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Sisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardUpdate and Happy Black History MonthSammee and Tori join you after a *slight* hiatus with an update on their lives and the future of the podcast! Check it out! 2024-02-2124 min
Queer Meets QueerSunday Brunch: Spice Girls, Siblinghood & George FloydIn this tasty serving of Sunday Brunch, Tori and Sammee (from “Bio Family can be Chosen Family”) talk about growing up mixed race in a predominantly white education system, the challenges they faced, and how their siblinghood helped them overcome barriers. They also discuss how George Floyd’s murder at the hand of Minnesota Police in May 2020 helped inspire the creation of their podcast, Sisters and Sonder. Finally, Sammee and Tori get teary-eyed playing our questions game. 2021-05-2414 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardGrief- Season FinaleGrab the tissues again, and some icecream! In this final episode of our first season of Sisters & Sonder Sammee and Tori bring it back to where they started, with their great grandmother Norma. In this episode each sister shares about the day great grandma passed away, what that looked like for them and the grief that followed. Grief is a complicated emotion. Join the sisters in an episode of memories, tears and stories. Rest in peace Shorty 1902-2010. If you're interested here is a link to Norma's ObituaryAs always, while Tori is...2020-12-0137 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardShame Pt 2 W/ DeannaIn this episode Sammee and Tori are joined by Sammee's friend Deanna tells us the rest of her complex, challenging story about childhood trauma. **Content/trigger warning this episode includes conversations and mentions of sexual abuse/assault, sexual trauma, childhood trauma, family induced trauma, and religious trauma. Please be advised and seek any help you might need.Some definitions:Cognitive Processing Therapy: CPT is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that helps patients learn how to modify and challenge unhelpful beliefs related to the trauma.Sexual Trauma/Abuse: is unwanted 2020-11-2441 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardShame W/ Guest DeannaIn this episode Sammee and Tori are joined by Sammee's friend Deanna who has a complex, challenging story to share about childhood trauma. **Content/trigger warning this episode includes conversations and mentions of sexual abuse/assault, sexual trauma, childhood trauma, family induced trauma, and religious trauma. Please be advised and seek any help you might need. Some definitions:Cognitive Processing Therapy: CPT is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that helps patients learn how to modify and challenge unhelpful beliefs related to the trauma.Sexual Trauma/Abuse: is unwanted ...2020-11-1736 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardVulnerability- A Black Lives Matter DiscussionIn this episode Sammee and Tori discuss, well rant, about how it really felt being a Black person in March-June as Black Lives Matter erupted. They let it all out. Grab the tissues and hide little ears (adult language used throughout episode) as Sammee and Tori get raw and open. Special love, shoutout and thanks to Adrienne at Fempower Media who mentored us to start this podcast after awarding us a scholarship through her Amplify Melanated Voices Scholarship. Without her podcast consulting, this podcast would not have happened. Check her services and podcast out at https://www.fempowermedia.com/ an...2020-11-1045 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardThe N WordIn this episode Sammee and Tori discuss the N word and how powerful and hurtful it truly is. Content warning, in the poem read during storytime with Sammee, the N word is said twice. There is also some adult language in this episode. Sistersandsonder.comPoem: The Last Time I Used the N Word by Tony GloegglerPocatello Highschool Retiring MascotAs always, while Tori is a professional, this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. If you need help, please reach out through one of the resources below. You...2020-11-0327 min
Voices of Disruption with Deborah OlatunjiYou Need To Bet On Yourself \/\ Why I Started The VOD POD CommunityWhat is an idea or goal that you wake up thinking about? What resources exist in your network, whether that be people, experiences, skills, and projects, do you feel inspired by daily? How are you working towards building a life of impact? And how do you turn the fear of starting into a solid bet on your potential?In this episode, Deborah takes the time to explain the story of the creation of this podcast. It started as a suggestion from a friend a year ago, but the journey that it has taken to invest in the design and...2020-11-0224 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardPolice Brutality Conversation w/ Our Grandpa Pt 2Police brutality, especially toward Black and Brown bodies is an increasingly prominent problem and a difficult conversation to have but it continues to be an important one. In this episode we finish out or time discussing these issues with our grandpa. We are so grateful to have been able to have these conversations with him and look forward to many more. We hope this episode helps you start conversations, research and support for radical reimaging of our policing. To learn more visit the links below:No knock WarrantsBreonna Taylor2020-10-2727 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardBlack Lives Matter W/ Our Grandpa Pt 1In this episode, Sammee and Tori got to sit down with their grandfather to discuss the Black Lives Matter Movement and how different his experience was as a White, older man in a small town in Idaho. He shares his past experiences watching other movements taking place as well as his current interactions and feelings towards today's movements. "Why fit in, when you were born to stand out" Dr. Suess www.sistersandsonder.comBooks Mentioned in intro:The Hate You Give- Angie ThomasWhite Fragility - Robin DiAngeloSo You W...2020-10-2038 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardBelongingAs misfits, many of us have experienced times of not belonging, not fitting in, and not feeling welcome. In this episode Tori shares an experience of this very thing, not belonging. Sit back and enjoy the story of belonging. "Why fit in, when you were born to stand out" Dr. Suess. https://www.sistersandsonder.com/As always, while Tori is a professional, this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. If you need help, please reach out through one of the resources below. You are worthy of healing.National Suicide...2020-10-0621 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardLonelinessThe feeling of loneliness is one that can be heavy. It can also be one of freedom. Join us as Sammee shares a story of loneliness during a time that no one wants to be lonely. We have all been there. "Why fit in, when you were born to stand out" Dr. Suesshttps://www.sistersandsonder.com/Poem: Bryant Park at Dusk by Geoffry BrockPhotographer mentioned: Humans of New YorkAs always, while Tori is a professional, this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. If...2020-10-0620 minSisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardSonderWelcome to our first episode! In this episode we will explore the feeling of Sonder. The realization that each passerby is living a life as complex as your own. We will also share with you some of the inspiration for our podcast including our late great grandma who inspires us to this day. The feeling of Sonder is one that we may or may not have felt so far in our lives. We hope you can watch for it after listening. "Why fit in, when you were born to stand out" Dr. Suess. https://www.sistersandsonder.com/A...2020-10-0622 min
Sisters and Sonder: The Stories of UnheardSisters and Sonder Trailer2020-08-2501 min