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The Ripple Effect with Stephanie Romero Ed.DEpisode 21: Britt DorazioDr. Stephanie Romero and Britt Dorazio engage in a heartfelt conversation on The Ripple Effect podcast, where they explore the profound impact of kindness, mindfulness, and meditation. Britt shares her transformative journey with mindfulness, emphasizing how it has been a life-saving practice and discussing the importance of integrating these principles into everyday life to cultivate compassion and resilience.
Britt's Resource: Social Change Ecosystem Map
Learn More at www.awakenpittsburgh.org
Music: Weather Any Storm by Cody Francis and Forever and A Day by Kim Aspen (canva.com)
Produced by Say...2024-11-0545 min
The Unbroken Place with Eddy Paul ThomasEpisode 5: Balancing Concern for Others with Self-Care with Britt DorazioIn this conversation, Britt Dorazio discusses the meaning of empathy and its importance in her work. She explains how her background in musical theater influences her approach to teaching empathy through the arts. Britt also explores the role of trauma-informed mindfulness practices in facilitating empathy and understanding. She emphasizes the significance of somatic practices in cultivating self-empathy and recognizing the needs of the body.
Britt shares her experiences with integrating empathy into curriculum development and program delivery, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility for diverse communities. She addresses misconceptions about empathy and offers strategies for individuals struggling to empathize...2024-04-1548 min
Sipping Sovereign TeaCoax Marie: Follow the FeelingWelcome to another conversation, friends! Today we chat with Coax Marie and it is so incredibly empowering. If you are an artist, a person who feels connected to spirit, an entrepreneur, a seeker, a lover.... TUNE IN.There's more super in our human than we think. With the intention to help you sit in your dynamic power and reprogram your subconscious mind, Coax Marie creates affirmations to help you to experience the truth that lives within-- that your existence isn't here to be questioned, it's here to be celebrated. However, she’s found in her own life that mus...2022-04-1958 minSipping Sovereign TeaThe Peace Dealer: The Guided PathWelcome to an energizing episode with Michael Nnebe Jr., aka.. THE PEACE DEALER. The Peace Dealer is a world recognized astrologer who has been interpreting natal charts for over 10 years. He seeks to ground divine and cosmic understanding in practical ways people can use to bring magic and freedom into their lives. We really get a generous glimpse into what led him to astrology. We talk extensively about his Christian background and how astrology actually brought him closer to Jesus. We talk about the importance of not separating spirituality and science, finding modalities that are complete, rhetorical indoctrination, worth, p...2022-01-271h 09Sipping Sovereign TeaArtur Kirillov: Truth & ContributionHello everyone! Today is a very special episode! I had the chance to sit and interview my incredible partner, Artur Kirillov. Artur is a mixed martial artist and trainer, tech enthusiast, philosophy analyst, and breath practitioner. He immigrated from Uzbekistan and grew up in Brooklyn, NY, which provided dynamic life experiences that have led him to a life of commitment to self improvement and service. We cover lots of topics that make Artur, Artur. He provides really valuable perspectives around growing up in Uzbekistan, truth, expansion and contraction, intellectual dishonesty, coinciding realities, and service. I hope this e...2021-12-221h 30Sipping Sovereign TeaZeniba Now: Intentional ObservationFriends! Welcome to the first conversation episode of the season. I am so grateful and excited for you to hear the wisdom from the SORCERESS, Zeniba Now. ZENIBA NOW is an award-winning creator whose writings, musicals, songs, and performances have been seen all over the world and all over the internet. She describes herself as a musical storyteller and artscientist working in various mediums and with subject matters ranging from quantum liberatory sci-fi to gynecology slapstick. If you’re curious about upcoming productions and releases please connect with Z’s work via www.zenibanow.com.Z speaks about...2021-12-021h 08Sipping Sovereign TeaWhat to Look Forward to in Season 2!WELCOME FRIENDS to a new iteration of Sipping Sovereign Tea. In this episode I give a short description of what to look forward to in this season. I'm at the point in my life where I am trying to view the whole scope of things, humble myself, and come from a place of curiosity rather than judgement. In this season I will be interviewing people who I may not agree with, people who may have completely different views than me, and some people who I don't know personally. Ultimately.. I hope part of my contribution to this world is...2021-12-0208 minSipping Sovereign TeaWrap up of Season 1 & Calling our Energy Back MeditationHello beautiful friends! We have reached the final moment of this iteration of Sipping Sovereign Tea. I am in a very distinct moment of transition in my life and I want to give a transitional moment into the next phase of the podcast. We are about to move into more conversations and practices that may be a bit different. I'm curious to challenge myself to challenge myself and interview more people that embody the disruptor archetype. The intention of this podcast is to showcase a variety of different perspectives and ways to embody our own highest truths. That can...2021-11-0843 min
Sipping Sovereign TeaCreative Share Out!Hello beautiful friends! Today is a creative share out! A sovereign share out if you will. We have poems, music, rapping, freestyles, and big HEART from Kim Tillman, Shamikah Christina Martinez, Logan Myles Stacer, Kaili Y. Turner, BWLR, Parris Lewis, RVRLND, & Carmen Borla. Listen to their words. To the LOVE! Multiple times if you gotta! We all met at the BARS Workshop at the Public Theater in New York City in 2018. BARS is a theater-in-verse workshop created by Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs. We had 8 weeks of deep collaboration and we loved each other so much we kept creating...2021-08-0236 minSipping Sovereign TeaJenny Hempen: The Healing is in Our HandsWelcome back, beautiful hooomans! I'm excited and so so grateful to have my very dear friend, Jenny Hempen with us. Jenny Hempen is a trauma therapist based out of Pittsburgh PA. Prior to this position, she worked as a legal advocate for victims of sexual violence in Allegheny County. Outside of work, Jenny is a reader of good and bad fantasy novels, mushroom hunter, contra-dancer, caver, and life-long friend of Britt. This conversation, in true Taurus fashion (Jenny's a Taurus).. we talk about things like sovereign decisions around religion, ritual, her work as a trauma therapist, holding space for...2021-05-141h 07Sipping Sovereign TeaCatherine Skolnicki: Honoring Our Sacred CyclesHi friends! Welcome to a truly grounding episode with one of my very best friends, Catherine Skolnicki. Catherine is here in service to life through stillness, listening, remembering, envisioning, creating, and forever learning. Her current and developing mediums are: herbalism, education, healing and visual arts, photography, and story. We cover many things in this episode. We talk about ways to honor our bodies' cycles, some ways to connect deeper with the land, ancestral healing, and deep compassion and love for self which inevitably means deep compassion and love for others.@catskolnickiHere are some resources t...2021-02-261h 07Sipping Sovereign TeaIsis -Rae Goulbourne: Consciously Creating Endless PossibilitiesToday we have the incredible Isis-Rae Goulbourne! We cover so much in this episode today.. but it's all centered around the fact that we can do whatever we want! If you think the phrase “anything is possible” is ridiculous, farfetched, and unattainable, then you haven’t met Isis. She lives her life by challenge the notion that we can’t have it all. As the founder and CEO of the digital innovation agency DEUIT, pronounced, “Do It”, she lives from a place not of “that can’t be done,” but rather, “let’s find a way!”Isis believes that her soul...2021-01-281h 13Sipping Sovereign TeaJayquan Gooding: Heart KnowingHi beautiful humans! Welcome to the first episode of 2021. I am so grateful that THIS is the first episode of this energetic shift into this new year. This episode is with my beautiful friend, Jayquan Gooding. Jayquan is a person like you with a big mind and an even bigger heart - his life is a healing journey and he is intentional in service to others within the modalities he practices and lives which include: psychology, reiki, intuitive/spiritual healing & guiding, tarot, and chanting. His role is in service of the heart. He aims to show the way to an...2021-01-151h 05Sipping Sovereign TeaThat Magic: A Song for the Inner ChildHi beautiful people! We are in the final moments of 2020 and there are many feelings of gratitude and grief. The offering in this episode is a song called That Magic. My creative soulmate, Melissa Modifer and I wrote this song last year. We hope that it provides healing and joy for you.This song will also be released on Melissa's upcoming album Beautifully Homemade that is being released on January 12, 2021. It will be available on all platforms! Please support her music. She is dedicated to healing herself through music as well as providing so much healing through...2020-12-3109 minSipping Sovereign TeaRen Dara Santiago: Dissolving Narratives through Loving DeeplyWelcome everyone! You're in for some deep nourishment today. Our conversation is with Ren Dara Santiago. We cover so many heart centered things in this conversation. We talk about how to dispel narratives through truly seeing someone's heart, building families, her work as a playwright, and so much more. Ren is a Big Sister first and foremost! Every space carries Beanie, Butchie, and Kaying. This Fila-Rican playwright was born in the Bronx, raised in Yonkers and Harlem at intersections of Coded Streets and Bodega Avenues. She’s proud of her history and shares in the practice of upl...2020-12-181h 07Sipping Sovereign TeaGratitude & Relaxation Meditation with BrittHello friends! Welcome to the first practice offering of the series. Meditation is a major part of my life and healing journey. I believe intentional stillness is a major key to our liberation. I started leading meditation about 6 years ago and it brings me so much joy. In this practice we will be sinking into some deep relaxation, connection with the heart space, and sending out ripples of gratitude through the body and beyond. This meditation is safe for anyone except for those working through PTSD. If you are someone who deals with PTSD, working with present moment awareness...2020-12-1122 minSipping Sovereign TeaBrandon Contreras & Matt Curiano: Joyful, Queer CollaborationWelcome friends to a ridiculously hilarious and honest conversation with Matt Curiano & Brandon Contreras. Brandon & Matt are the creators of The Homo Sapien Experience which is a sketch comedy series around the queer experience. They have created a beautiful platform for collaboration and community. They are such effervescent souls that will take you on a ride. We cover topics like the many intersections that exist within the community such as race, gender, and body image. We talk about healing, harm, and UNAPOLOGETIC JOY AND HUMOR! Please follow and support their work below!@the_homo_sapien_experience on IG...2020-12-021h 01Sipping Sovereign TeaLogan Myles Stacer: Sovereign Models of OrganizationWelcome to our conversation with Logan Myles Stacer. Logan is a dear friend and collaborator that inspires the masses! He is a shining example of human capacity and potential. He is so rooted in determination, focus, and calm. We cover a lot of things in this episode. Things from the importance of art and public policy, to his recent marriage to his beautiful wife, to faith, to alternative ways of moving through the world! Logan has a non-profit in Kansas City called He[ART]Land which is connecting arts activists, educators, and community members across the Midwest to equip...2020-11-241h 07Sipping Sovereign TeaWelcome to Sipping Sovereign Tea!Welcome everyone! I can't believe I'm typing this! Thank you so much for being here. This episode is an opportunity to get to know me, Britt Dorazio, and get to know why sovereignty is the entry point fort this podcast. HUGE gratitude and shout out to Julieta Varela for making the artwork for this project and Francis Aud for creating the music! Check them both out on instagram. @julietamaracuja & @francisaudmusic.BIG HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/a...2020-11-1127 minSipping Sovereign TeaMirirai Sithole: Embrace the PivotWelcome to our first interview episode with Mirirai Sithole! Mirirai is a person who has taught me so much about how to hold myself in my totality. The love is so deep. We cover many things in this episode ranging from drinking water, to how we can show up in this moment and be adaptable, to how we can allow ourselves to receive in a more empowered way. Please follow and support their spirit and work on IG at @miriraiii & @ayedefy. Mirirai is an award winning actor, founder of production consulting company AYE DEFY, and an intuitive e...2020-11-111h 03
To a TAlexa, play "music that makes me feel damn good"Grab your hard hats and diving gear because we're deconstructing and deep diving (wow Theresa you are the pinnacle of humor) into a whole bunch of music that I love and "that makes me feel damn good." These are artists that I've been listening to for a while, some new artists that I've just recently found, and some in between. This is the longest episode of To a T yet, so strap in y'all and get ready to hear some tunes that will blow your mind and make you feel possibly a range of emotions, but mostly feel on...2020-02-251h 04