2. Wellness and Whiteness

Two Girls Talking Shit

Notes:

In this episode, Chrissy and Shirin discuss the state of the wellness space and how you can be the change away from #WellnessSoWhite

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Time Stamps:

0:50 - What’s the Tea? What Chrissy and Shirin have been up to!4:30 - When Shirin first got into wellness, what were her thoughts? - and what we mean by “wellness”!9:19 - Wellness is for communities of color - here’s why (and what’s in the way)!13:00 - On Diversity and Inclusion18:42 - Chrissy on her experience with tokenization - and lessons on feedback/response regarding blind spots.25:53 - Shirin’s thoughts on wellness spaces for only womxn of color, only black womxn, etc.29:06 - Supporting groups, businesses, movements, etc. that 100% reflect what we believe in, and correcting our language (including thoughts on the use of the word “tribe”).34:27 - More on appropriation in the wellness space.35:33 - What we want to see shift - and some actionable steps!40:14 - Asking For a Friend: How do you break up with a friend?49:28 - Send us your thoughts on this topic of “Wellness So White”, and wrap up!

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