Sunday Safe Spaces

Send a text This month, join our host April Jackson for a thoughtful conversation on growth, community, and the world around us. A bonus of a meditation led by April invites you in to be present and relax into the moment. Enjoy! Each month we share stories and individual experiences from the intersections of race and disability while exploring healing + wellness tools for mind and body. Disabled B...

Send a text This episode, we welcome Sheba Gittens, anti-racist heArtivist, art educator & creative consultant and Alana Griffin, community advocate & entrepreneur. Discussing the Power of Community Care with our hosts April Jackson and Wesley Hamilton. Each month we share stories and individual experiences from the intersections of race and disability while exploring healing + wellness to...

Send a text This month, we welcome Sharise Nance, LCSW, Entrepreneur, Speaker  Sharise is a highly educated and deeply experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Trauma Specialist, Workshop Facilitator, Global Speaker, Award Winning and Serial Author and Entrepreneur. She is the co-owner and founder of HandinHand Counseling Services, LLC. Sharise and her partner started the private practice due...

Send a text This month,  April Jackson and Wesley Hamilton discuss their reflections & gratitude for 2024. Each month we share stories and individual experiences from the intersections of race and disability while exploring healing + wellness tools for mind and body. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach thei...

Send a text This month, we welcome Chimeria Terrell, a registered nurse at Pittsburgh Mercy, and the owner of Steel City Healthcare Training. A Pittsburgh native, Chimeria grew up in the Beechview neighborhood of the city and graduated from Pittsburgh CAPA high school. Chimeria completed her ADN at CCAC South Campus in 2013 before graduating with a BSN in 2018 from Western Governors University. Ch...

Send a text This month, we welcome Virginia Cumberbatch, equity leader, creative activist, scholar, storyteller, educator and CEO and Co-Founder of Rosa Rebellion, a platform for creative activism by and for women of color. Each month we share stories and individual experiences from the intersections of race and disability while exploring healing + wellness tools for mind and body. Disabled But No...

Send a text This month, we will discuss our reflections & gratitude for 2024 with April Jackson and Wesley Hamilton. Each month we share stories and individual experiences from the intersections of race and disability while exploring healing + wellness tools for mind and body. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and...

Send a text This month, we welcome Gina Winstead. A nonbinary member of the LGBTQ+ community as well as a multiracial person, Gina is committed to disrupting systems and building creative solutions that advance education, leadership and access to diverse networks. A native of the Pittsburgh region, she has wide-ranging expertise in community development, nonprofit leadership and local entrepreneur...

Send a text These community conversations for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color happen on the 3rd Sunday of every month. Each month we share stories and individual experiences from the intersections of race and disability while exploring healing + wellness tools for mind and body. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges...

Send a text Juneteenth always deserves extra time so Wes and April jump on for a short and sweet acknowledgement of how important Juneteenth is to American history. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach their potential by fostering a mindset of courage, confidence, and competence. They aim to educate individuals...

Send a text People tend to think that people who are wheelchair users are all the same. Wesley and April are talking about SCI (spinal cord injuries) specifically as it is spinal cord injury awareness month with our guest Jeffrey Bellaire. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach their potential by fostering a minds...

Send a text This month, we welcomed Dr. Hankins back! Melissa Hankins, MD, CPC is the CEO and Founder of Melissa Hankins Coaching, a coaching and consulting firm that is committed to helping physicians and others overcome burnout, and helping organizations create and maintain psychologically safe work environments and sustainable well-being for their employees. Dr Hankins is a certified executive...

Send a text This month, we welcome Dustin Gibson. Dustin is the Director of Access, Disability and Language Justice at PeoplesHub. He's a peer support trainer with Disability Link in Georgia, a board member with Straight Ahead and HEARD. He's also a founding member of the Harriet Tubman Collective, Us Protecting Us in Atlanta, GA, and the Policing in Allegheny County Committee. Disabled...

Send a text This month, we welcome Leon Ford. Leon is Co-Founder of The Hear Foundation and is a celebrated author, social entrepreneur, impact investor, international speaker, and changemaker dedicated to driving positive change in his community and beyond. As a respected activist and mental health ambassador, Ford passionately addresses disparities by focusing on holistic wellness. His inspiring...

Send a text This month, we will check in to see what's happening in the community and cover some hot topics. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach their potential by fostering a mindset of courage, confidence, and competence. They aim to educate individuals and their communities on ways to help improve the o...

Send a text This month, we welcomed  Royce Andrews Porter - a father, designer, investor, therapist, and social wellness entrepreneur. He founded Sensory, a collaborative mindfulness studio and wellness platform supporting BIPOC communities in processing unresolved trauma. Sensory focuses on transforming emotional and relational wounds, into connection through collaborative healing & spiritual...

Send a text This month's topic is Black Men in Leadership. We will be welcoming Chaz Kellem, Quincy Stephenson, William Generett Jr. and Andre Samuel. What you will find in this edition of the Sunday Safe Spaces: 0:00 Intro 3:06 Speaker Introductions 14:06 Black Communities 32:06 Black Men Mental Health 40:06 Black Men in Leadership 1:02:06 Final Thoughts Disabled But Not Really 's mission is...

Send a text This month's topic is Defining Your Truth. We will be welcoming Nakeia Homer,  Joseph Smith, and Ta'lor Pinkston. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach their potential by fostering a mindset of courage, confidence, and competence. They aim to educate individuals and their communities on ways...

Send a text Join co-hosts April Jackson and Wesley Hamilton for their monthly Sunday Safe Spaces discussion.   These community conversations for Black, Indigenous and People of Color happen on the 3rd Sunday of every month. Each month we share stories and individual experiences from the intersections of race and disability while exploring healing + wellness tools for mind and body. Disabled But No...

Send a text This month's topic is Community Inspired Change. We will be welcoming Josiah Gilliam. Josiah serves as the My Brother's Keeper Coordinator for the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County through his role in the Mayor's Office. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach their potential by fos...

Send a text This month's topic is Parenting Through the Lens of Black Men. We will be welcoming Shawn J. Moore Residing at the intersection of leadership and mindfulness, Shawn J. Moore, M.S. creates sacred spaces for self-inquiry and personal discovery, helping people transform themself to transform the world. Shawn currently serves as Director of Student Leadership and Talent Development at...

Send a text This month's topic is Influencers with Disabilities. We will be welcoming Lauren "Lolo" Spencer of Sitting Pretty. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach their potential by fostering a mindset of courage, confidence, and competence. They aim to educate individuals and their communities o...

Send a text This month's topic is Running for Every Body. We will be welcoming Derrick Shoffner of Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon and Natalie Mitchell of the podcasr Suite Run. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach their potential by fostering a mindset of courage, confidence, and competence. They aim to e...

Send a text This month's topic is Welcoming In. We will be welcoming Trish Adobea Tchume and Aida Cuadrado Bozzo of Calling In & Up. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach their potential by fostering a mindset of courage, confidence, and competence. They aim to educate individuals and their communities o...

Send a text This month's topic is Welcoming In. We will be welcoming Coach Richard T Butler, founder of CoachRTB Diversity and Inclusion Consulting. Disabled But Not Really 's mission is to empower and inspire individuals with disabilities to overcome challenges and reach their potential by fostering a mindset of courage, confidence, and competence. They aim to educate individuals and their c...