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Revolutionary Optimism PodcastRevolutionary Optimism PodcastDemocracy 2076: Shaping a Resilient Future for the United StatesJoin Dr. Paul Zeitz for an enlightening conversation with Aditi Juneja as she shares her inspiring journey from the granddaughter of refugees to a leading democracy reformer. Discover how she's dedicated her life to strengthening the United States’ democracy and transforming it for the better. Explore her visionary initiative, Democracy 2076, which aims to reshape the foundations of democracy, reimagine political storytelling in Hollywood, and prepare for the political realignment of the future. Get insights into the critical work of creating pro-democracy political parties that will shape the future of American politics. Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion on the path to...2023-10-0950 minThe Aftergrad PodcastThe Aftergrad PodcastAllegory of the AftergradIn this episode, we highlight individuals who are actively living out their truth and mastering the Aftergrad moment across multiple industries, including business, finance, healthcare, music, and education. We talk about the different sectors, institutions, and circumstances they navigate and observe how their stories relate to ours and reflect the Aftergrad journey. The allegory of the Aftergrad normalizes taking risks, pursuing what we love, and strengthening communities through our work. Tune in to learn how these leaders are leaving a mark in their industries and applying what we Aftergrads believe in.Follow The Aftergrad Podcast on...2022-01-2854 minNew Faces of DemocracyNew Faces of DemocracyAditi Juneja of Protect DemocracyThis episode features a conversation with Aditi Juneja of Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting efforts to undermine our right to free, fair, and fully informed self-government. In other words, while you spent the last four years calling your senator and phone banking, the superheroes at Protect Democracy have been doing nothing less than preventing our country from sliding into authoritarianism. Nancy and Aditi talk about the work the group did to protect the guardrails of democracy, what accountability should look like, and what changes we need in our government going forward to win back the...2021-02-0336 minEllevate Network: Conversations With Women Changing the Face of BusinessEllevate Network: Conversations With Women Changing the Face of BusinessEpisode 234: Mobilize Women Recap - Women and Politics, with Aditi Juneja, Bushra Amiwala, Christine Hallquist, and Shaniqua McClendonOn this week's episode, we are doing another recap of one of our best segments from Mobilize Women Week! Now, more than ever, it's critical to stay educated and engage in community efforts. Our Women and Politics speakers, Aditi Juneja (Counsel at Protect Democracy), Bushra Amiwala (Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the US), Christine Hallquist (CEO of Cross Border; 2018 Vermont Democratic Governor Nominee), and Shaniqua McClendon (Political Director at Crooked Media), discuss the role that gender plays in politics, what inspired our guests to get involved, and what everyone can do to better our communities and be active allies. 2020-10-2856 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman042: Aditi Juneja – Living with Epilepsy & Self-Advocating as a WOC Aditi Juneja is a lawyer, writer, and organizer living with epilepsy. She is the creator and host of Self Care Sundays, a podcast about self-care for communities of color. With past guest T. Sydney Bergeron Mikus, she is also the co-founder of the Invisible Illnesses Support Circle at The Wing in NYC. While at NYU law school, she co-created the Disability Allied Law Students Association (DALSA). In 2017, she also cofounded the Resistance Manual, a nonpartisan organization crowdsourcing content on legislative and policy issues and offering it to the public at a basic reading level in order to make it...2019-10-0245 minThe Janus Adams ShowThe Janus Adams ShowELECTION 2018: What Just Happened?This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, ELECTION 2018: What just happened? We're checking the nation's scorecard: what happened and what didn't -- especially in New York's 19th congressional district. In one of the most hotly-contested and openly-racist campaigns, Republican incumbent John Faso was defeated by his constituents! In a "victory for democracy," fairness, and dignity, the district elected Democrat Antonio Delgado. Guests: Catherine Baxter (The OpEd Project), Aditi Juneja (The Protect Democracy Project), Sandra "Sandy" Oxford (Sullivan County, NY NAACP). The Janus Adams Show airs and streams live Saturdays at 4:00 pm on WJFF. Subscribe to our podcast and listen to...2018-11-1352 minThe Janus Adams ShowThe Janus Adams ShowELECTION 2018: What Just Happened? (promo)This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, ELECTION 2018: What just happened? We're checking the nation's scorecard: what happened and what didn't -- especially in New York's 19th congressional district. In one of the most hotly-contested and openly-racist campaigns, Republican incumbent John Faso was defeated by his constituents! In a "victory for democracy," fairness, and dignity, the district elected Democrat Antonio Delgado -- Harvard graduate, Rhodes scholar, attorney, rap artist; husband and father of twin boys. Guests: Catherine Baxter, Aditi Juneja, Sandra "Sandy" Oxford. The Janus Adams Show airs and streams live Saturdays at 4:00 pm on WJFF. Subscribe to our podcast...2018-11-1001 minAlmirah Radio HourAlmirah Radio HourEpisode 30: It's More Than Magic ft. Aditi JunejaHey, you! After a brief hiatus, we are back! In this week’s episode, Sheela interviews lawyer, writer, and organizer, Aditi Juneja, to discuss everything from Aditi’s research on policing in South Africa and the linguistics of disability, to her feature in “Forbes 30 Under 30” and self care. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/almirah-radio-hour/message2018-10-1543 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 217: Audio Engineer Cato ZaneOn our last episode of Season 2, we’re joined by a very special guest: our very own audio engineer, Cato Zane! As Cato has had the pleasure of listening to all our episodes, she’s the perfect candidate to help us reflect and sign off on another great season. Cato gives us some insight on her life as a female audio engineer and dealing with sexism in a male-dominated career. She also tells us about her work with Playing for Change and Music for Peace San Diego. For her, choosing gigs that align with her personal/political inte...2018-08-1228 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 216, Part 1 on Gun Violence: Maj Toure of Black Guns MatterOn Part I of our two-part episode on gun violence, we’re speaking to Maj Toure, Chicago youth educator and founder of Black Guns Matter. Maj believes that communities of color should bear arms as a form of self-defense against oppressive forces. He also informs us on the racist history of gun control, mass incarceration, and bias within law enforcement. He uses his organization to give young people an understanding and responsibility for the tool so they know how to safely resolve conflicts and protect themselves. Black Guns Matter provides gun safety education and resources to...2018-08-0528 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 216, Part 2 on Gun Violence: Mike Martin of RAWToolsOn Part II of our two-part episode on gun violence, we’re talking to Mike Martin, the founder and executive director of RAWTools. RAWTools is an organization based in Colorado that focuses on restorative justice and conflict mediation. Mike uses non-violence education and community development to combat gun violence and keep communities safe. A former youth pastor turned blacksmith, Mike is on a mission to turn destruction into creation with Swords to Plows. Through this program, you can send your guns to RAWTools and they will turn it into gardening tools or art pieces. Mike sh...2018-08-0527 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 215: STEM Educator Canissa GrantOn this episode, we’re talking to Canissa Grant, a science educator based in Avon, Connecticut. With experience as both a private and public school teacher, she shed a light on some of the disparities in curriculum and expectations. She also calls for a heightened sense of transparency and inclusivity in STEM classes, especially for students with disabilities. Teaching through a social justice lens, she aims to give her students a well-rounded and transformative learning experience. Canissa also tells us some of her struggles as a black woman in an all-boys high school and why th...2018-07-2927 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 214: Founder of Reboot America and Director of Community at Lesbians Who Tech Angie ColemanAngie Coleman joins us on the show to tell us how to put the self back in self-care! The tech aficionado is the founder of Reboot America and the Director of Community at Lesbians Who Tech. She joins us on the show to talk about reaching health goals, disconnecting once in a while, and relying on your team to pick up extra work while you’re away on vacation. Angie also unpacks how she approaches self-care, particularly by way of creating challenges for herself. She argues that our fast-paced culture makes us feel bad for ta...2018-07-2232 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 213: Board Chair of VoteRunLead Jehmu GreeneOn this episode, we’re talking with Jehmu Greene, a Democratic strategist, Fox News contributor, Board Chair of Vote Run Lead, and former candidate for DNC Chair. Jehmu shares how she came about cultivating self-care habits while battling exhaustion on the road with Rock The Vote. For her, the decision to make space for things outside of work was life or death. We talk to Jehmu about her civic engagement with VoteRunLead, keeping her cool during heated discussions on Fox News, and taking charge of your media consumption. She also unpacks the “angry black woman” stereo...2018-07-1525 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 212: Artist, Activist, and Youth Mentor Maxwell EmcaysOn this episode, we’re talking to Chicago-based artist and activist, Maxwell Emcays. Maxwell got his start with t-shirt design and eventually made a name for himself with Never Forget Chi, a project that aims to memorialize the lost lives of young Chicago residents who are often forgotten in the world of fast-paced media consumption. We talk to Maxwell about his work as a youth mentor and his goals to teach kids in underserved areas to value themselves and overcome the hardships they face. In this way, Maxwell strikes a balance between his own self-care regimen and hi...2018-07-0832 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 211: Editorial Director at Girlboss Jerico MandyburJerico Mandybur is a culture writer and editorial director at GirlBoss. She’s also the host of Self Service, a weekly podcast on a mission to empower women through tarot and astrology. On this episode, we talk to Jerico about some of her favorite cosmic forms of self-care, astrology’s newfound trendiness, and finding a sense of community in spirituality. She also sheds a light on her struggles as a woman in media and taking pride in her beliefs in the workplace. As a native Australian, Jerico also provides some perspective on the differences between Amer...2018-07-0131 minSelf Service with Jerico MandyburSelf Service with Jerico MandyburHow To Be A Spiritual ActivistToday, we speak to activist, host of Self-Care Sundays, and co-creator of The Resistance Manual, Aditi Juneja, about the importance of self-care in an activist setting. Then, resident astrologer Jessica Lanyadoo breaks down why the spiritual is political, and how to walk your woo woo talk when it comes to difficult current events. Plus, your host Jerico Mandybur pulls another tarot card of the week that signals big transitions; the Six of Swords.2018-06-2425 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 210: Founder of Rooted Bodywork Massage Services Carla Gaskins-NathanCarla Gaskins-Nathan (she/they) is a licensed massage therapist and owner of Rooted Bodywork based in New York. As a queer person of color, Carla’s work places an emphasis on self-care for people of all backgrounds, body types, and gender identities. As this is Carla’s second time on the show, we touch on some topics we weren’t able to address back in 2017 and expand upon some of their views on Eastern medicine, spirituality, and religious self-care practices. This time, Carla unpacks their ideas on self-soothing, cultural alienation, and the difficulty of setting boundaries with others...2018-06-2438 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 209: Bitch Media Editor-In-Chief Evette DionneOn this episode, we’re talking to the editor-in-chief of Bitch Media, Evette Dionne. Evette offers some insight on a topic even we struggle with: preserving your mental health while navigating news media and pop culture. As a black feminist and writer, Evette helps us define black and intersectional feminism and how it differs from feminism through the white lens. She also sheds a light on her experience as a former HBCU student, the good, the not so good, and how attending an HBCU be a form of community care. She also offers some guidance on...2018-06-1734 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 208: Comedian and Community Religious Leader Jay MalskyHow does one navigate Catholicism as a gay congregant? Can drag be a form of self care? Both of these questions and more will be answered in this episode with our guest, Jay Malsky, who is a New York comedian, drag queen and also a devout practicing Catholic. On this episode, we will explore how Jay has handled being both gay and Catholic and how this has been a positive experience in his life and influence his self-care habits. In addition, Jay will also discuss how being a drag queen has helped him feel comfortable in his...2018-06-1034 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 207: lauren Ornelas of the Food Empowerment ProjectCan veganism be a form of self care? Is a cruelty-free lifestyle a right or a privilege? On this episode, we’ll unpack these issues with lauren Ornelas, Founder and Executive Director of “Food Empowerment Project,” an organization on a mission to make vegan food more accessible in low-income areas and communities of color. But cruelty-free eating doesn’t stop with animals. The organization also has a focus on fair conditions for produce workers both here and abroad. In this way, lauren posits, respecting the planet and the workers that produce our food is a form a s...2018-06-0333 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 206: Miss Rizos Founder Carolina ContrerasWelcome Carolina Contreras, joining us from the Dominican Republic! Carolina, also known as “Miss Rizos,” or “Miss Curls,” is an Afro-Latina beauty blogger and entrepreneur who founded Miss Rizos salon. This episode features an examination of communal self-care. Carolina begins discussing how her upbringing as a Dominican-American in Massachusetts shaped her modern understanding of belonging. She then transitions into her experiences with relaxed hair, shaving it, and deciding to fully embrace her natural curls. Having moved from the States to the DR about nine years ago, Carolina also gives listeners a lesson on the colonial history of the DR that sha...2018-05-2739 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 205, Part 2: Kaytlin Bailey and Sex WorkWelcome to a special two-part episode about sex work! We’re speaking with former sex worker and comedienne Kaytlin Bailey today. In Part 1, Kaytlin gave us a "Sex Work 101." We recommend listening to that episode first if you're unfamiliar with sex work.  Now in Part 2, we dive into the discussion of sex work and self-care. Kaytlin describes the emotional labor of sex work and draws parallels between it and therapy. She also contrasts sex work to other professions such as waitressing, noting she has more control in sex work than a chaotic restaurant environment. We con...2018-05-2040 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 205, Part 1: Kaytlin Bailey and Sex WorkWelcome to a special two-part episode about sex work! We’re speaking with former sex worker and comedienne Kaytlin Bailey today. This is Part 1, a “Sex Work 101” for audience members who may be unfamiliar with sex work. We discuss the narratives that surround sex work, the terminology of sex work, labor exploitation, and modern legislation impacting the sex industry. Part 2, more closely examining sex work and self-care, is also available now everywhere Self Care Sunday's is streaming. Find more from Kaytlin on her podcast “The Oldest Profession” and on Twitter and Instagram at @kaytlinbai...2018-05-2019 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEpisode 204: Bushra AmiwalaWelcome Bushra Amiwala for Episode 4! Bushra is a 20-year-old Chicago-based college student who ran for Cook County Board of Commissioners. On her episode, Aditi and Bushra share their experiences with self-care growing up as girls in South Asian households. Bushra dives into her experience as a young woman of color running for office, noting how her outfits, hijab (headscarf), and skin were subject to frequent scrutiny from the public. She continues with a discussion of who has the privilege of being taken seriously. Bushra finally considers how community played a role during her candidacy and how that has informed...2018-05-1336 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEpisode 203: Travel Journalist Nneka OkonaToday we speak with travel journalist Nneka Okona, joining us from Colombia! We begin with a look at the life of a travel blogger. Nneka describes the “white gaze” she encounters in travel in her pursuit of documenting the global iterations of blackness through her work. We then discuss her identity as a Nigerian-American and how food offers a lens through which we can understand identity. Though her roots are in travel writing, she notes she has considered writing about grief as a form of self-care to cope with loss. Nneka concludes attesting to the power of one’s “internal...2018-05-0640 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEpisode 202: Paralympic Rower Andrew JohnsonWe welcome Paralympian Andrew Johnson for our second episode of Season 2! Andrew is a professional rower navigating the sport as a blind athlete. In our conversation, we explore how competition and exercise are forms of self-care. Andrew also considers race, privilege, and intersectionality throughout the show, discussing how he understands his whiteness though physically unable to see skin color. Beyond rowing, Andrew ends attesting to the power of music as we chat about his work as a DJ. Find Andrew on Twitter at @akjrow and on Soundcloud as DJ Eyeronic. Find us on Twitter @SelfCareSundays and on...2018-04-2934 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEpisode 201: Kat Calvin of SpreadTheVoteWe welcome Kat Calvin, Founder of SpreadTheVote, on our first episode of Season 2! In this episode, Kat shares how life on the road as a non-profit founder informs her self-care practices and conceptions of boundaries. From Instagram to “Stickk,” she sheds light on how apps and social media contribute to self-discipline and self-accountability. She shares her take on the more physical components of self-care in her discussion of sports and veganism. She ends with lessons from her mother about life as a black woman and reflects on the privileges being a single woman entails. Find Kat on Twitter and Inst...2018-04-2231 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysSeason 2 Teaser!Help us bring you Season 2! Become a voluntary subscriber at www.patreon.com/selfcaresundayspodcast!2018-01-3002 minThe Resilient Lawyer with Jeena ChoThe Resilient Lawyer with Jeena ChoRL 59: Aditi Juneja — Understanding Self Care and the Role of PrivilegeIn this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Aditi Juneja. Aditi is a lawyer, an immigrant, and a feminist who formerly led/co-created Resistance Manual and OurStates.org. Topics Covered Her background as both a lawyer and an activist, and how she noticed the disconnect between the purposes and the aims of criminal law and how it was being implemented. Aspects of her advocacy job that lead to her founding of the Resistance Manual and her Self Care Sundays podcast. How self-care is about having the tools, resources, and practices that allow you to...2017-10-0900 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 118: Artist Rommy TorricoRommy Torrico is an undocumented trans activist and artist. They shared how her journey into being more intentional with self-care began as they moved away from their blood family. They discuss how growing up, their self-care was largely rooted in spiritual practices. Next, they explain the concept of "chosen family" and we discuss building supportive communities when traditional ones aren't available to us. They then explain what it means to be undocumented, how it feels, and the challenges to your mental health that comes with it. Then, we discuss the importance of community care in different communities. Rommy then d...2017-09-0353 minPantsuit Nation PodcastPantsuit Nation PodcastYou can't policy away hate: Activism and its many formsThis week our thoughts are with the people of Texas who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. We talk with Aditi Juneja - co-author of the Resistance Manual and host of the podcast Self Care Sundays - about the need for storytelling and empathy within activism to make meaningful progressive change. Cat shares with us some resources for how we can help the victims of Hurricane Harvey, and we give the Golden Pantsuit to an amazing YA author using her books as a form of activism. Subscribe and leave us a review!2017-08-3127 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 117: Carla Gaskins-Nathan of Auburn SeminaryCarla Gaskins-Nathan is a massage therapist and healer in resident at Auburn Seminary. She shares how her journey into self-care began as she got sick after working too much. That burnout led her to explore the limits of Western medicine and how Eastern medicine provides a framework to think more holistically about self-care. We discuss how Eastern medicine conceptualizes energy and how Carla came to think about protecting and preserving her energy. Next, we discuss how boundaries are fundamental for having time to engage in self-care. We also discuss how tropes around resiliency prevent people from taking care of...2017-08-2747 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 116: Kerri Kelly, Founder of CTZNWellKerri Kelly, the founder of CtznWell, shares how her journey into self-care was a radical shift in her life, but still imperfect because of her perfectionist tendencies. She shares how she defines the wellness industry and how it exploits people. She says well-being is really the opposite because it's rooted in interdependence and is a systemic approach. Next, we discuss how one can have boundaries in a community approach to self-care. In particular, we explore how self-worth is necessary to believe you are worthy of the care that boundaries provide. She shares how she believes her perfectionism is rooted i...2017-08-2053 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 115: Lawyer Jeena ChoJeena Cho shares burning out as a lawyer, being diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, and being chosen by lawyers to help them learn how to do self-care better. She shares how she realized that anxiety in the body is often rooted in something not being right and how she learned to listen to it. Next, we discuss how important it is in helping professions to understand the potential impacts of the work and how we can experience vicarious traumas. Also, how mindfulness allows us to notice and manage the emotions and challenges we face. We discuss the importance of...2017-08-1342 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 114: April Reign of #OscarsSoWhiteApril Reign discusses navigating how inclusive to be with #OscarsSoWhite in a way that allows her to preserve herself and feels fair. She also shared how she creates digital boundaries and relies on her community online to help provide support. She also shares how she separates her personal life from her online life and ensures the privacy of her family as well as keeps herself safe. Also, how she is intentional about how and what she shares and how we might do the same. She also shares how she thinks about being responsible with a large platform. Next, we...2017-08-0654 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEpisode 13: When Your Body Demands Self-Care and Setting Expectations for Yourself and OthersAlice Wong, co-creator of #CriptheVote and creator of the Disability Visibility Project, shares her journey into self-care. She shares how her journey into self-care began as she realized that her body could not handle the exertion she was demanding from it. We discuss how she learned to set expectations that made sense for her within her unique strengths and limitations. Alice discusses the importance of saying, "no, thank you" to maintaining self-care. She remind us that if people want our free labor or can't respect boundaries then, "that's too damn bad". Her insight into how our identities play into t...2017-07-3058 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 112: Author and Speaker Akosua D. EdwardsWhat happens if you achieve all of your goals and are still unsatisfied? What do you do with the feeling of not being enough? Akosua D. Edwards shares her journey into self-love through positivity and gratitude. Also, how you can both acknowledge the shit in your life WHILE trying to change it. We also discuss how the focus on gratitude made Akosua more present and looking to increase the things in her life that were bringing about feelings of gratitude. She also shares how setting boundaries is an act of self-love in addition to self-care. She shares how letting g...2017-07-2346 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 111: Rohan Gilkes, Co-Founder of InnclusiveRohan Gilkes, the co-founder of Innclusive, became interested in entrepreneurship as a way to make his work more enjoyable as a form of self-care. We discuss the sweet spot of privilege required in order to pursue this possibly risky path - enough resources to have the tools needed, but not so much to become complacent. Rohan also shares how the online space provided him with a digital community to learn and grow from to pursue his interests. Next, we discuss his current company Innclusive, and why it matters to create inclusive spaces as well as the challenges in doing...2017-07-1640 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 110: Activist Anna DardickAnna Dardick is an activist and a creative. She discusses how she learned to set boundaries while working as an activist in college after a racist incident on her college campus. She discusses white privilege and how white people can work to dismantle white supremacy when people don't feel they have privilege because of their class. She also shares how, perhaps, white guilt is actually white shame. We then move to how self-care is necessary for the sustainability of a movement and how people volunteering even a little time can enable that. She shares her belief that the ideal ac...2017-07-0943 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 109: Deepti Sharma, Founder of Food to EatThis week Deepti Sharma, founder of Food to Eat, joins us to talk about her journey into self-care. We start by talking about how she took up running after graduating from college and moving away from friends and family. Deepti shares how that practice grew from being solely physical to a meditation. She also shares that setting aside time for self-care and the people she cares about, helped her improve in her work because she had balance. Next, we discuss how she learned how to become intentional with her time both professionally and personally. She also shares that, as a...2017-07-0247 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 108: Tem Blessed and His #LoveArmyChallengeTem Blessed joins Self Care Sundays to discuss his journey into self-care which began after he experienced police violence. He talks about how he needed to find ways to deal with that experience and to move forward. Next, we discuss how his experience and journey in self-care is shaped by him being raised as a man in our world. Tem Blessed also shares what he's doing differently with his sons and what he saw his father and mentors do with him. Finally, we discuss the #LoveArmyChallenge, which is a challenge Tem Blessed thought of to encourage members of the...2017-06-2549 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 106: Renu JunejaOur host, Aditi Juneja, interviews her mom Dr. Renu Juneja about her journey of self-care. She shares how she first thought about self-care after her mother passed away in 1996 out of necessity. She also shares how her emigration to the United States shaped her journey of self-care and how, even with the challenges of being an immigrant, privilege eventually gave her the space to think about it.   The transcription for this episode can be found here. 2017-06-1147 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 105: Digital Strategist Beth BeckerBeth Becker, a progressive digital media strategist, shares her perspective on self-care when your job requires you to track social media. Also, Beth Becker shares the challenges of being a progressive and a self-described "redneck". The transcription for this episode is available here. 2017-06-0451 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 104: Playwright Sarah ShourdIn this conversation with Sarah Shourd, a noted activist, journalist, and playwright, we discuss how self-care can be indulgent and privileged, but how it can also be an opportunity to bolster community health that makes us all freer.2017-05-2845 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 103: Activist Blair ImaniIn episode 3, we have a conversation with Black Muslim activist Blair Imani. The conversation goes through her journey in learning to be intentional about self-care and what practices work best for her. We also discuss what she's still learning to do. The transcription for Blair's episode can be found here.2017-05-1434 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEp. 102: Lizzie Finesse, Part 2This is the second part of the conversation with Lizzie Finesse focused on drawing boundaries and building supportive communities. Next week I will start interviewing guests! The transcription for this episode can be found here. 2017-05-0730 minSelf Care SundaysSelf Care SundaysEpisode 101: Aditi Juneja and Lizzie FinneseThis first episode is a conversation between Aditi Juneja and Lizzie Finnese on the basics of self-care, why it's important including our self-care journeys, and what it means to thrive. The transcription for this episode is available here. 2017-04-3031 min