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Art & Therapy | Address Creatively #013

Art is a powerful instrument for social transformation. Art is a gift that CAN bring healing to the individual with the gift, and to society as a whole. Art can therefore be a very powerful tool in therapy. If Creatives take time to sit with the art that they have created, most times it could help them SEE the things that are caught up in their subconscious. And if as a society we take time to listen, see, hear & savour art, most times it will tell us a lot about ourselves, as a people. So, how can Creatives practice how to release themselves from any and all encumbrances that make it difficult to enjoy the gift of healing that exists within? Let’s talk about it in the 13th episode of the #WajibiqaPodcast

Gender | The Identity Crisis Conundrum #012

Ambiguity; gender ambiguity, carries within it the possibility of a crisis, the possibility of confusion. And in the same breath, fluidity by itself, as a concept, can be a valuable posture. Fluidity is an invitation to continuously evaluate what you believe, and adopt a willingness to shift swiftly if you come into the realization that your theory is wrong. So how do you balance those two? How do you learn to exist in the tension of holding these two SEEMINGLY contradicting truths at the same time? Let’s talk about it in the 12th episode of the #WajibiqaPodcast ______ This episode’s methali on Jifunze Kiswahili; Mwenda pole hajikwai; a person that takes their time, goes slow, is not in a hurry, that person, does not stub their toe.

Mental Health | When People SEEM to be Triggering #011

As much as being with people can be highly triggering, being with people can be as useful as looking into a mirror that helps us see the spaces in ourselves that need work. In the 11th episode of the #WajibiqaPodcast I challenge those of us who are on a journey toward healing to learn how to belong to communities that support and admonish, rather than exploit, enable thus derail. The month of May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. May you have the courage and curiosity that will lead you to investigate yourself in a very honest manner, and to OFTEN intentionally choose self-awareness over, and over again. _____ This episode’s methali on Jifunze Kiswahili; Kinyozi hajinyoi; a barber does not shave his own head.

Balance | Existing in THE Tension #010

As human beings, we often gravitate toward false dichotomies that present choices as an either-or, and most times it’s not an either-or situation, it’s just that finding options beyond the either-or requires a lot of work, a lot of conversation, a lot of grace, a lot of gentleness, a lot of patience, and so the either-or alternative becomes the default and easier option. In the 10th episode of the #WajibiqaPodcast I challenge us to learn how to exist in the tension; the tension of holding two SEEMINGLY contradicting truths, at the same time. For often you’ll find that both can exist together. ______ This episode’s methali on Jifunze Kiswahili; Fimbo ya mbali, haiuwi nyoka; a weapon that is not in your hand, cannot kill a snake.

Ageism | The Vicious Circle of Shame #009

How often we shift uneasily at the thought of taking on a new journey toward being, at a stage that is “late in life”. How often we hold on anxiously to who we think we are, swatting off any perceived ideas of a call to adjust at a point that is “late in life”. And so, how often we settle comfortably into mediocrity. ______ This episode’s methali on Jifunze Kiswahili; Ukiona vyaelea, jua vimeundwa; if you see vessels floating, be YE cognizant of the fact that, a lot of effort has been put into achieveing that state of keeping them afloat.