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Deepa Iyer on Joy, Grief, and Rebuilding Solidarity Across Difference | Part II

In this episode, Deepa Iyer joins Alia and ananda of the nINA Collective for a conversation on joy, grief, trust, and rebuilding solidarity across difference. Grounded in nINA’s Joy Doctrine, this episode explores how communities can resist scarcity, deepen relationships, take meaningful risks, and experiment toward the world they want to build. This episode is for justice-oriented listeners who want social change work that is not only strategic, but sustaining and deeply human. This fits the Joy Doctrine transition, Deepa’s emphasis on grief and joy, her definition of solidarity as risk-taking, and her call to center experimentation in rebuilding.

Deepa Iyer on the Social Change Ecosystem, Burnout, and Finding Your Role | Part I

In this episode, Deepa Iyer joins Alia and ananda of the nINA Collective to unpack the Social Change Ecosystem and what it means to find your role in times of crisis, backlash, and burnout. Together, they explore how role clarity, interdependence, and fluid leadership can help us move beyond guilt, shame, and overextension toward more sustainable social change. This episode is for anyone working for justice who has ever wondered: Am I doing enough, and what is actually mine to do? This description matches the opening framing around backlash, burnout, fragmentation, fear, and rebuilding, plus Deepa’s discussion of roles, interdependence, and the need to shift rather than carry everything alone.

Joy, Memory, and the Practice of Rebuilding with Cornelius Minor | Part II

When trust is fractured, rebuilding rarely starts with a grand plan. In Part II, Ananda and Alia of the nINA Collective continue their conversation with Cornelius Minor, reflecting on joy as fuel, ancestral wisdom as guide, and the everyday practices that help us restore connection, reimagine culture, and rebuild together. (Bonus Track)

How We Rebuild Trust: Everyday Practices with Cornelius Minor | Part I

When trust is fractured, rebuilding rarely starts with a grand plan. In this episode, ananda and Alia of the nINA Collective join Cornelius Minor for a powerful conversation on how presence, listening, repair, and joy help restore connection and rebuild community one small practice at a time. Takeaways * Rebuilding through everyday practice * Listening as a three-step process Chapters * 00:00 Rebuilding through Everyday Practice * 05:56 The Art of Listening and Responding * 13:58 Three-Dimensional Listening * 22:02 Restoring Connections and Centering Joy

Rebuilding through Joy

In a world set ablaze by injustice, how do we forge new paths rooted in joy, resilience, and collective liberation? This episode uncovers the transformative power of the Joy Doctrine, a groundbreaking approach that treats joy not as escapism, but as essential infrastructure for justice and healing. Through deeply insightful conversations, you'll discover how embracing joy as a vital act of resistance helps movements stay resilient and individuals stay human under pressure. Produced by the Nina Collective, creators of the Joy Doctrine. Whether you're leading an organization, activist movement, or simply seeking personal resilience in turbulent times, this episode reveals how joy in struggle can be your most powerful tool for transformation. Co-hosts: Alia & ananda