Best Bad Activist Collective Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 273 - What needs to be released and what needs to be nurtured? 28:25

4d ago28:25

28:25

There are things in our lives that have been there for so long we can't imagine life without them, whether it's a relationship, a job, or even a particular way of doing things. What will life look like without capitalism, for example? What are new ways of interacting with each other? Sometimes this thing can be what holds you back, what weighs you …

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Ep 272 - Best of Spiritual Grit - What Feeds You? 33:10

10d ago33:10

33:10

With so many blazing fires in the world and the constant upheaval in our daily lives, it's easy to get overwhelmed by what we think needs to get done. What protest do I go to? Do I sit and meditate to help the collective frequency? Do I do both? How? What if nothing I do actually affects any kind of change? But the real question is: how can we focu…

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Ep 271 - Materiality, money, and being human 29:29

18d ago29:29

29:29

What's your relationship to money? What about all of your possessions? Have you examined the importance you might place on these things? Why is it important? Does it bring up stickiness or discomfort? Can money do good and heal the collective? (And I don't mean this in the literal sense.) How can this kind of inquiry help the fight for lîbérätîon? …

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Ep 270 - Inspiration and Community 31:26

25d ago31:26

31:26

It's a challenge to find inspiration while living in the center of a crumbling émpîre. It's a challenge to remain hopeful while despair pulls us down as the gën/oside in Pal/est/ine continues. But we must continue to dream and imagine - what does the new liberated world look like? How do we keep hope? The short of it is: we need each other more tha…

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Ep 269 - What Feeds You? 33:10

1M ago33:10

33:10

With so many blazing fires in the world and the constant upheaval in our daily lives, it's easy to get overwhelmed by what we think needs to get done. What protest do I go to? Do I sit and meditate to help the collective frequency? Do I do both? How? What if nothing I do actually affects any kind of change? But the real question is: how can we focu…

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Ep 268 - Caring for Yourself and the Collective 30:23

1M ago30:23

30:23

How do you tune into your intuition and allow yourself to be guided by the Divine if you are too tired? How do you stay steady during these upheavals as émpîre crumbles? In this week's episode, the Hierophant comes to reflect the current time and invites us to examine our limiting beliefs. And in this examination, I am calling for true care of ours…

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Ep 267 - Best of Spiritual Grit - How to manage overwhelm when everything is crumbling 41:01

2M ago41:01

41:01

As émpïré continues to tumble down, it's hard to avoid feeling overwhelmed and helpless. This distracts us from our work towards liberation AND from living our lives. How do we stay sane amidst it all? How do we balance between being fully present in our daily lives and fighting for collective liberation? How do we manage the range of feelings and …

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Ep 266 - Surrender to the Sweetness 30:01

2M ago30:01

30:01

With so much upheaval going on and so many fires to put out, it's easy for us to get wrapped up in despair or hopelessness. It's easy for us to get fixated on our activist work and forget about joy. In this week's episode, I talk about how essential it is for us to be present in the now while also looking and imagining a liberated future. We need t…

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Ep 265 - Best of Spiritual Grit - How Softness Can Help Create Connection 30:22

2M ago30:22

30:22

I hate to state the obvious, but we live in a divisive time. Everyone is quick to pick a fight or react with sharpness, even harm. Everyone is in hyper-survival mode. So how are we supposed to create communities of care when we're too busy cutting each other down? How can softness help us remember our common humanity? In this week's episode, I shar…

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Ep 264 - Get somatic with me! 34:16

2M ago34:16

34:16

As each day passes and émpïré claws for desperate gasps for life by inflicting more and more harm, it's becoming more and more crucial for us to speak out, to speak truth, to take aligned action. But it can be scary and uncomfortable, activating our sympathetic nervous systems to alert mode. In order for our fight for lîbérätîon to be sustainable, …

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Ep 263 - Sharing truth and wisdom to build community 31:42

2M ago31:42

31:42

In this week's episode, I'm talking about the importance of sharing our individual gifts and wisdom so that we can co-create a world of liberation. How speaking our truth is crucial to this work. And if we are to build communities of care, we need to remember that communication is a two-way street. It's not just about being clear in what you have t…

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Ep 262 - How to manage overwhelm when everything is crumbling 41:01

3M ago41:01

41:01

As émpïré continues to tumble down, it's hard to avoid feeling overwhelmed and helpless. This distracts us from our work towards liberation AND from living our lives. How do we stay sane amidst it all? How do we balance between being fully present in our daily lives and fighting for collective liberation? How do we manage the range of feelings and …

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Ep 261 - Best of Spiritual Grit - Listening For Your Soul’s Purpose 23:01

3M ago23:01

23:01

How can we navigate in this very noisy world according to our purpose if we can't hear ourselves? How do we know what our soul's purpose is? Do we even need to know what it is? In this week's episode, I give you tips on how to listen deeply to your heart. I also talk about dreams and your heart’s desires. How they are a compass for you. How your pu…

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Ep 260 - How Softness Can Help Create Connection 30:22

3M ago30:22

30:22

I hate to state the obvious, but we live in a divisive time. Everyone is quick to pick a fight or react with sharpness, even harm. Everyone is in hyper-survival mode. So how are we supposed to create communities of care when we're too busy cutting each other down? How can softness help us remember our common humanity? In this week's episode, I shar…

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Ep 259 - Best of Spiritual Grit - Digging Into Darkness 26:39

3M ago26:39

26:39

How do you know what you don't know? How can you bring unconscious patterns to the surface if you don't even know they're there? How can you hear yourself amidst all the noise? Winter is hibernation season. A time when we are meant to get quiet and cozy. But our capitalist society does not allow for that. Between holiday sales and the pressure soci…

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Ep 258 - Best of Spiritual Grit - What's at Stake When Speaking Your Truth 39:26

4M ago39:26

39:26

So many people want to speak out for social justice and for the liberation of all. So many want to speak their deepest truths. But many don't. Because it can be scary. What's at risk when we speak our truths? What's at stake? Are we willing to contend with the results of our truth telling? Even if that includes losing friends and family? What do th…

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Ep 257 - Listening For Your Soul’s Purpose 23:01

4M ago23:01

23:01

How can we navigate in this very noisy world according to our purpose if we can't hear ourselves? How do we know what our soul's purpose is? Do we even need to know what it is? In this week's episode, I give you tips on how to listen deeply to your heart. I also talk about dreams and your heart’s desires. How they are a compass for you. How your pu…

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Ep 256 - Anchor into your body as we move through upheavals 37:04

4M ago37:04

37:04

In this week's episode it's all about connecting with the body. How can we stay centered and clear-minded during the crumbling of empire? How can we stay focused on our task at hand for liberation? It comes down to our relationship with our bodies and with each other. Tune in this week to learn how we can walk through the ever-growing and deepening…

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Ep 255 - Growth (and evolution) hurts 22:48

4M ago22:48

22:48

As we enter a portal into more darkness, we need to remember that change equals growth. And while nobody really talks about this, growth is painful. How can we stay steady and endure the discomfort, knowing that change is inevitable? How can we reframe challenges in order to learn from the pain? To learn that we are not being tested nor are we bein…

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Ep 254 - Community Means Deep Listening and a Shared Vision 27:53

5M ago27:53

27:53

As we enter what seems to be the new phase of another darkness, it is crucial for us to come together in community. If we are to remain steadfast in our fight for liberation and our collective survival, we must stay anchored in the spiritual practices that we have learned. In this week's episode, I talk about different aspects of what community mea…

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Ep 253 - Writing As Resistance 37:14

5M ago37:14

37:14

How do we prepare for this new year that promises to be full of upheavals? How do we keep going, keep fighting for libëration in the face of the Empïre’s indifference? Resilience, community, and creation. As I often like to quote “La Vie Boheme” from the musical, RENT: “The opposite of war isn’t peace - it’s creation!” In this week’s episode, I sta…

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Ep 252 - Best of Spiritual Grit: How to Build Community 29:00

5M ago29:00

29:00

Lots of people are urging us to build community in order to work towards a better world in the face of a new US administration. But what does that mean exactly? How does one build a community? What even IS a community? In this week's episode, I'm sharing ideas on community and ways to build it. But more importantly, we need to understand that it is…

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Ep 251 - Best of Spiritual Grit: Words Matter, Language Matters 38:03

5M ago38:03

38:03

How many of us give our power away? How many of us look to other people for the solution? How many of us let other people decide our fate? In this week’s episode, I invite you to reclaim your power and remember that words matter. What we say, how we say it, the language we use – it all matters, even when we feel it doesn’t. (See: “ceasefire”) When …

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Ep 250 - Setting Boundaries During The Holidays 32:56

6M ago32:56

32:56

The holiday season is *not* a free pass to wipe away toxic behavior and pretend all is well. So many messages tell us that “Because it's Christmas” we should make things right, even if it's not our wrong to correct. Sure, sometimes there are petty family squabbles that can be put aside in the name of love, but when it comes to whyte súprémacy, ther…

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Ep 249 - Digging Into Darkness 26:39

6M ago26:39

26:39

How do you know what you don't know? How can you bring unconscious patterns to the surface if you don't even know they're there? How can you hear yourself amidst all the noise? Winter is hibernation season. A time when we are meant to get quiet and cozy. But our capitalist society does not allow for that. Between holiday sales and the pressure soci…

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Ep 248 - What's at Stake When Speaking Your Truth 39:26

6M ago39:26

39:26

So many people want to speak out for social justice and for the liberation of all. So many want to speak their deepest truths. But many don't. Because it can be scary. What's at risk when we speak our truths? What's at stake? Are we willing to contend with the results of our truth telling? Even if that includes losing friends and family? What do th…

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Ep 247 - Connecting Through Deep Listening 28:32

6M ago28:32

28:32

In order to build community, we need to actually hear each other. How many of us begin to form our response to somebody while they are still talking? Are we truly listening to what they are saying? How many of us have already decided our opinions of what someone might be expressing? Are we actually listening? In this week's episode, I'm talking abo…

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Ep 246 - How to Build Community 29:00

6M ago29:00

29:00

Lots of people are urging us to build community in order to work towards a better world in the face of a new US administration. But what does that mean exactly? How does one build a community? What even IS a community? In this week's episode, I'm sharing ideas on community and ways to build it. But more importantly, we need to understand that it is…

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Ep 245 - We Have Trained For This 28:53

7M ago28:53

28:53

Now that we've had a week to digest, it’s time to focus on the task at hand. We need to remember our training. (Do I sound like Yoda? Haha) So many of us have signed up for trainings and workshops and classes centered around healing ourselves, from yoga to meditation to sound healing. A lot of folks have even learned about astrology and human desig…

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Ep 244 - The Day After 28:25

7M ago28:25

28:25

If you're feeling lost or enraged or grieving or any combination of emotions, I have a message of hope for you in this week's episode. As naive as that might sound. But first, today, give yourself the space to take care of yourself, to process all that you are experiencing, to nourish and restore yourself. Get coffee with a friend. Take a nap. Grou…

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Ep 243 - Election Anxiety? Focus on The Big Picture 32:18

7M ago32:18

32:18

It goes without saying that most folks are feeling election anxiety and there’s lots of conversation around who to vote for. But here’s the thing: there’s only so much we can control. We can’t control the results; we can only control the choices we make. It’s important to make decisions that feel right for you, that sit well in your heart – and not…

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Ep 242 - Remember Who We Are At Our Essence 14:03

7M ago14:03

14:03

As Star Keepers, we are the ones who seed the light. How do we stay grounded amidst all the upheaval so that we may serve as the anchors for others? How can we shift our perspective towards focusing on celebrating and continuing the resistance while also honoring the rage and grief we feel? To not focus only on loss but to also to amplify the light…

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Ep 241 - Pottery Keeps Giving the Lessons 14:03

8M ago14:03

14:03

In this week’s mini-sode, I talk about how pottery is yet again showing me what I don’t want to look at, making me ask questions I didn’t know I had, and teaching me about discernment — does one keep going or redirect? Or give up altogether? Tune in to hear about my adventure with Buddy, the imperfect pot, and whether I’m keeping him or not.…

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Ep 240 - Fighting for liberation in the mundane 28:29

8M ago28:29

28:29

How do we hold both the mundanity of everyday life and the grief we experience at the collective level in witnessing the now yearlong g-side in Pali? How can we reconcile the contrast of going to a kid's birthday party when we are aware of how many children in G@za have been martyred before their first birthday? On the 1-year anniversary of the ong…

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Ep 239 - Best of Spiritual Grit - Remembering Your Magic Amidst Chaos 31:14

8M ago31:14

31:14

The tectonic shifts we have been experiencing cannot be ignored. Systems are burning to the ground. Empires are crumbling. How do we stay grounded in all of this when what we used to do is no longer effective? How do we not lose ourselves? There's so much we've forgotten. We need to get back to our magic. We need to remember. Listen in to this week…

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Ep 238 - How to Stay Grounded During Radical Change 24:32

8M ago24:32

24:32

There is so much upheaval it’s hard to get our footing. The degree of change and the pace at which it’s happening is overwhelming. We easily get swept up in contentious arguments, get consumed by grief and rage. It’s hard not to fall apart. How can we stay steady on our feet? How can we not lose our balance during these times of extreme change? In …

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Ep 237 - The Fated Path vs The Destiny Path 29:44

9M ago29:44

29:44

The title of this episode is basically this: will you choose capitalism? Or humanity? Which is to say: you can choose to be a full human being with all of your facets and complexities, living life exploring this existence in all ways (art making! communities of care! food growing!). OR you can give your power away and allow capitalism to dictate yo…

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Ep 236 - Words Matter, Language Matters 38:03

9M ago38:03

38:03

How many of us give our power away? How many of us look to other people for the solution? How many of us let other people decide our fate? In this week’s episode, I invite you to reclaim your power and remember that words matter. What we say, how we say it, the language we use – it all matters, even when we feel it doesn’t. (See: “ceasefire”) When …

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Ep 235 - The Journey Towards Liberation 25:52

9M ago25:52

25:52

How are spirituality and activism connected? What do they have in common? Short answer: it's about the journey. (Cliche, I know.) But sometimes the journey is long and frustrating. If we don't see tangible results, we get discouraged and might feel like giving. How can we use spiritual practices to keep us devoted and grounded in our work for liber…

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Ep 234 - Remembering Your Magic Amidst Chaos 31:14

9M ago31:14

31:14

The tectonic shifts we have been experiencing cannot be ignored. Systems are burning to the ground. Empires are crumbling. How do we stay grounded in all of this when what we used to do is no longer effective? How do we not lose ourselves? There's so much we've forgotten. We need to get back to our magic. We need to remember. Listen in to this week…

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Ep 233 - Best of Spiritual Grit - Cultivating discernment when connecting with community 27:01

9M ago27:01

27:01

Since the quarantine years, many of us have been hungry for community. We've been longing for real connection. But how badly do we want it? At what cost? Not all communities are created equal. Not all communities are built with your best interest in mind. Are we willing to compromise who we are in order to feel like we belong somewhere? During this…

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Ep 232 - Finding yourself when you are lost 35:04

10M ago35:04

35:04

In a world that feels like it's crumbling, where all that's familiar is falling away, and everything around us is changing faster than the speed of light, how do we stay true to ourselves? How do we remember who we are? What do we do when immense grief overcomes us and we lose our way, when we lose sight of who we are? In this week's episode, I'm i…

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Ep 231 - Be bold! Be audacious! Express your truth 28:52

10M ago28:52

28:52

This week we've got the energy of a fiery new moon in Leo, which is inviting us to be bold and audacious! With this boost of confidence, what truth will you embody? How can you be more of your true self? What's holding you back? Fear? (Let's face it: we live in fraught times.) Friends? Who is truly around you for support? And how can Mercury retrog…

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Ep 230 - Listening to your own heart when taking actions towards liberation 37:08

10M ago37:08

37:08

This week, the King of swords (reversed!) is reflecting back to us all of the hubris out there, with people being rigid in their thinking and trying to convince us of their beliefs, telling us what to do. We must remember that we know ourselves best. How do we get back to our inherent knowing, our deep resonance with our inner Truth? How can we dis…

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Ep 229 - What do you imagine liberation to look like? 31:59

10M ago31:59

31:59

As the world continues to burn and we continue to fight for social justice, the question that comes to mind is this: what does liberation look like? Yes, we know what we don't want. But have we envisioned what we do want? What world do we want to create on the other side of this burning? We need to imagine it in order to understand how to get there…

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Ep 228 - Create in the Face of Destruction 33:23

11M ago33:23

33:23

As the world continues to burn (in my eyes, it's the burning down if oppressive systems), it's easy to lose sight of the big picture and fall into hopelessness when you witness so much destruction over and over. How can we continue to sustain our fight for liberation? How can we keep going when the allure of despair calls us? The answer: we create!…

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Ep 227 - Reclaiming Your Power: Asking for help is NOT a sign of weakness 37:31

11M ago37:31

37:31

It takes courage to ask for help, at least for the kind of help that feels vulnerable. But this is power. And this is the kind of power we must remember that we possess. We have to power to choose how we want to experience what the world brings into our lives. In this week's episode, I accidentally get meta with my own teaching. Haha! I'm sharing w…

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Ep 226 - The world is on fire. Is spirituality the fire hydrant we need? 41:08

11M ago41:08

41:08

After the appalling decisions made by Scotus this past week (being homeless is a crime & presidents can get away with anything), many of us are falling into despair or rage or both. What is this world we live in and how did we get here? Are we going to survive? In this week's episode, I'm bringing our focus back to the bigger picture: we exist beyo…

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Ep 225 - Share your gifts! Don't keep them hidden 23:28

11M ago23:28

23:28

How do we know what our gifts are to the world? And how do we know with whom to share them? Do we even want to share them? The body can help. Tune in to learn more! =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Oracle card: Oyster “We Might Have To Medicate You” by Hafiz =============== Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to m…

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Ep 224 - Best of Spiritual Grit - “Both/And”: You Can Be An Activist in Your Everyday Life 38:06

12M ago38:06

38:06

Many of us compartmentalize our lives, putting things in boxes as if our lives are a bunch of multicolored beads that need to be separated and sorted.. Parenting goes in one box. Job goes in another box. Writer work in yet another. Activist work in another. This isn’t how we’re supposed to live. WIth the continuing gen0-side, compartmentalizing is …

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