Episode 2: Decentering Adoptive Parents with Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard

Episode 3: Andre Henry and Make It To Tomorrow EP

Andre and I recorded this episode a couple of weeks before his album Make It To Tomorrow released.  Our conversation talked about Andre's creative process this album and the stories behind his writing.  We had a beautiful discussion about accountability in families and shed a few tears together.  I was able to listen to the EP afterwards and have been repeating Circle.  This was such a great episode.  Thank you Andre. https://www.andrehenry.co/ [https://www.andrehenry.co/] https://andrehenrymusic.bandcamp.com/album/make-it-to-tomorrow-ep [https://andrehenrymusic.bandcamp.com/album/make-it-to-tomorrow-ep] https://hope-hard-pills.simplecast.com/ [https://hope-hard-pills.simplecast.com/] Get full access to My Words Matter at nishea.substack.com/subscribe [https://nishea.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 2: Decentering Adoptive Parents with Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard

This conversation with Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard is so important when it comes to adoption, the difference between private adoption, foster-to-adopt, and fostering, and how this system is designed to harm all three parties [birth parent(s), child, and adoptive parent(s)].  I love this conversation with Kelsey and really grateful that we were able to have this time. Get full access to My Words Matter at nishea.substack.com/subscribe [https://nishea.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 1: Decolonizing Spirituality + Reclaiming & Discovering Self With Tiff Perez

I am really excited to be able to start this season off with this conversation with Tiff.  We talk about red flags in the church, what it's like to find spirituality daily, and after leaving a cult mega church.  If you have ever been in toxic and abusive spaces you know how difficult it is to leave, Tiff and I discuss what the enmeshment untangling looked like. Get full access to My Words Matter at nishea.substack.com/subscribe [https://nishea.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual abuse is now a part of my genetic makeup (trauma changes a survivor on the molecular level {citing every psychology and biology report on trauma}). And while I deal with it every day, I know there are others who also have the pain of dealing with the consequences of someone else's actions on their life. This is my experience with my abuse, reporting this as an adult, trial, and the fall out. As calls to the sexual assault hotline have skyrocketed in the past 7 weeks, please consider giving to @RAINN. If you are in need of support please see resources below. National Hotline 24/7 Support 1-800-656-4673 Online Chat hotline.rainn.org/online [http://hotline.rainn.org/online] Get full access to My Words Matter at nishea.substack.com/subscribe [https://nishea.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]