The CARMA Chronicles
Flourish Agenda is proud to present The CARMA Chronicles. A podcast where we interview the world's leading Healing Centered practitioners. Listen to their stories, ideas and examples of how they are implementing Healing Centered principles in their communities. Enjoy!Visit us at: https://flourishagenda.com/
Episodes
19 episodes
Healing Happens Everywhere: Spotlighting Amazing Artist Barbara Fant
In this captivating episode, we are privileged to sit down with the incredibly talented Barbara Fant, who generously shares her intimate personal journey - from her humble roots growing up in the small town of Youngstown, Ohio, to navigating th...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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46:13
Healing Through Music and Therapy: The Powerful Healing Journey of Stacie Aamon
In this insightful podcast episode, listeners are invited into an intimate conversation with Stacie Amon Yeldell, a profoundly talented and inspiring music therapist. As part of the Arts-based HCE mini-series, produced in collaboration with the...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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58:57
Sparking Imagination Through Creatives and Healing: A Deep Dive Into Speculative Art.
In this thought-provoking podcast episode, host Chris Nguon delves into the dynamic intersection of art speculative visioning, and creative visual arts education, as explored through an insightful conversation with Los Angeles-based artist Gust...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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50:50
Healing Work Through Understanding Our True History: In Community With Dr. Cory Greene.
In this episode, host Chris Nguon has the privilege to be in community with Dr. Cory Greene, the co-founder of H.O.L.L.A., a nonprofit developed from the organizing work and political strategizing of people who served sentences in New York Stat...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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41:43
HCE on the ground: How Community Folx In the Bronx Integrates HCE
In this episode, host Chris Nguon connects with Rasheedah Brown-Harris, who might very well be the most important guest we have ever had on the CARMA Chronicles. Rasheedah sits down with us straight from the Bronx and offers a beautiful and aut...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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48:27
Leadership in Schools: How a Leader at the Oakland Freedom Schools Creates the Conditions for Healing & Accountability
In this episode, host Chris Nguon sits in community with Mariyam Bey, a beautiful soul out of Oakland who sways and moves from the heart in support for young people. A multi-year site coordinator for the Oakland Freedom Schools, Sista Bey share...
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Episode 14
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51:16
Dr. Shawn Ginwright talking about his new book, The Four Pivots
In this episode, host Chris Nguon taps in with Dr. Shawn Ginwright, who recently released his latest book called The Four Pivots: Reimaging Justice, Reimaging Ourselves. The beautiful conversation centers on the journey of the book its...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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35:45
Kisai Henriquez, creator of CommUNITY in San Francisco, sits down with Flourish Agenda to talk about how the love work of building community connects and honors young people and their families.
In this episode, host Chris Nguon has the honor to be in community with Kisai Henriquez, one of the dopest community healers that Flourish Agenda has had the pleasure to meet and learn from. Kisai, who has worked out of San Francisco for more t...
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Episode 11
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52:42
Dr. Shawn Ginwright, Dr. Lee Porscha Moore and Jane Lee advise out-of-school time professionals on Healing Centered Engagement
This episode features Dr. Shawn Ginwright, Dr. Lee Porscha Moore and is hosted by Flourish Agenda’s Lead Content and Training Manager, Jane Lee. Our team went to The BOOST Conference in Palm Springs, California. This out-of-school time conferen...
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Episode 12
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53:17
Creating Healing Centered Spaces in Schools and Community w/Cynthia Nambo
In this episode, host Chris Nguon talks implementation and the power of culture with the wonderful Cynthia Nambo, an amazing person and mother who holds space as an equity-centered facilitator, former principal, educator, and professional learn...
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Episode 10
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52:55
Sista Evin Glaude takes us on her exploration of identity, gives insight on how freedom and liberation are directly connected to choice, and the power that Akili programs have on community.
In this episode, we hold space in community with the joyful Evin Glaude, a dope community healer and the amazing coordinator of this year’s Family Camp. Sista Evin takes us on her exploration of identity, gives insight on how freedom and libera...
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Episode 9
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34:23
Talented artist Dariane Beamon talks Healing through art and how the process of finding one's self, in exploration and in intentionality, is so key to healing work.
In this episode, host Chris Nguon explores the world of art, creation, and healing through painting with renown local artist Dariane Beamon. Dariane, better known as Dari B the Artist, offers insight into her healing journey and how her love wo...
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Episode 8
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38:31
Judith M. Hill takes us through her own healing journey over the years, including her pivot in how she views and integrates healing work as a leader in her organization and in her community
In this episode, host Chris Nguon has the absolute honor to chat with Judith M. Hill, a dynamic program director with YouTurn, a brilliant violence prevention organization based out of Omaha, Nebraska. Judith takes us through her own healing jo...
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Episode 7
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32:51
Showing up as your authentic self with love and honesty with United Playaz Executive Director Rudy Corpuz Jr.
In this episode, host Chris Nguon taps in with United Playaz founder and executive director Rudy Corpuz Jr., who takes listeners on a journey two decades long in violence prevention and youth development work. Rudy is as transparent and honest ...
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Episode 6
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33:59
Chris Nguon breaks down the foundational elements of CARMA
In this episode, host Chris Nguon dives into the foundational elements of CARMA. Why is this podcast called the CARMA Chronicles? Where did the title originate? What does it stand for? And why is CARMA (C.A.R.M.A.) significant in healing work? ...
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Episode 5
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28:06
Attorney and Director at The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, Aman Sebahtu talks about his experience with Healing in violence prevention work
In this episode, host Chris Nguon speaks to the multi-talented and proud Oakland native Aman Sebahtu. Aman comes into our conversation with a wealth of knowledge, wisdom, and personal experience in both the justice reform, violence prevention, ...
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Episode 4
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32:20
Doctoral candidate and author Ree Botts-Ward talks about mourning her inner [blackgirl] child from Philadelphia to now Oakland, California
In this episode, host Chris Nguon speaks to the dynamic Ree Botts-Ward. Ree is a renowned poet, artist, and educator, who is also a doctoral candidate at the University of California-Berkeley in the department of African American and African Di...
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Episode 3
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39:51
How Youth Development practitioners can show up in Healing Centered work with Jenn Johns
In this episode, host Chris Nguon speaks to the incredible and powerful Jenn Johns. Jenn is an artist and has shared line ups with some of the best in the business including the likes of Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Black Eyed Peas, Mos Def, Capelton, ...
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Episode 2
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26:12
Evolution of Youth Development and the importance of Healing with Dr. Shawn Ginwright
Welcome to the first episode of Flourish Agenda's podcast! We want to start with setting a strong and grounded foundation in work that revolves around Healing Centered Engagement. What better way to do that than interviewing our Founder and CEO...
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Episode 1
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25:42
