In this episode, Cárol Mejía, MSW, helps us to reorient our minds and spirits by evoking the powerful metaphor of water and by reviving our sense of wonder. The work of decolonizing social work not only includes "dream[ing] up new processes alo

E4: Decolonizing Public Health Research with Abaki Beck

Mar 16th, 2022 37m 40s

Aditi Mayer, a sustainable fashion and labor rights activist, reminds us that "a return to Indigenous wisdom is the first step towards decolonization" (Green Dreamer podcast, Episode 253). We get a sense of what this "return to Indigenous wisdo

E3: Decolonizing Dance and Yoga with Chitra Vairavan

Dec 13th, 2021 40m 40s

In this episode, dancer, choreographer, and artist Chitra Vairavan speaks with SooJin about how her experience with racism and caste discrimination as a Tamil, non-Brahmin artist spurred her to create alternative practices rooted in deep listen

E2: Decolonizing the Mind with Alexs Pate

Nov 14th, 2021 43m 53s

In this episode, Alexs Pate, writer, author of Amistad, founder of the Innocent Classroom, and CEO of Innocent Technologies, joins SooJin to share his journey of removing the "guilts" - the negative stereotypes and expectations that white supre

E1: Decolonizing the Mind with SooJin Pate

Oct 12th, 2021 17m 26s

In the inaugural episode of Decolonize Yourself, host Dr. SooJin Pate shares her journey of decolonization: what prompted it, what motivated her to commit to decolonization, and some of the initial steps she took to decolonize her mind. She dis

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E0: Welcome Episode

Sep 17th, 2021 7m 41s

Welcome to Decolonize Yourself, a podcast on how to decolonize your mind, body, spirit, and relationships. My name is Dr. SooJin Pate, and I'm your host. Listen to learn more about who I am, why I'm starting this podcast, and why the work of de

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