In today's episode, Andréa Ranae Johnson, founder of Whole Self Liberation, joins me to talk about centering relationship in our movement towards liberation. We also talk about divesting from the narrative of activism as suffering and why it's important to motivate ourselves beyond simply not causing harm.

In this special episode, we're bringing you the best of this inaugural year of the home.body podcast. My hope is that long-time listeners will get a refreshing review and that newcomers will get a digestive summary of where we've been. You can find the links to the original episodes in the notes below; and I hope you'll go back and listen to your heart's desire.

- Dance as a form of cultural activism

- How birth trauma activated the urgency of self care work + advocacy

- Why self care is revolutionary and political

- The role of community in addressing one’s self care needs

- The challenges of engaging + practicing alternative healing within our systems

- The importance of healthcare within the framework of social justice

- Transparency around lineage as a way to participate in justice

- Taking space to honor what is difficult right now

- The uninterrupted life that’s happening all around us

- Simone’s work and how she became known as the Black Fairy Godmother

- The discrepancies in care she witnessed when working in healthcare

- Where birth work + sex work intersect for her

- What is full spectrum birth work?

- Racism + privilege in birth and birth work