Fall Awake Zupa Nakayi & Tamara Medford-Williams

Mental health impacts all of us, whether directly or indirectly, and in a plethora of ways. The unfortunate reality of mental health concerns, illnesses, and disorders, is that many are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, there is a prevalent issue of stigmatization, and systemic inequalities impact the way certain marginalized communities access resources and social support.

Tune in to episode #4 of the Fall Awake Podcast as your hosts Tamara Angeline and Zupa talk about mental health, provide valuable research and information on the topic, and open up about their own experiences with mental health issues.

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Mental Health resources:
https://www.blackhealingfund.com/
https://www.blackhealingcentre.com/
https://bmhcmtl.ca/
https://www.mymentalhealth-matters.com/
"Using our privilege, knowledge and platform to promote social awareness by engaging in brave discussions with our community."

Some of us fall in love with our Highschool sweetheart and get that fairy tale ending you see in the movies. Others don't. Nonetheless, intimate relationships are a big part of life; we live, we learn, and we love.

Tune in to episode #3 of the Fall Awake Podcast as your hosts Zupa and Tamara Angeline talk about intimate relationships and open up about their personal experiences; the good and... the not so good.

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Join your hosts Zupa and Tamara Angeline as they discuss entrepreneurship within the Black community.

What hinders or promotes success?
How critical is networking?
What impact does systemic racism have on Black entrepreneurs and how do they navigate it?

Tune in as your hosts sit down with Zula, Fashion designer and Owner of “1991” @nineteen.ninety.0ne, and Nkosi Phanord, Videographer, Creative consultant, Brand Strategist, and producer of “Montreal Got Style”@montrealgotstyle, as they share their successes, challenges, and insights from their entrepreneurial journey.

Guests:
Zula @1991muse @nineteen.ninety.0ne
Nkosi Phanord @kosicreates montrealgotstyle@gmail.com

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"Using our privilege, knowledge and platform to promote social awareness by engaging in brave discussions with our community."

Following a much needed hiatus the Fall Awake are back in full effect! Join Zupa and Tamara as they explore the ins and outs of the concept of friendship. What is the purpose of friendship? What are toxic friendships and what are their impact? How does a healthy friendship look like?

“If you don’t heal you’ll pass on the injuries to the next generation”
-Dr.Joy DeGruy

Black people from all walks of life have endured and continue to endure racism stemming from colonization and slavery.

As a result of living in hostile environments, we have developed a number of “maladaptive” behaviours. These behaviours were necessary for our survival at a given time. However, they no longer serve us from one generation to the next. On the contrary, they stifle our growth.

This pattern is the result of race-based trauma. You may think that you don’t have race-based trauma but unfortunately if you’re black, you most likely do. It may be that feeling you get when you see a cop car in your review mirror. When you look at yourself and wish your features were finer. Or when you secretly wish that the interviewer is not racist because you really need that job.

Historically, our responses to these feelings have been maladaptive. For instance: changing our appearance to look the part. Engaging in violant acts to fit the part. Assimilating to the dominant culture to be accepted.

This is what Dr. Joy DeGruy calls post traumatic slave syndrome (P.T.S.S).

Take a listen as we discuss the relevance of black healing and how we can all embark on our own individual healing journey.

In this episode, we invite the lovely Tammy Tuesdayz on the table. We explore her perspective on issues relating to black artists and their role in social change in the black community. Do black artists have a responsibility to influence change through their art? Does their contribution to the culture challenge or maintain the status quo? Listen as we discuss these questions and much more with Montreal's very own Tammy T!



Gues:Tammy Tuesdayz

Edited: Zupa Nakayi

Hosts: Zupa Nakayi & Tamara Medford 

IG:@fall.awake, @nakysunset & @tamara.angeline

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Music: "Change" by J.Cole