Jan 29, 2024
I chat with Aaron Johnson who is a co-founder of Holistic Resistance and Grief to Action. We discuss the subject of being Chronically Under Touched, and most especially for Black Men. Since the events of the Pandemic Lockdown, the subject of physical connect and touch have gained more attention. For men, and especially Black Men how and why we are touch can have an impact on how we relate and function in the world. Listen, and share out conversation. Links Website: CUTProject.org, Unrestedlabor.com Email: unrestedlabor@gmail.com Instagram: @holistic_resistance @cut.project
A knot is a focus point in a rope. Multiple knots can shorten the length of rope. A knot can disrupt how a rope coils or uncoils. A knot can also be a place to provide a grip for climbing and holding something in place. Our lives can be full of knots that can be either helpful or unhelpful. The Untying Knots podcast is here to stimulate listeners by untying knots that hamper our understanding around mental health issues, and helping to find the knots that are there to help one climb or stop their fall. We focus on sharing information, education about mental health, psychotherapy and the practice of it from a Black-Indigenous-Person-of-Color lens. We interview people who work in the field of mental health. We discuss myths and realities about the field, and we talk with creatives on how mental health impacts the challenges they face, how they overcome these challenges, and how it helps them live an authentic empowered life.