarchy, her family's relative poverty, and political instability in Nepal. WATCH NEXT: Health Coaching Pioneer: https://youtu.be/PyqCuBRPJ4E A Career of Solidarity: https://youtu.be/ghQpA...

arolyn St John Loder is a coach's coach. In this conversation we learn about how she was an early pioneer in the field of health coaching, why she thinks coaching is important, and what it takes to be a good health coach. WATCH NEXT: Coaching v Teaching: https://youtu.be/p8inj_fNKl8 Veganism almost killed me: https://youtu.be/QwAJ54v7wOw Midwifery: https://youtu.be/9VgElSI7iUk TIME STAMPS: 0:00 -...

What are the lessons from the first 15 months of pandemic policies vs science? Was science the reason that we discarded lab origin theories before now exploring them? Were policies like lockdowns justified? And why aren't we paying more attention to anti viral therapies like Ivermectin during a pandemic? Why aren't we talking about the "syndemic" within the pandemic? I discuss these questions and...

What does it mean to be healing from colonialism? In this discussion with artist and activist Antonio Rafael, we talk about the harm colonialism can do and what it takes to heal from the trauma of centuries. WATCH NEXT: Coaching v Teaching: https://youtu.be/p8inj_fNKl8 Gaza and Resistance: https://youtu.be/01JfnVtM1as Ending White Privilege: https://youtu.be/n_oWs4twSzU Time Stamps: 0:00 - Colonia...

Building a career around solidarity is never easy. Sonali Kolhatkar chose solidarity instead of a career in academia or the private sector. Though there have been trade-offs, she has no regrets as she explains in this discussion. WATCH NEXT: Coaching v Teaching: https://youtu.be/p8inj_fNKl8 Gaza and Resistance: https://youtu.be/01JfnVtM1as Ending White Privilege: https://youtu.be/n_oWs4twSzU Sonal...

In episode 11, Justin Podur and I talk about Gaza, resistance and colonialism. Justin Podur is the author of Siegebreakers, a novel set in Gaza that he wrote after spending time with the International Solidarity Movement, which is part of the nonviolent resistance to colonialism in Gaza. Links to support people in Gaza: ActionAid: https://www.actionaid.org.uk/about-us.. . Islamic Relief: https://w...

When you think about teaching vs coaching what comes to mind? In this discussion Zia Hassan and I discuss some of the details. Coaching and teaching are different but sometimes related practices. Zia is an expert in both. His website is at ziahassan.coach and you can also see his podcast Gently Down the Stream here: anchor.fm/ziahassan. WATCH NEXT: Childhood cancer and coaching: https://youtu.be/n...

MIDWIFERY, MATERNAL HEALTH AND RACISM: A conversation with Jennie Joseph. What does maternal health mean in the USA? The answer to that depends on who you are. If you are white, the US maternal health is among the worst in the world. If you are Black, it's even worse. Jennie Joseph is a midwife based in central Florida who has been practicing since 1981. In addition to being a midwife she's had to...