Heal, Grow, Thrive: The Podcast
Ready for your next binge-worthy podcast that can also help you move the needle on social justice and racial equity? Tune in to Heal, Grow, Thrive—the podcast hosted by Forward Promise—for easily digestible conversations with young people, direct service practitioners, leaders in philanthropy, and researchers for a 360-degree view of what healing, growing, and thriving can look like in communities of color.
Episodes
24 episodes
Disrupting Dehumanization in Mental Health Services: A New Paradigm
Listen and share this dynamic conversation with Clifton Uckerman! Clifton is no stranger to the Forward Promise family as he is one of our beloved Fellow alums from the inaugural cohort of the Forward Promise Fellowship for Leaders. Additionall...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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50:16
Supporting Healing & Creating Structure Amidst Chaos
In this episode, Dr. Rhonda Bryant speaks with Dr. LaNail R. Plummer, Chief Executive Officer of the Onyx Therapy Group. As a leading professional in the mental health field, Dr. Plummer is committed to improving the lifestyles of others thr...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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44:38
Healing Bias, Racism & Other STDs (Socially Transmitted Diseases)
Our guest for this episode is Dr. Dana Crawford, a pediatric and clinical psychologist. She is a graduate of Howard, Temple, and Miami universities and has degrees in African-American studies, education, and psychology, and certifications in pr...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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33:13
Food for the Soul: Healing Through Food Justice & Equity
We are kicking off Season 4 of our podcast with an amazing episode and guest: William Jennings is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America where he studied Culinary Arts and Applied Food Studies where he gained a professional understandi...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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29:53
And Still I Rise: The Journey from Asylum Seeker, to Citizen, to Disruptor
In this episode, the last of our Summer Youth Series, we have a very candid conversation with youth social justice advocate, Meti Regassa. Meti was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and moved to the heart of Minneapolis with her family in 2003. Wat...
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31:44
Perspectives of a Future Physician on Public Health, COVID-19, Vaccines, & Maternal/Child Well-Being
In this episode, we speak with Ifeoma Okeke, a Public Health Science major at the University of Maryland, an aspiring pediatrician, and a passionate advocate for maternal and child health. She shares her perspectives on the impact of p...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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26:32
Mentoring Young Men of Color on a Path Towards Self-Improvement
In this episode, we’ll talk to Jessiah Paul, co-founder of the non-profit Next Generation Project, a mentoring program for youth geared explicitly toward young men with focusing on self-improvement, about his activism and organizing to address ...
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33:46
Being a Black Youth Activist in the Deep South
In this episode, we talk to Brianna Branker-McLean, a member of the Action Research Team at Deep Center, social media fellow for Seeds of Fire, and a soon-to-be college student in Portland, OR. She shares her experience of growing up a...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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30:43
Being a Black Woman in Law School & Advocating for Racial Equity Policies
In this episode, Moriah Group intern, Bikhari Reyes - an aspiring law student and future lawyer - has the opportunity to chat with former intern, DaNia Henry, a recent graduate of Georgetown University Law Center beginning her career in law....
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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29:39
College, COVID, & Career: Meet the Interns!
In this episode, the first of our Summer Series featuring youth and young adult voices, we give our audience a deeper look into the lives, perspectives, and experiences of our dynamic Moriah Group interns. Bikhari & Jaela have a conversatio...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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39:35
Southern, Queer, & "Pritty": Liberation at the Intersection of Race, Gender, & Sexual Identity
In this episode, we will have a conversation with Keith Miller regarding the importance of holding space for the LGBTQ+ community. The history, identities, experiences, and needs of LGBTQ+ people are often overlooked when it comes to their i...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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49:12
Healing Lessons from the Pacific Islander Community
“Every month is PI Heritage Month for me. Colonization meant the banning and suppression of our cultures, so to claim and study it now feels revolutionary.” – Tavae SamueluIn this episode with Tavae Samuelu, she shares healing lessons f...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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41:04
Bringing Humanity Back to Schools: A Conversation with Dr. Taquan Stewart
Dr. Rhonda Bryant talks with Dr. Taquan Stewart about his experience as a principal in South Los Angeles where he re-created his school as a caring institution. He shares many insights about how to focus on the humanity of students, as well as ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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51:13
The South Has Something to Say: A Conversation with Tamieka Mosley & Nathaniel Smith
Forward Promise Co-Director, Dr. Rhonda Bryant talks with Tamieka Mosley and Nathaniel Smith about the issues faced by African Americans in the South during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and this time of heightened racial tension.Biogr...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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41:02
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with Anpao Duta Flying Earth
Forward Promise Co-Director, Dr. Howard Stevenson talks to Anpao Duta Flying Earth, Head of School at Native American Community Academy (NACA) in Albuquerque, NM, about the issues faced by the Native American community during the COVID-19 crisi...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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28:07
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with Angela Diaz
Forward Promise Co-Director, Dr. Howard Stevenson talks to Dr. Angela Diaz,Director of the Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center, about how their center has shifted rapidly to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and needs of the youth they serve in...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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21:09
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with Tashel Bordere
In this candid conversation, Dr. Howard Stevenson speaks with Dr. Tashel Bordere, Assistant Professor for the Department of Human Development and Family Science at University of Missouri, talk about COVID-19 and grief. Dr. Bordere shares how ra...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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24:52
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with Quyen Dinh
Dr. Rhonda Bryant, speaks with Quyen Dinh, Executive Director of the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), a civil rights organization representing the largest refugee community ever resettled in America. Quyen shares what they have s...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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23:05
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with John Rich & Ted Corbin
In this conversation, Dr. Howard Stevenson talks with Dr. John Rich and Dr. Ted Corbin about how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted their program, Healing Hurt People, an initiative of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justi...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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20:00
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with Vanessa Hernandez & Kate Teague
Forward Promise Co-Director, Dr. Howard Stevenson, talks with Vanessa Hernandez and Kate Teague of California Youth Connection (CYC) about the unique challenges that current and former foster youth are experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 p...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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17:04
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with Michael Byun
Forward Promise Co-Director, Dr. Howard Stevenson, speaks with Michael Byun, Executive Director of Asian Counseling Referral Services (ACRS) about how their organization and services have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. ACRS is a Forward ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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17:25
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with Kisha Bird
Forward Promise Co-Director, Dr. Rhonda Bryant, interviews Kisha Bird, Youth Policy Director at CLASP about what impact they see COVID-19 having on youth of color, where there are gaps in policy response and assistance, and how their organizati...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:35
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with Gina Womack
Forward Promise Co-Director, Dr. Rhonda Bryant speaks to Gina Womack, Executive Director of Families and Friends of Louisana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC)—a Forward Promise grantee—about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their organizati...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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28:02
COVID-19 Community Response: A Conversation with Hector Sanchez-Flores
Forward Promise Co-Director, Dr. Rhonda Bryant, speaks with Héctor Sánchez-Flores about the impact of COVID-19 on their community and how they are responding. National Compadres Network is a Forward Promise grantee working to ensure that BYMOC ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:54
