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Plug Tone OutdoorsWe’re at Manzanar. America is Out There.In this episode we talk with Brenda Beza, host of the podcast Your Healing Nature, and we hear her excellent interview with John Tateishi, former National Executive Director of the Japanese American Citizens League and author of the book Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations.
At two and a half years old, John was among the 120,000 Japanese Americans who, at the outbreak of WWII, were forced from their homes in the western states and imprisoned in America’s concentration camps. With his family, he was sent to the so-called Manzanar Relocation Ce...
2022-07-131h 33
Your Healing NatureEP 10: Kenya & Michelle Jackson-SaultersKenya and Michelle are the founders of the Outdoor Journal Tour, a hybrid health organization that combines the healing benefits of the Great Outdoors with introspective journaling and mindful meditation. They are headquartered in Atlanta, GA and the creators of international outdoor wellness phenomenon #wehiketoheal. Most recently, they’ve spearheaded their Mindful Minutes program, a nationwide challenge designed to encourage more mindfulness in our everyday lives. In this episode, we discuss Kenya and Michelle’s root stories, the lessons they’ve learned as entrepreneurs and outdoor advocates, their definitions of “real healing,” the rewards and challenges of centering m...
2022-02-1358 min
Your Healing NatureEpisode 9: John TateishiJohn Tateishi is the former National Executive Director of the Japanese American Citizens League and author of Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations. At two and a half years old, John was among the 120,000 Japanese Americans who, at the outbreak of WWII, were forced from their homes in the western states and imprisoned in America’s concentration camps. With his family, he was sent to the so-called Manzanar Relocation Center in the Eastern Sierras, one of ten American concentration camps in which Japanese Americans spent the war as civilian prisoners of the...
2022-02-061h 21
Your Healing NatureEpisode 8: Sonya & Necota StaplesNecota and Sonya Staples are the founders of Staples InTents and Black People Offroading, an Atlanta-based camping, adventure travel, and lifestyle bloggers. Their mission is to increase diversity in the outdoor adventure travel community by redefining the typical imagery associated with the outdoor adventurer.As college sweethearts, Sonya and Necota have always had a passion for travel and adventure, but after several years, found themselves in a challenging place in their marriage and discovered camping as a way to say yes to each other and yes to the world. The discovery of camping led them to overlanding...
2022-01-091h 10
Your Healing NatureEpisode 7: Kam RedlawskKam Redlawsk is a disabled industrial designer, artist, advocate, traveler, writer and speaker. She’s also a Korean American adoptee. She has been an advocate for the rare disease and disability community for 14 years. In this effort, she uses art, writing, travels and tools that connect us as humans. She has lived with GNE Myopathy, a rare muscle-wasting disease, for over 20 years. Kam loves taking road trips, observing Nature, scavenging for art destinations and concocting exploration plans. IG: @_yourhealingnatureEmail: info@yourhealingnature.comKam Redlawsk's Contact InformationIG: @kamredlawskIG...
2022-01-0247 min
Your Healing NatureEpisode 6: Richard D. GarciaRichard D. Garcia is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Alma Backyard Farms. Richard studied at St. John’s Seminary College and has extensive experience in pastoral ministry inside juvenile halls and prisons. As a pastoral minister, youth advocate, and urban farmer, Richard knows how growing food is a transformative way of bringing people together. Since completing an M.A.in Pastoral Theology at Loyola Marymount University, Richard incorporates principles of restorative justice into urban farming. In this episode, Richard shares his root story, his family connection to the outdoors, fulfilling his calling via urban agriculture, how ALMA Backya...
2021-12-2651 min
Your Healing NatureEpisode 5: Shelma JunShelma Jun is a filmmaker, rock climber, outdoor advocate, and founder of Flash Foxy and the Flash Foxy Climbing Festival. In 2017, Shelma was named one of 40 women who’ve made the biggest impact in the outdoor world by Outside Magazine. In this episode, Shelma shares her root stories, navigating her Korean American identity in the outdoors, the barriers that exist for women and the gender queer community in rock climbing, Flash Foxy’s ever-evolving mission and vision, and so much more! IG: @_yourhealingnatureEmail: info@yourhealingnature.comMusic by: James & Black, "Everyday (Walking in Su...
2021-12-191h 06
Your Healing NatureEpisode 4: Parker McMullen BushmanParker McMullen Bushman is Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Inclusive Journeys, Founder of Ecoinclusive Strategies, and Creator of KWEEN Werk. Parker is a dynamic speaker and facilitator that engages organizations in new thinking around what it means to be a diversity change-agent and create dynamic organizational change. Parker’s background in the non-profit leadership, conservation, environmental education and outdoor recreation fields spans over two decades. In this episode, Parker shares her root story, the process of reclaiming the outdoors via the legacy of her ancestors, her passion for changing outdoor narratives, the innovative work she’s doing via Inclu...
2021-12-121h 03
Your Healing NatureEpisode 3: Amanda "Zuul" JamesonAmanda is an outdoor educator, travel writer, outdoor advocate, and thru-hiker. She has thru-hiked the Colorado Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and half of the Grand Enchantment Trail. Amanda has also traveled the United States as a speaker and presenter at various outdoor festivals as a Subaru Leave No Trace Master Trainer. In this episode, we discuss Amanda’s definition of thru-hiking, her root story, healing via thru-hiking, her contentious relationship to change, the creation of Brown Girl on the National Scenic Trail and so much more!Show notesFollow Amanda at:IG: @browngirlonthenst...
2021-12-051h 10
Your Healing NatureEpisode 2: José GonzálezJosé González is the founder and director emeritus of Latino Outdoors, a non-profit that connects Latinx communities and engages cultura y familia as part of the outdoor narrative. He navigates through a self-created identity of a "Green Chicano" as he weaves the roles of educator, artist, conservationist, environmentalist, and Chicano.José’s commentary on justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the outdoors has been featured by High Country News, Outside Magazine, Earth Island Journal, and Latino USA, among other media outlets. During the Obama Administration, he engaged in collaborations with the White House Council on Environmental Qualit...
2021-11-281h 23
Your Healing NatureEpisode 1: Monserrat Alvarez MatehualaMonserrat is an outdoor educator, community organizer, climber, poet and danzante. In 2016, she was a part of the national founding team of Brown Girls Climb, LLC, a women of color-led business focused on centering the leadership of women of color climbers in the outdoors. Monserrat is a sponsored athlete with Outdoor Research and was recently awarded the 2021 Emerging Leader Award by Outdoor Retailer. Monserrat’s work is focused on connecting to land, ancestry, and BIPOC stories of resilience in the outdoors and beyond. In this episode, she shares her root story, healing via rock climbing, her epic summit of Iz...
2021-11-211h 10
Your Healing NatureEpisode 0: FoundationsThis episode provides you with a brief overview of the social, cultural and political underpinnings that inspired the focus of this podcast. My intention in this episode is to provide you with a map to the auditory journey you’re about to embark on in Season One. This episode will address questions such as, Why this podcast? What are root stories? How is trauma defined in this podcast? What is Your Healing Nature? I go solo in this episode. However, starting next week, you’ll hear from some of the most amazing BIPOC outdoor advocates, outdoor educators, conservationists, founders of f...
2021-11-1432 min
Your Healing NatureYour Healing NatureYou can follow us on IG: @_YourHealingNaturePodcast Artwork By: Karen Ceballos @ka_wren_ceballosMusic: “Everyday (Walking in Sunshine)” is used with permission by James & Black. Please visit www.jamesandblack.org and on IG @james.and.black to check out their amazing body of work!
2021-11-0501 min