Does Being Woke Still Matter? with NY Times Bestselling Author, Resmaa Menakem

Welcome to the 1st episode of season #4 of the Mind-Blowing Happiness® Podcast! Each month we speak to inspiring and empowering guests to help you rediscover your authenticity, realign with your values, and walk in your purpose for a juicier, more joyful life.<br /><br />In this episode, Trish kicks off the new season with <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Author, Healer, and Trauma Specialist, Resmaa Menakem. Resmaa is the author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, <i>My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. </i>He is also the author of <i>The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning, </i>and <i>Monsters in Love: Why Your Partner Sometimes Drives You Crazy–and What You Can Do About It. </i><br /><br />Resmaa Menakem is a longtime therapist and a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in the healing of racialized trauma. He is the founder of the Cultural Somatics Institute and the originator and key advocate of Somatic Abolitionism. For ten years, Resmaa co-hosted a radio show with former U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison on KMOJ-FM in Minneapolis. He also hosted his own show, <i>Resmaa in the Morning,</i> on KMOJ. Resmaa has appeared on both <i>The Oprah Winfrey Show</i> and <i>Dr. Phil</i> as an expert on family dynamics, couples in conflict, and domestic violence. He has also been a guest on Charlamagne Tha God’s Comedy Central TV program, <i>Tha God’s Honest Truth</i>, and on iHeart radio’s <i>The Breakfast Club</i> with DJ Envy.<br /><br />1:00 – Trish talks about how she learned of Resmaa's work<br />3:50 – Resmaa talks about how he got into the work of healing<br />8:40 – Resmaa explains "somatic abolitionism"<br />12:00 – Trish and Resmaa address the concept of "wokeness"<br />13:15 – Resmaa gives historical context to wokeness and "fugitiveness"<br />17:05 – Trish and Resmaa talk about the impact of Jan 6 and the potential for a Civil War<br />18:54 - Resmaa discusses how "symbols of ou