"Building Community through Adversity" | S1 #UprootYourThoughts w/ Melat

"Align Your Vibes w/ Dr. Day" | S2 #UprootYourThoughts

Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity. In this week's episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with the fabulous Dr. Day. The two have connected over common interests and work projects around healing. Dr. Day has spent so much time advocating and bringing awareness to the health disparities for people of color and how we can do the work to heal ourselves. For this convo, they dig around the journey of of finding your way out of trauma, advocacy, and the power of knowledge to get your life back. Hopefully, you walk away from this convo reflecting on your wants and needs inspired by Dr. Day's journey. Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️ Follow Dr. Day work: Instagram: @dr.Day__ @alignyourvibes Booking via heal.me/alignyourvibes Timestamps: 2:35 Hanna welcomes Dr. Day 5:45 Dr. Day introduces herself 15:50 checking in with Dr. Day to see how her heart is 22:00 Dr. Day expands on human emotion 26:42 Dr. Day shares what she’s giving herself grace for; listening to her body 34:11 Dr. Day shares how she got into her career and what that journey has been 41:29 Dr. Day talks about the accident she had while working 43:30 discussing the racism within the healthcare system/relationship between race and wellness 1:00:00 Dr. Day shares what she wants to reroot herself in 1:05:37 Dr. Day shares what seeds she’d like to plant for herself and to leave behind 1:07:00 We close with affirmations

"Building Community through Adversity" | S1 #UprootYourThoughts w/ Melat

Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity. In this week's episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with the wonderful Melat Mohamoud. The two have connected over social media in the last few years, and have spent much time advocating and bringing awareness to the Tigrayan, northern Ethiopian, people. For this convo, they dig around the journey of building organizations, advocacy, and the power of social media communication necessary to get your message out. Hopefully, you walk away from this convo reflecting on your wants and needs inspired by Melat's journey. Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️ Follow Melat on Socials: @melatmoh on Instagram @melatmoh on TikTok @melmoh25 on Twitter Melat's Work: Ahwatna Relief Organization - charity work in Tigray Tegaru Muslims of North America - exec board member and community organizer Event organizer - Tigray Festival, National Protests, TMH anniversary, concerts and community events Timestamps: 2:20 Hanna welcomes Melat 6:09 Melat introduces herself 9:35 checking in with Melat to see how her heart is 11:32 Melat shares what she’s giving herself grace for 14:00 discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic affected our lives 16:30 transitioning into how the Tigray genocide affected us, our families and work as soon as it started 23:35 Melat shares how she has been able cope and manage 29:45 Melat shares how Ahwatna Relief Organization came to fruition 37:45 discussing the lack of work-life balance for the past 3 years 45:25 Melat shares how she uses social media and her experience with it 50:00 touching on community work and organizing 55:30 Melat talks about the network and organization Tegaru Muslims of North America 1:03:00 we discuss our upbringings and experiences within our community 1:07:00 bridging the gap between generations 1:11:56 Melat shares what she wants to reroot herself in 1:14:00 Melat closes with what seeds she’s planting now and what seeds she’d like to leave behind

"How Do We Date Healthy?!" | #UprootYourThoughts w/ Awot Mekonnen

Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity. In this week's episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with her amazing friend Awot. The two have connected over clubhouse the last few years, and have spent much time curiously trying to understand relationships and people. For this convo they dig around the journey of dating, being in relationships, and the work of communication necessary for healthy ones. Hopefully, you walk away from this convo reflecting on your wants and needs in relationships with a new language to express them. Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️ Follow & Support Uprooted Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@theuprootednetwork1104?sub_confirmation=1 Merch: https://uprooted-network.myshopify.com/ Website: www.uprootednetwork.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/uprootednetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uprooted.network/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uprootednetwork Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0b1BVM7nFPZlqdnJMaKMO0 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uprooted-podcast/id1533777465? Timestamps: 2:25 Hanna welcomes Awot 4:20 discussing how they met on Clubhouse 7:15 Awot introduces himself and touches on his experience within the #eastafrican community 11:20 mental health check-in with Awot to see how his heart is 14:25 Awot shares what he’s giving himself grace for 17:00 Discussing previous conversations about relationships 24:10 discussing sharing spaces/choosing not to share spaces in a relationship 29:00 Awot shares what an ideal relationship looks like for him 36:15 we talk about all things dating 1:01:00 discussing the pressure in our community to get married and have kids 1:15:35 Awot shares what he wants to reroot himself in 1:21:10 Awot closes with what seeds he’d like to plant for himself and to leave behind for others

"I Was Scared I Lost You" | #UprootYourThoughts w/ Kidus Kinfe

Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity. In this very special episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with the her cousin Kidus Kinfe. 3yrs after he made the first logo for Uprooted, and surviving #TigrayGenocide the two finally get to redonnect jn this emotional epiosde Kidus shares what it has meant to survive the most devastating war and trying to rebuild his life and businesses. Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️ Follow & Support Kidus IG: kiduskinfe Marketing agency: www.succify.com Media and Print Productions: https://oly.et/ Follow & Support Uprooted Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@theuprootednetwork1104?sub_confirmation=1 Merch: https://uprooted-network.myshopify.com/ Website: www.uprootednetwork.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/uprootednetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uprooted.network/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uprootednetwork Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0b1BVM7nFPZlqdnJMaKMO0 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uprooted-podcast/id1533777465?

"Road to Self-Discovery" | #UprootYourThoughts w/ Selamawit

Hey, Uprooted Fam 👋🏾 thank you for tuning into ‘Uproot Your Thoughts’ on the Uprooted Network. This is the segment where we examine our lives, thoughts, and trauma as we build the bridge to the lives we want to live. Because we often form our beliefs and thoughts from what we see and hear this space focuses on pulling out the negative and rerooting ourselves in positivity. In today’s episode Hanna, or Rutha as the fam calls her, dives into a deep conversation with the lovely Selamawit. They got to dig into the journey they've both taken to understand their personal identities and what support if any existed in their #Tigrayan # EastAfrican communities. Selamawit does amazing work in the education sector to make it more equitable, and a truly nurturing environment for our generations to come. Her forever learner attitude is highlighted and weaved into her approach to life. Let us know what part spoke to you in the comments ❤️ Follow Selam IG: selgebz Follow & Support Uprooted Merch: https://uprooted-network.myshopify.com/ Website: www.uprootednetwork.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/uprootednetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uprooted.network/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uprootednetwork Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0b1BVM7nFPZlqdnJMaKMO0 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uprooted-podcast/id1533777465?uo=4 Timestamps: 3:10 Selamawit’s introduction 6:30 Selamawit shares what she does for a living 9:50 discussing the value of education from immigrant parents 12:55 checking in with Selamawit to see how her heart is 15:40 Selamawit checking in with me 19:30 what self-exploration and personal identity looks like and defining it 27:00 discussing grief and how authors & poets have helped Selamawit cope 32:00 touching on the impact of grief 34:15 Hanna shares a past journal from November 40:50 Selamawit shares her experience, what her process of self-exploration looked like and how to cope with certain emotions 49:20 the need to let yourself feel the emotions as they come and release 55:10 discussing how relationship dynamics may change overtime 59:30 touching on how relationships provide mirrors 1:05:00 Selamawit closes with what she wants to reroot herself in, what seeds she’s planting now and what seeds she’d like to leave behind