The-Rehumanisation-Station

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Steph Hunter, an Independent Social Worker, Trainer, lecturer and researcher, Keynote Speaker, Therapist. Her career to date has been drive by a commitment to making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and communities, particularly in the realms of trauma and safeguarding. Stephanie is passionate about empowering others through education and support, a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I vibe with our Pragmatic InnoViber Dan Wood. Born and raised in County Durham, Dan works as a strength & conditioning coach and performance nutritionist, based currently at Durham University. Dan is passionate about championing local athletes through schemes such as the Durham Institute of Sport, where Dan leads the physical performance support of elite athlet...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I speak to our Dub Viber, Ennis Thomas. Ennis is a basketball trainer and entrepreneur from Ohio who is vibin’ with life one step at a time. He played Division II basketball on a full scholarship and later began working in banking. Guided by his faith and supported by family and friends, he eventually came to Durham University as a student‑athlete, where he had a f...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I vibe with our enrichment Viber, Ian Hewitt. Ian Hewitt is a husband and father from Durham (Brandon) England. For his career he is a coach and Manager. Specifically, coaching the Team Durham university Men’s 1 basketball team, and the Strategic Manager of Sport and Enrichment at Bede Sixth Form College. Much of his roles are around enhancing the lives of young pe...

Send us Fan Mail Christopher reflects on recent events in his life and the ways in which time plus attention are some of the most important things you can give someone #lovethyselfsundays Support the show @christopherx_ab

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I vibe with Durham university alumni Levi Lamb and Dante Langley. We speak on their experiences with life prior to Durham University and we also reminisce about studying and playing basketball at Durham University in England. Both percieve ball as a vehicle but also an opportunity to create a better life. Vibe-in to get a better understanding of Levi's and Dan...

Send us Fan Mail We are now at our Is Ball Life Series II. In this episode's premiere, I vibe with Adrian and Charlton, who are former teammates of mine from Durham University. Adrian is now a senior programme manager at Amazon, and Charlton AKA CJ  - my lil bro - is an educator and basketball coach at Cinco Ranch High School in Texas.  It's been almost a decade since playing for the Dur...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I vibe with our storytelling Viber, who is an Award winning storyteller, award-winning author, and cultural ambassador named Richard O’Neill. Born into a traditional nomadic Romani family and raised across the North of England, Richard brings powerful stories rooted in heritage and community to life in books, plays and songs that inspire audiences across the world...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I vibe with our Get Comfortable Viber, Dani Farley. Dani was born in the mid 80s in County Durham where she have lived my whole life. Half of her family came from a small pit town and the other half came from Jamaica as part of the Windrush generation. Dani was raised in a working class, single parent family – her family were white and so was the community around h...

Send us Fan Mail We continue getting to know Bambi French. In part 2, she explains how she flips the learning difficulty script by both overcoming masking and building self-advocacy for herself and others. Most importantly, through recognising ourselves as being human that have individual and shared experiences - her definition of rehumanisation. Please vibe with us, like, follow, and subscribe th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I vibe with our Valiant Viber, Bambi French. Bambi was born in Northwest London (Camden) and now lives in Durham (Chester-le-street).  Bambi works for a Supported Employment Service run by Durham County Council - the service is called Durham Enable and they support people 18+ who identify with disabilities, learning difficulties and mental health needs find and ma...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the start of the Free Flow Convo series, where Vibers and I discuss issues related to social justice. In this episode, Dr. Maja and I vibe around her new work on selective allyship and the challenges we face in academic institutions. Ultimately, therapisin' - F&V dictionary -  thyself and working in harmony with others, even through conflict, has transformative...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with our laid-back Viber James Rowlands. James an Assistant Professor in Sociology at Durham University. Before joining Durham, James was a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Westminster. James completed his ESRC-funded doctoral research at the University of Sussex in 2023. His thesis investigated Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs), a system for re...

Send us Fan Mail The collaborative praxis series is back for season 2! In this episode, I vibe with our anti-racist viber Ray Addai. Ray is a man of Ghanian heritage who is Black British and born in Newcastle. He is the anti-racist practice lead in social work at the Durham County council. We vibe about Ray’s background (e.g., raising a dual-heritage child), his definitions of racism, White privil...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I vibe with our altruistic viber , Charlie Jones . My big brother was born and raised in Katy, Texas. Graduated from the University of Houston where he also played Basketball (Division 1). He has been a teacher and coach for 17 years. Of those 17 years, he has been a head coach for 10. Fella is currently the head basketball coach at Katy Jordan high School. In 10...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I speak with Paul Elderkin. Paul was born in Durham England and is a breathwork coach and wellness entrepreneur specialising in stress, anxiety, trauma, and grief. Paul studied and competed in basketball professionally at Durham University, going from div3 to the BBL. In 2014, Paul moved to Melbourne Australia to continue playing basketball. Paul then transitioned...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with our multifaceted sport Viber Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby. Harriet majored in International Affairs and German with a minor in Africana Studies, while competing as an NCAA Division One student athlete. After graduating Harriet knew she hadn’t finished with education and returned to the UK to achieve her dream of being a student at Durham and further pursu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with our Bubbly Viber, Dr. Evita Otigbah. Evita received her PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at King's College London and is a professional powerlifting athlete who recently won the Western European Championships in the U57 class. In our conversation, we discuss how Evita navigates life as a woman who is of dual-ancestry descent, dyslexic and overco...

Send us Fan Mail Robin Walker, also known as ‘The Black History Man’, is an educator considered to be the UK’s most pre-eminent African history scholar. Robin has been teaching and lecturing in African World Studies, Egyptology and Black History in adult education, universities and at conferences for nearly three decades. He is also a best-selling author with over 16 books to his name. Robin is al...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with our train harder Viber Drew Lasker. Drew, a husband, father son and business owner! And that’s not all, a retired professional basketball player who had a successful 16 year career starring for the Plymouth Raiders and Newcastle Eagles. Since retiring Drew has transitioned into a highly sought after public speaker, with expertise in a wide range of sp...

Send us Fan Mail This is a brief reflection of my thoughts on BHM  - I will have a BHM special episode coming soon - and the current presidential election. I end with introducing the Is Ball Life series. We keep goin...one love <3 Support the show @christopherx_ab

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I speak with our psycho-spritual Viber, Dr Jolel Miah. Jolel is currently a Lecturer of Psychology at the University of Westminster and a member of the British Psychological Society's Division of Health Psychology’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce. As a British Bangladeshi in the Psychology profession, Jolel seeks to understand the outcomes in inte...

Send us Fan Mail In part 2 of this episode, Sol and I get into how his work flips the script to the transformative narratives around elitism in education and the duality of a worker-consciousness. Specifically, an imperialist education, 'the art of bull********' in the classroom and politics, the ways in which British schools and figures funded elite schools when profiting off of enslave...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with my other PhD supervisor and Union Viber, Sol Gamsu. Sol is a sociologist and a geographer of education with a strong commitment to the politics of education and envisaging alternative futures for education and society more broadly. Sol's interests lie at the intersection of sociology, geography and history and the central theme running through So...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with our Curious Viber Divine Southgate-Smith , who is a trans-disciplinary artist. Divine Southgate-Smith's approach to art-making is medium, non-specific, and collaborative. This is reflected through a trans-disciplinary practice that comprises photographic collage, sculpture, moving-image, text, poetry, and 3D animation. Central to this approach is...