And Here You Are Podcast

Episode 11, Salimah Kassim-Lakha

To celebrate Pride month we’re releasing two episodes in June! Happy Pride my friends!!! In this beautiful conversation, Effie Dusoleil talks with Salimah Kassim-Lakha. They discuss their experiences as people existing outside of the gender binary, how their inner knowings were very present from a young age and the idea of queerness opening doors to possibility rather than being a limitation. Salimah Kassim-Lakha is a queer South Asian Kundalini Yoga Therapist and spiritual elder with over twenty years in the healing arts. Salimah holds space for women and queer people ready to stop surviving and start leading from the inside out. Find more at yogavision.com [http://www.yogavision.com]and on YouTube @yogavision.  Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: It works out better than okay!  The gender binary hurts us all! Queerness is a power, a force, a reclamation!  Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share [https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share] Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 [https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7] Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

Celebratory Episode 10, Effie Dusoleil

And Here You Are has made it to 10 episodes! In a special pride month celebration, the tables are turned. Your host, Effie Dusoleil, is interviewed by past guest and close friend Kiana London. They celebrate the show and its mission by answering questions received from previous show guests and dive in deeper to Effie's story.  Special thanks to Kiana for supporting this episode and every guest so far for sharing your story with us.  Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: You have everything you need inside of you. You are the light! You are free to be whatever it is that you are! You get to do you!   Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share [https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share] Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 [https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7] Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

Episode 9, Christa Orth

In this episode you’ll hear host Effie Dusoleil talk with Christa Orth about their research in queer and trans history of the Pacific Northwest, how it felt to see herself inside of a rich history of queer and trans ancestors, how their performances in drag helped them to express themselves on a literal stage, and how people’s stories that center justice and joy bring them so much inspiration. We discuss the ways historical fights for liberation aid our own liberation today, how we ourselves are the product of our ancestors surviving, and how our lives offer us the opportunity to be generous and supportive during the fight.  You can find more information about Christa’s creative writing here: https://www.christaorth.com/ [https://www.christaorth.com/] and their fundraising consulting practice, Seaworthy Fundraising, here: https://www.seaworthy.consulting/ [https://www.seaworthy.consulting/]. Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: Being queer is righteous!  We will survive! We are part of a rich history & lineage of queer and trans people.  Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share [https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share] Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 [https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7] Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

Episode 8, Jesse Patterson

In this episode you'll hear host Effie Dusoleil and Jesse Patterson discuss the power in living your truth, the way politics and socially constructed ideas aim to divide us and how the people in your corner can become your grounding rod through tough times. Jesse shares about the unending love of her partner throughout her transition journey, her dedication to stay in Texas despite the rhetoric, and how she navigates societies narratives about right and wrong while raising her child.  Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news:  We are all each other has! You know everything you need to know about yourself. No effort to divide us will succeed! Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share [https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share] Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 [https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7] Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

Episode 7, Santy Sanchez

In this episode you'll hear host Effie Dusoleil talk with Santy Sanchez. As Program Director for an organization called The Insight Alliance,  Santy leads Insight to Wellbeing groups in prisons across the US state of Oregon, guiding participants to discover that they are not broken and don’t need fixing.  Santy and Effie discuss how beautiful insights can come from tragedy, the way isolation can be an opportunity for self-reflection, how our thoughts create made-up stories about what we think things will be look like that don’t always prove to be true and the very timely reminder that it is each one of us that holds the ability to decide how we react and respond to our thoughts and feelings.  Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: There is no light at the end of the tunnel, the tunnel is made up and you are the light!  Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share [https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share] Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 [https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7] Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com