In early January, educator, facilitator and applied theater practitioner, Channie Waites, led a remarkable Hollaback! Resilience workshop  to help people process the compound traumas of the Jan 6 attempted coup by White Supremacists. 

Hear Channie share generously of her own wisdom about our nation’s illness of racism and the necessity of truth telling, reconciliation and joy. She unpacks many steps toward healing, drawing on her years of work in Rwanda, as well as personal experiences of grief, racial trauma, and resilience. 

In this bonus episode to conclude Season 3 of our #HealMeToo #AtHome series, Channie dives deeply into:

• The nature of racism
• The ways trauma and resilience can take shape within us
• The imperative of facing “what is” and then telling our stories
• How inhabiting our bodies and our power of choice help build resilience
• Why joy belongs at the heart of every step, even in grief or other painful feelings
• Why our culture cannot heal until we tell all the truths of White Supremacy, facing and feeling the ways racism infects us, and impairs our connections 
• A joyful movement practice to shake it all out, inspire the giggles, and help shift stuckness in the body
• And so much more

Learn more about Channie and Hollaback!, and find links to resources on our episode page at bit.ly/hm2pod0311.

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The #HealMeToo Podcast is hosted and edited by Hope Singsen—the artist, creativity researcher and survivor-activist who founded the #HealMeToo Festival and Podcast in NYC in the Spring of 2019. 

Music Credits:
Lead vocal: Jovan Martinez sampling "It's a Love Thing" by The Whispers. 
Choral Improvisation recorded live at a #HealMeToo Festival & Podcast event, led by: Katie Down, Bonita Oliver, Jessica Lurie & Vanessa Marie.

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