HeARTtalk deep dives into the intersection of art and story with the purpose of helping us all start or continue our healing journeys. In the current third season, TMLG, author of Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration, explores the power and necessity of joy in our day to day lives, particularly those who are artists and storytellers.
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Black Women Professors Creating Space in Academia
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
The final episode of season 1 of HeARTtalk is a dynamic one! Tracey Michae’l facilitates a roundtable discussion with Black women professors who share their stories on what it means to create space and be authentic in Academia. The conversation covered a myriad of topics including how and why being unapologetically black can be a struggle. How being an advocate for the marginalized in a way that isn’t denigrating to those groups is too often challenged in a way that doesn’t make sense. And of course, the ever-present bureaucracy that shows up in so many large organizations. It can be hard to fly with some of those weights but these women candidly speak to what it means to fly anyway.
Featuring:
Dr. Debonair Oates-Primus, Assistant Professor of English at Community College of Philadelphia
Dr. Nakeiha Primus-Smith, Associate Professor of Education at Millersville University
Lucia Gbaya-Kanga, Assistant Professor of English at Community College of Philadelphia.
***
Through interviews and riveting commentary, Tracey Michae'l and HeARTtalk podcast explores the intersection of art and story and how we use that space to create work and a life for ourselves. HeARTtalk is: Healing through Art and Story. Visit HeARTtalk at www.hearttalkpodcast.com
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Creating Creatively: When the Vision is Bigger Than Your Budget
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
In episode 9 of HeARTtalk, Tracey Michae’l chats with writer, director, and producer, Christina Faith. Christina is a dynamic filmmaker and educator who, along with her spouse, photographer Allen Johnson, owns Creative Thought Media, a Philadelphia-based independent production company and artist collective. TMLG and Christina discuss the challenges of being a Christian filmmaker who doesn’t tell “corny” stories; the role that a creator’s own personal healing journey can have on their work; and how to manage grind culture. Christina goes IN on the false validation that too many artists seek instead of investing in the development of their craft. A great conversation you don’t want to miss!
Visit Christina on social media @christinafaith and CTM at www.creativethoughtmedia.com
***
Through interviews and riveting commentary, Tracey Michae'l and HeARTtalk podcast explores the intersection of art and story. HeARTtalk is: Healing through Art and Story. Visit TMLG and HeARTtalk at www.hearttalkpodcast.com
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Sex and the Church Girl: Has the Church Misinformed Women on Sex and Sexuality?
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
In this episode, TMLG speaks with four of the 11 contributors to the Sex and the Church Girl essay collection published in 2019. The conversation is a no holds barred, candid talk about the ways in which the Christian Church—particularly the Black Church—navigates the subject of sex and sexuality. (Please note that because of the room where this taped, there are some minor tech issues with sound--apologies!)
Participants include: author, speaker, and minister, Candace Wilkins, scholar Dr. Felecia Commodore, writer Rainah Chambliss, and artist and family/behavioral health therapist, Cyndi Swinton-Jackson. The conversation that took place was a candid exploration of how sex has (or not) been taught by the Christian Church—more specifically, the Black Church—and the ways in which those gaps in progressive dialogue have informed the sexuality of women.
Purchase your copy of Sex and the Church at www.nsbooksandmedia.com or wherever books are sold.
***
Through interviews and riveting commentary, Tracey Michae'l and HeARTtalk podcast explores the intersection of art and story. HeARTtalk is: Healing through Art and Story. Visit HeARTtalk at www.hearttalkpodcast.com
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Returning to the Body: Living Through Racial Trauma and Violence (with Meditation)
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
In her commentary, Tracey Michae’l discusses the impact of racial trauma and violence on the physical bodies of Black and Brown people. She candidly shares her own story of learning to return to her body through EMDR and bodywork. This episode closes with a meditation for Black people navigating a world often bent on their dehumanization.
**
Through interviews and riveting commentary, Tracey Michae'l and HeARTtalk podcast explores the intersection of art and story. HeARTtalk is: Healing through Art and Story. Visit HeARTtalk at www.hearttalkpodcast.com