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Madness Cafe
Raquel Howard and Jennifer Bolanos
229 episodes
1 day ago
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! When someone is harmed, whether by an individual or a system, the harm is often holistic - meaning the effect of the harm is not contained to one area of that person's life. That said, it makes perfect sense that the justice and healing be holistic as well. But what does that look like? How is that put into practice? It starts with a new understanding of justice and a new type of justice system - one that is empathetic...
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Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! When someone is harmed, whether by an individual or a system, the harm is often holistic - meaning the effect of the harm is not contained to one area of that person's life. That said, it makes perfect sense that the justice and healing be holistic as well. But what does that look like? How is that put into practice? It starts with a new understanding of justice and a new type of justice system - one that is empathetic...
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Madness Cafe
226. Why We Need Restorative Justice with guest Leah Brown
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! When someone is harmed, whether by an individual or a system, the harm is often holistic - meaning the effect of the harm is not contained to one area of that person's life. That said, it makes perfect sense that the justice and healing be holistic as well. But what does that look like? How is that put into practice? It starts with a new understanding of justice and a new type of justice system - one that is empathetic...
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1 week ago
56 minutes

Madness Cafe
225. Voices Unveiled with guest Cara Cruikshank
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Women's rights are being dismantled in so many ways around the world. One place where this dismantling has happened in the extreme is Afghanistan. In this week's episode we talk Cara Cruikshank about how some of the women in Afghanistan are surviving, maintaining their humanity, and maintaining connection. As a writer, director, producer, advocate and educator Cara brings an artist's vision to humanitarian work, ...
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2 weeks ago
59 minutes

Madness Cafe
224. Book Chat: Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! What is the purpose of education, of schooling, of the school system? How was the American education system developed? What were the reasons behind how and why certain practices and programs were put into place? How were Black and Native children considered in the system? In Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism, Eve L. Ewing goes into great detail to chr...
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 4 minutes

Madness Cafe
223. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Jesse Andrews' Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is the next installment of our Banned Books Series. It has been banned and removed from library shelves for sexual explicitness, profanity, and degrading content. Tune in to hear our review of the book. Support the show Be part of the conversation by sharing your thoughts about this episode, what you may have learned, how the conversation affected you. You can reach Raquel...
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4 weeks ago
58 minutes

Madness Cafe
222. "Through the Resistance I Can Be Their Voice" with guest Zolal Habibi
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Resistance movements are happening all over the world. Some are in their infancy, and some have been in existence for decades. Case in point, Iran. Our guest this week, Zolal Habibi, joins us to talk about Iran's women's rights and human rights resistance movements. Her connection to the movement and her work to support it are incredibly interesting and powerful. We can learn so much from her story and the resistance a...
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1 month ago
1 hour 9 minutes

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221. Breathing in This New Era of the Goddess with guest Mari Castle, Ph.D.
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! What can we learn from myths, archetypes, and goddesses? Specifically, what can we learn from the goddess Inanna? And what does Carl Jung have to do with any of this? This week's guest, Mari Castle, joins us to discuss it all, and then some. Where to find Mari Castle: Website: www.breathwork9.com Email: Mari.breathwork9@gmail.com Support the show Be part of the conversation by sharing your thoughts about this ep...
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1 month ago
55 minutes

Madness Cafe
220. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! In this month's installment of our Banned Books Series, we discuss Shaun David Hutchinson's YA novel We Are the Ants. Tune in to hear our thoughts on the book. Have you read this book or any of Hutchinson's other books? What did you think? Let us know - join the discussion! Support the show Be part of the conversation by sharing your thoughts about this episode, what you may have learned, how the conversation affected...
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1 month ago
56 minutes

Madness Cafe
219. Absent Fathers with guest Dr. Susan Schwartz
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! What effect does an absent father (whether physically or emotionally) have on children, specifically daughters? We explore this topic with this week's guest Dr. Susan Schwartz. Susan E. Schwartz, Ph.D. trained in Zurich, Switzerland as a Jungian analyst and appears on podcasts and presentations at Jungian conferences and teaching programs in the USA and worldwide. Her books are: The Absent Father Effect on Daughters, F...
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1 month ago
1 hour 4 minutes

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218. The Phenomenon That Is The We Do Not Care Movement
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! In this episode, we talk about the club that has become an entire movement - the We Do Not Care Club - started by the amazing, down to earth, and comedically gifted Melani Sanders known on Instagram as @justbeingmelani. Melani gives voice to the reality of women in midlife trying to make sense of menopause and talking about the things we no longer care about. In this episode we even share some of the things that we no ...
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2 months ago
48 minutes

Madness Cafe
217. America in Therapy with guest Phyllis E. Leavitt
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Imagine if America went into therapy. What would that look like? This week's guest Phyllis E. Leavitt went down that rabbit hole and wrote the book America in Therapy: Hope and Healing for a Nation in Crisis. In this episode, we discuss the book as well as the premise of how therapy could help our country during this time of political upheaval and distress. Phyllis Leavitt is an author and a psychotherapist of ov...
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2 months ago
56 minutes

Madness Cafe
216. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! As we say in this episode, once you read Tiffany D. Jackson's Monday's Not Coming it stays with you. And maybe it should. After all, isn't that what art is supposed to do - change you, provoke you, make you think? And isn't that one of the reasons why certain books are banned? Fight against the bans. Read the books that are banned. Discuss them. Think about them. Let them change you. Let them effect you. Your growth de...
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2 months ago
57 minutes

Madness Cafe
215. Sexual Awakening and Transformation with guest Xanet Pailet
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! So many people are living lives lacking in true intimacy or are in relationships that are not sexually satisfying. This week's guest Xanet Pailet has firsthand experience with this and knows how to help. Xanet is the bestselling author of Living an Orgasmic Life: Heal Yourself and Awaken Your Pleasure and the founder of Passionate Intimacy Retreats. Xanet is a former health care lawyer who lived in a sexless marr...
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3 months ago
53 minutes

Madness Cafe
214. Stop Centering Romance with guest Fanny Tristan
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! According to society, fairy tales, and rom coms being single is a problem in search of a solution. Our guest Fanny Tristan, a trauma therapist and clinical social worker with over 15 years of experience, had many clients who felt like they were failing because they were single. Unwilling to pathologize singledom, Fanny developed Her Soul Supply - a wellness collective and coaching program for single women of color comb...
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3 months ago
54 minutes

Madness Cafe
213. Marriage Is a Trap
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Society and fairy tales try to convince us that marriage is the penultimate marker of success as an adult. But studies and reality have shown that that may not be the case. Indeed, equality and equity are not guaranteed under the marriage contract. We have some strong opinions about marriage, and we aren't afraid to share them. Support the show Be part of the conversation by sharing your thoughts about this epis...
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3 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

Madness Cafe
212. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written by Sherman Alexie, tells the story of 14-year-old Native American Arnold Spirit, Jr. on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to the nearly white high school in a nearby town. The book has been consistently challenged since its publication due to descriptions of alcoholism, poverty, violence and flatulent Jesus. Recent controversy surrounds the au...
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3 months ago
1 hour 1 minute

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211. Burnout, Restructuring, Man-Hating, Codependency, Bigger Feminism & Plan B: 4 Years of Madness with Raquel & Jennifer
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Join us as we celebrate our 4th anniversary! A look ahead, a look back and a little self analysis. To find out the real date when women could have their own credit card, click the link below: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/28/fact-check-9-things-women-couldnt-do-1971-mostly-right/3677101001/ Support the show Be part of the conversation by sharing your thoughts about this episode, wh...
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3 months ago
59 minutes

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210. CoHome: What You Need to Know to Buy a Home with Your Friends with guests Amy McKenna & Ruby Grynberg
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! How many times have you joked with your friends about buying that big vacation house on the beach or about living together in your retirement a la The Golden Girls? It doesn't have to be a joke. For many people, it's a realistic solution to housing affordability and loneliness crises. This week's guests Amy McKenna, a managing broker of Windermere Real Estate Company, and Ruby Grynberg, Branch Manager at Salmon Bay Com...
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4 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes

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209. Pelvic Health with guest Dr. Judy Rossi
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! In this week's episode we're diving into a topic that most of us probably rarely think about - pelvic health. To talk about why pelvic health is important, we're joined by Dr. Judy Rossi, PT, DPT, PHC - a certified pelvic health specialist. Dr. Rossi graduated from physical therapy school at California State University at Long Beach. She later received her doctorate in physical therapy and her pelvic health certi...
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4 months ago
56 minutes

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208. Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine with guest Dr. Uche Blackstock
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! We're joined this week by Dr. Uche Blackstock to discuss her memoir Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. Legacy is more than an account of Dr. Blackstock's journey to and in healthcare, it is also a love letter to her mother (the "original" Dr. Blackstock) and her community. As you can hear in our conversation, Legacy is also a wakeup call to all who read it, especially those in healthcare, that r...
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4 months ago
55 minutes

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207. By the Way, I Love You by Susan Beth Miller
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! What happens when a clinical psychologist writes a novel about a girl on the verge of adulthood trying to find her way in the world without her mother? You get By the Way, I Love You written by this week's guest Susan Beth Miller. In this book, Susan explores the main character's journey to understand her deceased mother and who she is in relation to her mother all while trying to navigate college life. There are so ma...
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4 months ago
59 minutes

Madness Cafe
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! When someone is harmed, whether by an individual or a system, the harm is often holistic - meaning the effect of the harm is not contained to one area of that person's life. That said, it makes perfect sense that the justice and healing be holistic as well. But what does that look like? How is that put into practice? It starts with a new understanding of justice and a new type of justice system - one that is empathetic...