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That's No Longer My MinistryAn Immigration Story: Being Filipino and Becoming American w/ Kim CastilloHost Nadia Imafidon speaks with Kim Castillo (they/she/siya), a queer person who was born, raised, and educated in Davao city, Philippines. We chat about her journey to the U.S. and navigating the process of becoming an American citizen, what it's like to be in fellowship with Filipino-Americans, people who take up too much space and her advocacy for marginalized communities in the virtual landscape of remote work.
At age 23, Kim immigrated to the United States where they experienced culture shock, and the most drastic shift to their lived experience and identity via the process o...2022-10-201h 06That's No Longer My MinistryA Black Woman with Body Dysmorphia Gets a Personal TrainerHost Nadia Imafidon speaks to her current mental health state and first experience with personal training after 2 decades of being disconnected with her body. As a Black woman with body dysmorphia, this is what it's like to face the fear of seeing yourself head on.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nadia-imafidon/support2022-10-1622 minThat's No Longer My MinistryOn the Front Lines of Suicide Prevention | Ashley EllersonIn this episode, Nadia Imafidon speaks with Ashley Ellerson, a Black mental health professional who works in community healthcare in Seattle, WA. We chat about misconceptions about suicide, the levels of suicidal thoughts, what it's like to struggle with your own mental illnesses while taking care of others' mental health, how to set boundaries for emotional availability (aka how to keep your peace), and the systemic factors that contribute to suicidality.
Looking for resources?
Project Lets
https://therapyfundfoundation.org/
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
https://www.multiculturalcounselors.org/
...2022-10-1158 minThat's No Longer My MinistryCoping with Suicide: I'm Fighting for Me | Subrina SinghContent Warning: Suicide. In today's episode, Subrina Singh chats with host Nadia Imafidon about her life with bipolar disorder in honor of September's Suicide Prevention Month. We chat about the lifelong battle against suicide and how to best prepare for it, her experience being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in her teens, and how Subrina has dedicated most of her life to surviving each and every day.
Subrina shares her mental health journey as a way to support, advocate and create awareness for mental health. She is a contributing author in an anthology of Sikh love stories, Her...2022-09-2156 minThat's No Longer My MinistryWhat Happens to Skin-folk who are Sold the American Dream | Mike ValdezAnd what the heck is acculturation? In this episode, Nadia Imafidon speaks to Mike Valdez, a first-generation Dominican who recently left a 15-year career in tech to pursue counseling psychology because of the freedom therapy has brought into his own life. We chat about resilience as the new kale, how the process of "acculturation" led Mike to shed his Latinx identity in favor of American ideals, and what it feels like to struggle with finding a balance between the values and beliefs of his country of origin and of the United States.
Mike hopes to work with...2022-09-131h 00That's No Longer My MinistryMy Half Marathon UnpluggedListen as Host Nadia Imafidon shares her recent experience hitting a major personal milestone of completing her first half marathon and how that's shifted her relationship to her mind and body, but more importantly, her relationship to her depression.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nadia-imafidon/support2022-08-3022 minThat's No Longer My MinistryThe Magic of Shadow Work | Nellie Coffy"Every time you unpack a shadow, every time you confront a pain, every time you have compassion for your fear, you're liberating someone else, too. And I think that's really magic." In this episode, Nadia Imafidon chats with Nellie Coffy, an entrepreneur, writer and artist working at the intersection of tech, creative liberation and wellness. We chat about building your own ladder as a Black entrepreneur (with tips on raising capital), feelings of worthiness and the healing work of crying, allowing yourself to be mad and confronting your own shadows.
She is the co-founder and CEO of...2022-08-2357 minThat's No Longer My MinistrySometimes Adults Don't Know What They're Talking About | Rosie LopezYou'll notice this week's guest is a bit younger than you might have expected. In this episode, Nadia Imafidon chats with long-time friend Rosie Lopez, a 9-year-old West Coast girl whose dad says, "she is most def a Latina fml." We chat about the pressures of perfectionism, how young people have important voices, and her love for music and quality time with family (including hanging with the host in-person for this interview!).
Rosie is a Mexican-American who loves riding horses, reading, doing crosswords, playing soccer, painting abstract art and helping people. She has many talents, but most n...2022-08-1625 minThat's No Longer My MinistryLet's Talk Dirty | Mayookh Barua"How clean does my gut need to be in order to trust it?" In this inaugural episode of season 2 of That's No Longer My Ministry, Nadia Imafidon chats with Mayookh Barua, a North Carolina-based prose writer from India who identifies as a proud queer man. We talk about the how the colonial enterprise, as well as the caste system, have provided a framework for people to exercise othering by alluding to BIPOC folks as "dirty", what it means to rebuild trust with yourself and others, and the roles skincare, gossiping and laughter play in our healing journeys.
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That's No Longer My MinistryThat's No Longer OUR Ministry : Season 1 RecapTis the season to express gratitude and continue healing, fam. Join Nadia Imafidon as she recaps season 1 of That's No Longer My Ministry, the podcast. Featuring (in order of appearance): Nikia Washington, Olka Baldeh, Frantz Berthaud, Mohana Chakrabarti, Derek Hall, Isaac Sanders, Justin Preddie, Alicia Caillier, Jodi-Ann Burey, Aryn Tuazon, Charlesia McKinney, Alejandro Jon Sabillon, and Foram Mehta.
Interested in joining as a guest, or hearing us answer your question, or address an area of thought that you think is important for our community, drop us a line at nolongermyministry@gmail.com.
This podcast is a...2021-11-231h 54That's No Longer My MinistryThe Miseducation of Black PhilanthropyPublic servant, scholar of Black philanthropy, and organizer Nikia Washington joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on misconceptions of philanthropy, how the Black community contributes the largest portions of their salary to charity, and how the philanthropy industry needs to change to have the greatest impact for communities it aims to serve. She also speaks about releasing the toxic standard of "time = money" and how operating from this capitalist-driven concept of time is no longer her ministry.
In this episode, she shares a philanthropic effort close to her heart: her friend Princess is battling cervical cancer and...2021-09-061h 05That's No Longer My MinistryReclaiming My Ugly is an Active Fight Against White SupremacyContent warning for descriptions of police brutality and acts of violence against the Black community.
Environmental justice advocate and anti-police brutality activist Olka Baldeh joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on the Essie Justice Group, Black women with incarcerated loved ones taking on the rampant injustices created by mass incarceration, what defunding the police really means, and where those resources could go to keep our communities safe that have nothing to do with the police (see her article on Essence.com). She also speaks to her struggle with body dysmorphia and recent learnings of weight retention linked t...2021-08-311h 08That's No Longer My MinistryThrough It All, I'm a Hustler of HopeFrantz Berthaud joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on individualism in the face of a global pandemic, a new way to approach to convincing unvaccinated folks to vax that thang up, and how white leaders obstruct diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by centering their own comfort and whiteness . Frantz lost his elder sister to breast cancer 4 years ago and shares her story as a cautionary tale of how the healthcare industry is failing Black women and other marginalized folks in a system lacking racial/cultural representation.
Frantz has dedicated his life to cancer care. As the Administrative...2021-08-241h 14That's No Longer My MinistryLosing Myself in Tending to Others is No Longer My MinistryHi fam! That's No Longer My Ministry Host Nadia Imafidon shares a bit on the state of her depression/anxiety and takes the week off from launching a new episode. She also shares that she is soon wrapping up Season 1 to take some time to rest, reflect and put in the work to come back with an even stronger season 2. Stay tuned for a new episode next week!
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2021-08-1707 minThat's No Longer My MinistryMy Appearance is My Wild CardFirst-generation Indian-American Mohana Chakrabarti joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on being an empath as a social worker, the dangers of beauty clichés including their ableist tendencies, her journey with the autoimmune hair loss condition called alopecia, and how the internet breeds harmful memes and problematic influencers like YouTube star James Charles who make a mockery of the bald/alopecian community.
A daughter of immigrants from West Bengal, India, Mohana is an alternative school social worker from Manhattan, Kansas who is currently residing and working in the Kansas City metro area. At 8 years old, she developed alo...2021-08-101h 12That's No Longer My MinistryBlack Queer Fatherhood: Raising a Proud Black Leo ChildRacial equity consultant and coach, Derek Hall joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on parenting in predominantly white spaces, unpacking the myth of the absent Black father, rejecting productivity as the highest purpose, and embracing queerness as his superpower.
Derek Hall is a dynamic anti-racist inter-group dialogue facilitator, public speaker, and activist from Hartford, Connecticut committed to challenging beliefs and institutional culture rooted in systemic racism and other forms of oppression. Derek has worked in the diversity, equity, and inclusion field for over 10 years, partnering with public and private school systems, for profit and non-profit organizations both...2021-08-0356 minThat's No Longer My MinistryInnovation is a Black and Brown ThingCommunity organizer, creator and facilitator for 9 years, Isaac Sanders joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on becoming best friends with their depression and anxiety, not letting fear limit your choices, how whiteness will convince you there's no other way, and how 27-year-old Isaac built a magic fairy wall to nurture their 5-year-old self.
Isaac (they/them) is a conversation with themselves and every other space that they occupy. A constant work in progress, they are committed to healing with restorative justice at their center. Sitting at the intersections of indigeneity, blackness, queerness and being a military brat...2021-07-271h 14That's No Longer My MinistryI Refuse to be a Magical, Exceptional Negro. Let Me Be Messy and Whole.Proud Trinidadian and bisexual baddie Justin Preddie joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on researching stereotypes, the black woman excellence that is the album Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan, mediocrity, and how whiteness refuses to allow Black people and people of color our full humanity.
Justin (he/him) also shares his guiding tenants for how he dampens the noise of whiteness, so he can hear his own voice and purpose. He shares a few questions he asked himself to help craft his own narrative of success, including: What kind of impact do you want to have? What d...2021-07-191h 16That's No Longer My MinistryMastering Manifesting: Crafting a Ritual PracticeBlack woman in tech, Alicia Caillier joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on the latest mercury retrograde period that tried to take us out, manifesting, crystals and how to shift your mindset and language to affirm the kind of life you've always believed you should be living.
In this episode, Alicia speaks to her calling to help others, whether it's hosting virtual dance parities and raising $53,000 for COVID-19 relief, or crafting ritual practices to support other people's healing journeys. Self-identifying as "a spiritual person having a human experience," Alicia started her own spiritual coaching practice called Coach Ca...2021-07-131h 01That's No Longer My MinistryYou Don't Know What a Free Black Woman Looks LikeJamaican-born writer, speaker and disruptor Jodi-Ann Burey joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on the homogeny of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) workplace statements, surviving cancer, and releasing emotional martydom as a Black woman healing from toxic workplace environments. In working fully for herself now, she is healing through speaking to, creating for, and centering Black women in everything she does.
Jodi-Ann (she/her) has a mission to disrupt “business as usual” to achieve social change. She is a sought-after speaker and writer who works at the intersections of race, culture, and health equity. Her TED talk, “The Myth...2021-07-061h 16That's No Longer My MinistryUndoing Colonial Trauma and Finding Liberation in the In-Between SpacesDescendant of Filipino immigrants, yoga instructor, and movement artist, Aryn Tuazon joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on perfectionism, survival mindset and breaking the cycle of toxicity by healing from ancestral trauma in community with other Asian femmes.
Born in the Bay Area, Aryn cultivates diverse dreamlands to access a sense of play, reimagine freedom, and feel alive through artistic movement, breath, and meditation. After feeling imposter syndrome and the weight of colonial trauma, she found herself in therapy, got a mindset coach, and recommitted to her dharma.
Through her deeply personal spiritual practice and ex...2021-06-291h 17That's No Longer My MinistryPleasure Practice: Be the Baddest Bitch in the Grocery Store"Deeply midwestern" Charlesia McKinney joins Nadia Imafidon for a discussion about understanding your pleasure wants and needs, her needs as a fat, Black, queer woman, and how we can all get in mind/body alignment with our pleasure practices. A first-generation PhD candidate whose dissertation investigates Black women's relationship to pleasure through the lens of literacy, Charlesia (shar-LEE-see-uh) advocates for listening to cues from your body to learn how to honor both your sexual and non-sexual pleasures.
Charlesia is a PhD candidate in English at a University of Kansas and a dissertation fellow at Middle Tennessee State f...2021-06-221h 20That's No Longer My MinistryThese Thoughts Don’t Run You: Make Them Your Soundtrack (with Alejandro Jon Sabillón)Entrepreneur and artist from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Alejandro Jon Sabillón joins Nadia Imafidon for an energetic discussion on managing intrusive thoughts, releasing those harmful thoughts/feelings through breathwork and meditation, and pursuing the magic in your wildest dreams. And when we say wild, we mean, this man is on his way to creating the world’s first record label for robots.
Jon is the founder of Aigg, an artificial intelligence company focused on creating mystical, musical machines and the world’s first record label for robots. He is an award-winning DJ and producer having performed at club...2021-06-1557 minThat's No Longer My MinistryHave you tried this new restaurant called Therapy?First-generation Indian-American Foram Mehta joins Nadia Imafidon for a conversation on what to expect as a Brown girl when you go to therapy for the first time, not feeling responsible for other people's feelings, and how she's challenging Black and White thinking, among other thought traps.
As a child of immigrant parents, Foram shares some of the expectations and behaviors that were unintentionally modeled for her and how she is shedding some behaviors passed down in her lineage. She also praises and respects her upbringing for the spirituality instilled in her healing journey and the never-give-up work...2021-06-081h 04That's No Longer My MinistryTrailer: Sleeping on My Creative Dreams is No Longer My MinistryWelcome to the pilot episode of That's No Longer My Ministry! Created, produced and hosted by Nadia Imafidon, this podcast that tells a different story about healing. Through one-on-one conversations, Nadia creates a space that honors the stories of marginalized folk actively purging years of programming and the consequence of never being centered. A place for acknowledging and moving through trauma. A place where radical self-liberation is sought, and no is a complete sentence. We don't have to hold onto the the things that no longer serve us. That's no longer our ministry.
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Stay at Home with KeystoneNadia Imafidon, Content Strategist at FacebookLISTEN NOW! In this episode, our hosts Jack & Dayanara speak to Nadia Imafidon, a content strategist at Facebook. They discuss moving to and living in the Bay Area, career expectations from a Nigerian household, and so much more! 2021-02-2450 min
FinTech's DEI Discussions – Powered by Harrington StarrNadia's Humans of Fintech Podcast | Christiana ImafidonIn the first of our Humans of FinTech series, Nadia Edwards-Dashti is joined by Christiana Imafidon, renowned technologist. In this episode, Nadia and Christiana talk at length about how Christiana has paved the way in the Blockchain community. With an innate talent and aptitude for industry innovation, this episode is a masterclass in technological brilliance.Chistiana shares her story of how she got to where she is today and the challenges she has overcome to get there. No professional journey is ever linear, but Christiana's perseverance has paid off and delivered unparalleled change to an i...2019-03-2720 min
The Table PodcastThank U, ButTW: Gaslighting, break up traumaYour favorite podcast with your favorite hosts, Nadia Imafidon (@nadia_imafidon and Isaac Sanders (@alltimeisaac), is back to hang out the table today. We're talking relationships (again), break ups and self love.Continue the conversation by using #TheTableTalk AND holler at us @the_table_pod on Twitter, Instagram and @TheTablePod on Facebook!Pay a podcaster and get all inclusive, yet exclusive, content, personalized process support AND merchandise by becoming a patron @ www.patreon.com/the_table_pod2018-11-081h 32
The Table PodcastThe Baddest Fishes in the SeaAyo, welcome to the Table where everyone is invited to take a seat! Isaac (@alltimeisaac) and Nadia (@nadia_imafidon) get real about politics, dating and the weird in-betweens that exist. Nadia is super wises this episode, we're also doing the same thing that Taylor Swift did but more black and less snake-y. We also answer the best questions from the best people about dating! Ugh, it's such a good episode!!!To-Go Plate Fixin'sDownload Sweatcoin if you're trying to get free things for walking!Follow us on social media @the_table_podRate, subscribe and stay tuned for what we're gonna be...2018-10-111h 44
The Table PodcastWe Got Out The HayWelcome to the Table where everyone is invited to take a seat. The new power couple, Nadia (@Nadia_Imafidon) and Isaac (@alltimeisaac), are chilling in the stud testing out the new table. It's innovative, it's fresh, it's funny, and we're a little lit. Give us some feedback at thetablepod@gmail.com and make sure to subscribe on all listening platforms!2018-08-281h 09