Thoughtful Wellness Revolution

Dr. Melissa Jay (she/her) is a cisgender, able-bodied, Nehiyaw (Cree) member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, registered psychologist, and assistant professor at Athabasca University. She uses her privilege to pave paths towards trauma-informed, socially just, anti-oppressive support by integrating ancient wisdom traditions and psychology. As the current Indigenous Director for the Canadian Counsel...

Surprise! It's another pop culture episode. This time Zahra and Hien talk about Bennifer and their wedding and individual controversies. We also talk about their astrology and enneagram. This episode was recorded on August 22, 2022. We promise Season 3 and more interviews with our guests are coming soon. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck wed at ‘imitation plantation’ in Georgia Ben Affleck's response...

Join us next month on September 20. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thoughtfulwellnessrevolution.substack.com/subscribe

Inara (she/her) is a 1st year Master of Public Health candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. Inara became passionate about public health after witnessing and experiencing the chronic effects that health disparities pose on the well-being of communities, specifically on people with marginalized identities. She has spent a significant portion of her academic car...

In this extra bonus episode, Zahra and Hien talk about celebrity/influencer culture, the social contract, and how we’re all mining our lives for content in 2022. Subscribe for $5 a month to listen to the full 50 minute episode. Social Contract Theory The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by 14th Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu Follow us on social media Twitter: http://twitter.com/Thou...

Denise (they/she) is a somatic trauma resolution practitioner, steward of consensual culture, abolition feminist, writer and dancer. Their work focuses on creating spaces for the embodiment of self-worth, sovereignty and sexuality for melanated people on the feminine spectrum through their extensive training in somatic trauma resolution, erotic movement arts, spiritual consciousness and ancestral...

Hi all, I hope you enjoy this recording. :) Next month, we are having Meditation + Chill on August 26 at 12:00 PM PST/3:00 PM EST. With love, Hien This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thoughtfulwellnessrevolution.substack.com/subscribe

Chichi Agorom is a lifelong student of what it means to be fully human. She is a Certified Enneagram Teacher & Adjunct Faculty with The Narrative Enneagram and holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Post-Master's Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is the author of the book, The Enneagram for Black Liberation. https://www.chichiagorom.com/ Instagram: https://...

Lena Soo Hee Wood (she/her) is a midwife, mindfulness teacher, Zen Kitchen witch, aspiring herbalist, mama, and forever student. Her practice, Revolutions Midwifery, focuses on general sexual and reproductive health, fertility and home IUI services, medication abortion, as well as perinatal mental health care, childbirth education, and lactation support. Revolutions Midwifery is a feminist, BIPOC-...

It’s a wild one… 0:00 Heat 1:31 Rage and Roe v. Wade being overturned thoughts 06:45 Season 2 Recap 14:12 What’s next 19:55 Pop culture - Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Beyoncé mentions 35:33 Hopes 45:05 More pop culture featuring Umbrella Academy spoilers, royals, and Kardashians https://abortionfunds.org/ https://keepourclinics.org/ Unedited transcript Follow us on social media Twitter: http://twitter.co...

On this episode we are delighted to introduce you to our last guest of the season, Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, advocate, teacher, and business-owner. We start our conversation off by talking about the history of midwifery and the difference between the fields of obstetrics and midwifery. We hear some specifics surrounding the birth mortality rate in the US compared to other countries...

*At 46:19-47:25 in the post-interview, Zahra and Hien discuss Riverdale spoilers This week we have the pleasure of speaking with Melissa Jay, a registered psychologist and the lead instructor with Canmore Counselling and Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School. She starts our episode with a grounding practice and then we talk about what it means to be honest with ourselves about our needs around gr...

Hi all, Here’s a replay from today’s Meditation + Chill. Here is the prayer at the beginning of practice. RefugeI take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and SanghaI take refuge in the Lama, Yidam and KhandroI take refuge in the channels, winds, centers, and their nature, the bodhicitta,I take refuge in complete openness, lucid presence and compassion Bodhichitta Aspiration PrayerHo! Mesmerized by t...

This week we have the pleasure of speaking with Inara Valliani, a Public Health Candidate in Health Behavior at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She talks about her background and journey into the field. Inara “geeks out” and blesses us all with her knowledge on health as a social model of how we live, play, and work, not just a medical model of illness or wellness. We get into the s...

0:00 Greetings3:24 Roe v. Wade, abortion rights17:40 Future plans32:31 Recap of season 2 so far + the upcoming episode CJ (@LoveBroccoli) Sign up for Meditation + Chill on May 19 Follow us on social media Twitter: @ThoughtfulWRPod Instagram: @ThoughtfulWellnessRevolution For bonus content, subscribe to our Substack for $5 a month. You can also subscribe for free to get updates! Theme song: Katy Pe...

This week we are joined by our lovely guest Denise Chang, a somatic trauma resolution practitioner, located on Kumeyaay land. We start off with Denise’s story and how they got into the somatic work. We learn about the field of trauma resolution and what Denise does as a practitioner. Plus, you’ll get a more clear definition of ‘somatics’ and some helpful advice for finding and creating a relations...

Hi all, Here’s a replay from today’s Meditation + Chill. It is a brief lovingkindness meditation. As a note, I’m recovering from COVID so if my voice sounds odd that is why. My apologies for sending out the link so late today. The next Meditation + Chill will be May 19 at 1 PM PST. You can get the Zoom link + a calendar invite here. I hope you have a lovely rest of your week ♥ Hien This is a publi...

On this week’s episode we have the pleasure of speaking to Chichi Agorom, a writer and Enneagram teacher, located in Los Angeles, CA. Chichi is the author of the book “ The Enneagram for Black Liberation: Return to Who You Are Beneath the Armor You Carry ”, which is out now. We talk about her new book, the first book written by and FOR Black folks, and we find out a little about what she means whe...

We’re back for Season 2 with our first guest, Lena Wood, a certified nurse-midwife located in Tacoma Washington! In this episode, we get into, and go beyond, birthing babies to understand what it means to be a full-spectrum midwife. We learn about other services provided for us by midwives and talk about the various stages of care for people with uteruses. Lena tells us about her midwife origin st...

0:00 Greetings and check-ins6:24 What to expect from Season 2 and the guests we'll have on18:50 Upcoming plans Twitter: @ThoughtfulWRPod Instagram: @ThoughtfulWellnessRevolution Episode transcript For bonus content, subscribe to our Substack for $5 a month . You can also subscribe for free to get updates! Theme song: Katy Pearson This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other s...

Jessica's favourite saying is that she's 'finding her way back home'. As a movement teacher who is trained in yoga and dance, she uses trauma-informed practices to help people connect and find agency for their own bodies. She hosts public and private movement classes and is the creator of Meaningful Movement, a training workshop focusing on accessibility and community within 'wellness'. Jessica cr...

Sophia Ellis is a Trinidadian-American artist, educator, curator, and cultural critic. She is a Master’s Student in Public Humanities at Brown University and studies public art, informal learning, and visual and material culture in the digital age. Her focuses center colonization and its afterlives in the art world and beyond. Sophia is interested in community learning spaces and arts-based educat...

Because we love you, here's a bonus Valentine's Day episode! 0:29 Zahra and Hien answer questions from the unCURATED card game and "The Chakra Game" also known as the Mind, Body, and Soul game. 31:23 Season 2 updates and release date Unedited transcript of episode here. Follow us on social media + share your answers to the questions Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtfulwrpod Instagram: https://w...

With over 14 years of experience, Brittini Carter is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher in Central Florida. It is her passion to heal minds and souls concurrently in the black community and with marginalized populations. She is recognized for providing a safe environment while teaching individuals and couples how to manage their responses to life events and occur...

Milton C. Stewart, MBA is a certified Enneagram and Career Coach. He is the founder of Kaizen Careers, Coaching, and Consulting LLC; where he teaches, coaches, facilitates and consults using the Enneagram. He has learned the Enneagram from a variety of different schools. These schools include the Enneagram in Business programs, Narrative Tradition, CP Enneagram, Spectrum Enneagram, and Enneagram +...