inside this episode:summer reading liststhe gift of librariessafety and containerscommunities of practice.links:📚 Download THE PEOPLE’S SYLLABUS, a free reading list for a revolutionary summerJoin the waitlist for THE PEOPLE’S HEALTH: discount code and enrollment info coming soon!Subscribe to the weekly newsletterLearn more about our work: www.shivani.co or www.tulsi.studiosome links may be an affiliate link, which means we can earn a small commission if you purchase through them. your support helps us make this podcast! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit intimatepractice.substack.com
02. tending the revolutionI recorded this episode the day after the bombings in Rafah, a night that has stayed with me like so many of the nights we have witnessed over the last seven months.On this episode, I share my story of being a public health worker deployed to the COVID-19 pandemic response in 2020 and 2021 – like so many thousands of public health and health care workers.Tune in to hear about why I hate the word “burnout” and what I use instead. You'll hear about recovery, the return of a creative spark, and my dream for what comes next – including a little sneak peek of this summer's community of practice, THE PEOPLE’S HEALTH. Enrollment opens on June 20!LinksParable of the Sower, by Octavia ButlerTHE PEOPLE’S HEALTH: Join the waitlistSubscribe to the weekly newsletterLearn more about our work: www.shivani.co or www.tulsi.studiosome links may be an affiliate link, which means we can earn a small commission if you purchase through them. your support helps us make this podcast! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit intimatepractice.substack.com
What is a practice of intimacy?how do we define practice, and intimacy? what are our intimate practices?how is practice emergent? how is intimacy modulated by power?LinksStephanie Tillman, Feminist Midwife: “vulnerability, safety, love, risk, nakedness, and tenderness.”Mariame Kaba: “Safety is not something that I can possess in a permanent, personal way. Safety isn’t a thing: it’s a social relation.” (h/t Ayana Zaire Cotton)Sonya Renee Taylor in conversation with Prentis Hemphilladrienne maree brown, Emergent StrategySubscribe to the newsletter for weekly stories from the studioFollow us on insta: @shivanimb and @tulsistrategiesLearn more about our work: www.shivani.co and www.tulsi.studiosome links may be an affiliate link, which means we can earn a small commission if you purchase through them. your support helps us make this podcast - thank you! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit intimatepractice.substack.com
Welcome to INTIMATE PRACTICE, a podcast about power, trauma, relational skills, and intersectional praxis. On this show, we'll explore the questions that are the foundation for equity and justice work:Â How do we steward power well, when power has been wielded against us?How do we mend what has been torn by conflict or trauma, and how do we repair what needs to be restored?How do we imagine and create what could be, instead?Subscribe to join us in the exploration.Links:read our bookshelf (affiliate link)subscribe for weekly stories from the studio on healing and nourishmentlearn more about our work at www.shivani.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit intimatepractice.substack.com