Black Oxygen

In discussing the Will Smith and Chris Rock incident at the Oscars, Rudy Bankston says, "success and celebrity do not negate one's humanity." In this episode of Black Oxygen Rudy and I cover a lot topics including the now infamous Oscars incident, the lessons that we can learn individually and locally regarding leadership and healing, leadership beyond wearing the mask of performance, and grief. There was so much packed in this conversation - it's a deep one. Enjoy! #BlackOxygenPodcast #BlackInWisconsin #BlackGrieving #BlackSorrow #BlackJoy #BlackGrief #CollectiveGrief #DopeBlackPodcasts #BlackPodcasts #BlackMentalHealth #BlackTherapy #GriefAwareness #GriefAndLoss #HoldingSpace  #BlackHealing #BlackResilience #BlackSelfLove #LifeIsAGift #SharedHumanity #MirrorWork #Belonging #celebrityhumanity https://www.iamweclassics.com/ https://www.iamweglobalvillage.org/

Lacouir Yancey, owner of Y-Massage, is a massage therapist, bodyworker and musician based in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. In this episode of Black Oxygen, Lacouir talks about where emotions reside in the body, the grief he has carried after losing loved family members, and how his experience of grief caused him to move his body differently. As a healer, Lacouir reminds that each of us has the power to be conduits of healing. #BlackOxygenPodcast #BlackInWisconsin #BlackGrieving #BlackSorrow #BlackJoy #BlackGrief #CollectiveGrief #DopeBlackPodcasts #BlackPodcasts #BlackMentalHealth #BlackTherapy #GriefAwareness #GriefAndLoss #HoldingSpace #BlackMassageTherapists #BlackHealing #AncestralWisdom #NaturalFitness Y-Massage - http://www.y-massage.net/

Dana Sonnenberg, born in Texas, adopted and raised in rural Wisconsin by white parents believes in the ability for people to change and in the power of people showing up for her. In this episode of Black Oxygen, Dana, Project Activator of CREATE Portage County, discusses what it meant for her to be a Black woman raised by white parents, the love she has for her father, what it's to be a woman of color living Central Wisconsin, and much more. Her experiences of grief are profound - both as it relates to her individual and ongoing process of racial reckoning and healing and missing her father. #BlackOxygenPodcast #BlackInWisconsin #BlackGrieving #BlackSorrow #BlackJoy #BlackGrief #CollectiveGrief #DopeBlackPodcasts #BlackPodcasts #BlackMentalHealth #BlackTherapy #GriefAwareness #GriefAndLoss #HoldingSpace #BlackDaughters #BlackInStevensPoint #BlackInCentralWisconsin #CREATEPortageCounty

Suzanne Johnson, First Vice President of Branch Banking for Park Bank, has experienced deep grief. In this episode of Black Oxygen, Suzanne discusses the various types of loss and grief that she's experienced including losing her brother to gun violence and just recently learning more about her biological family through an ancestry analysis. Throughout her different experiences Suzanne eventually learned to prioritize her needs and learned to trust others for support during times of grief. Towards the end of our conversation she says, "the only way to healing is through the emotion." #BlackOxygenPodcast #BlackInWisconsin #BlackGrieving #BlackSorrow #BlackJoy #BlackGrief #CollectiveGrief #DopeBlackPodcasts #BlackPodcasts #BlackMentalHealth #BlackTherapy #GriefAwareness #GriefAndLoss #HoldingSpace #BlackMothers #BlackDaughters #BlackInMadison

For Dr. Michelle Robinson her mom was the single most important person in her world. In remembering her mother she says, "my mom was the closest thing to an angel here on earth." The experience of loss that 
Michelle experienced with her mother and other family members has fundamentally changed her. In this episode of Black Oxygen, Michelle shares the experience of losing her mother, what it's like to experience chronic death and suffering, the need for researchers to center humanity in their work, and how, despite loss, her heart continues to remain open to love and to life. #BlackOxygenPodcast #BlackInWisconsin #BlackGrieving #BlackSorrow #BlackJoy #BlackGrief #CollectiveGrief #DopeBlackPodcasts #BlackPodcasts #BlackMentalHealth #BlackTherapy #GriefAwareness #GriefAndLoss #HoldingSpace #BlackMothers #BlackDaughters #BlackInMadison