Conscious Anti-Racism

Dr. Jill Wener
Conscious Anti-Racism

Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, tapping practitioner, and co-creator of the Conscious Anti-Racism curriculum, shares interviews with experts, along with her own insights, in multiple topics relating to social justice and anti-racism.

  1. Episode 115: Susan Sturm

    1D AGO

    Episode 115: Susan Sturm

    What are some of the paradoxes of racial justice work? Why is it important to recognize those paradoxes so we can navigate them? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Prof. Susan Sturm of Columbia Law School. They explore the importance of community and context and doing the challenging work of racial justice. Prof. Sturm shares examples of how the work of racial justice lifts all of us up, not just people who are impacted by racism and oppression, and the importance of using the platforms and privilege that we have. Susan Sturm is the George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility and the founding director of the Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School. Her work focuses on building the capacity of people and institutions to reduce discrimination, confront racism, transform the justice system, and move toward full participation in educational, legal, and cultural institutions. Along with numerous scholarly publications, Professor Sturm is the author, with Lani Guinier, of Who’s Qualified: A New Democracy Forum on the Future of Affirmative Action. Her new book, entitled What Might Be: Confronting Racism to Transform Our Institutions, was published in February 2025 by Princeton University Press. LINKS https://whatmightbe.me ** Our website www.consciousantiracism.com You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism. If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408 Follow her on: Instagram at jillwenerMD LinkedIn at jillwenermd

    44 min
  2. Episode 114: One Democratic State Initiative

    JUN 24

    Episode 114: One Democratic State Initiative

    Why is it important not to just fight against the status quo but to be vocal about a vision for what the future should look like? How does the current escalation in Iran relate to the overall problem of the violence of the state of Israel? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill spoke with two of the coordinators of the One Democratic State Initiative about what the initiative is and how Palestinians and Israeli Jews would be impacted by this vision becoming a reality. They also discussed how it's important to hold space for this initiative as both a utopian vision and a practical solution that can actually be implemented. The One Democratic State Initiative is a Palestinian political endeavor that aims at making the central issue "A Jewish state or a democratic state?" (rather than simply solidarity with Palestinians or criticism of Israel without a definite political objective) the core of the Palestinian liberation discourse, a key milestone in the struggle for the decolonization of Palestine. The purpose of the Initiative is thus to mobilize individuals, entities and political parties, in Palestine and abroad, behind such an endeavor. To do so, we are reaching out both online and on the ground to individuals and groups who support the One Democratic State solution, who see Zionism for the danger it is but do not support the One Democratic State solution, or who are simply willing to listen. LINKS odsi.co ** Our website www.consciousantiracism.com You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism. If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408 Follow her on: Instagram at jillwenerMD LinkedIn at jillwenermd

    1h 4m
  3. Episode 113: Dr. Alyson Myers

    JUN 10

    Episode 113: Dr. Alyson Myers

    How can patients and family members advocate for themselves in today's health care system? What are some of the bias and health equity implications for limb amputations? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Alyson Myers, a professor and endocrinologist. They discuss Dr. Myers’ goal to lower the high rate of amputations of Black and Brown persons with diabetes by using multidisciplinary care and limb salvage techniques. They also discuss risk factors, including social determinants of health, for diabetic foot ulcers and amputee and leg amputations. Dr. Alyson Myers is a Full Professor for the Department of Medicine at Montefiore Einstein in the Bronx. She also is an honorary professor at Universidad Central del Caribe in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. In 2022, she was co-awarded a Center for Diabetes Translational Research grant from the American Diabetes Association to further examine and improve the health outcomes of persons with Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU). Her work in diabetic foot ulcers has led to several publications as well as production of a short documentary. Dr. Myers has served two terms on the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She is also a proud life, silver star member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. LINKS Instagram: @dr.savealimb ** Our website www.consciousantiracism.com You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism. If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408 Follow her on: Instagram at jillwenerMD LinkedIn at jillwenermd

    46 min
  4. Episode 112: Sim Kern

    APR 18

    Episode 112: Sim Kern

    What are some of the common ways that supporters of Israel justify the genocide in Gaza? Why is it important to counteract those narratives? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Sim Kern, a journalist, book influencer, and anti-Zionist Jewish activist. This conversation is about the upcoming book, Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and collective Liberation, which discusses the genocide in Gaza, and addresses several of the common arguments that are made in support of the Israeli genocide and apartheid in Gaza. Sim Kern is the USA Today bestselling author of The Free People’s Village, an Indie Next Pick. As a journalist, book influencer, and anti-Zionist Jewish activist, Kern has used their social media platform to share educational content about Palestine and raise more than half a million dollars in direct mutual aid for families in Gaza since October 7th, 2023. LINKS Get the book: www.simkern.com/publications Instagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly Tiktok: @sim booktoks badly ** Our website www.consciousantiracism.com You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism. If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408 Follow her on: Instagram at jillwenerMD LinkedIn at jillwenermd

    1h 5m
  5. Episode 111: The Root Causes of Health Disparities

    FEB 11

    Episode 111: The Root Causes of Health Disparities

    What are some of the root causes of health disparities? What role does healing play in addressing trauma? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews a local physician and advocate against genocide and systemic racism. They explore how activism became a part of her medical career, the mind-body connection, and different forms of healing. LINKS Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine www.instagram.com/atlmultifaithforpalestine ** Our websitewww.consciousantiracism.com You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses atwww.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change athttps://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism. If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare atwww.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group:www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408 Follow her on: Instagram at jillwenerMD LinkedIn atjillwenermd

    51 min
  6. Episode 110: Amber Onteveros

    JAN 28

    Episode 110: Amber Onteveros

    What is the importance of recognizing how our own wounds impact our interactions with other people? How can this learning bring us towards deeper understanding and conflict resolution? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Amber Onteveros, author and advocate for civil rights. They take on the topic of the intersection between spirituality and healing and DEI work. Listen as Amber guides Jill through a deeply personal and profound healing exercise, as an example of the work she does with her clients. As President and Founder of Ontiveros and Associates LLC, Amber Ontiveros works to create effective, defensible diversity and civil rights programs. After a life-altering near-death experience, Amber recognized the limitations of traditional racial equity conversations and was inspired to innovate. She uses tools grounded in the neuroscience of unconscious bias to foster a positive workplace culture. Amber has been a passionate advocate for civil rights for more than two decades, with a focus on uplifting marginalized groups and communities of color.  LINKS Amber’s book- Heal the Four Woundings: A Guide to End Discord and Discrimination: https://go.healthefourwoundings.com/book LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberontiveros Amber’s website: www.healthefourwoundings.com ** Our website www.consciousantiracism.com You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism. If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408 Follow her on: Instagram at jillwenerMD LinkedIn at jillwenermd

    53 min
  7. Episode 109: Dr. Laura Chávez-Moreno

    JAN 14

    Episode 109: Dr. Laura Chávez-Moreno

    What is the difference between English as a Second Language (ESL) and Bilingual curricula? How might bilingual education programs unintentionally harm Latinx students, and what can be done to mitigate that harm? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Laura Chávez-Moreno. They cover the topic of how our societal biases seep into the school system and create early segregation and false perceptions of our children. They also discuss the importance of fostering Latinx critical consciousness in classrooms and communities.  Dr. Laura C. Chávez-Moreno is an award-winning researcher, qualitative social scientist, and assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Departments of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Education. She is the author of How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America (Harvard Education Press, 2024). Dr. Chávez-Moreno researches, writes, and teaches about Chicanx/Latinx education. She works at the intersection of education, pedagogy, language,literacy, and ethnic studies, particularly Chicanx/Latinx Studies. Her research has been published in top-tier journals such as Review of Educational Research, Educational Researcher, American Educational Research Journal, Research in the Teaching of English, and Journal of Teacher Education. LINKS laurachavezmoreno.com Book: How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America Twitter handle @lauraccm LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-ch%C3%A1vez-moreno-8a00b0329/ ** Our website www.consciousantiracism.com You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism. If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408 Follow her on: Instagram at jillwenerMD LinkedIn at jillwenermd

    37 min
  8. Episode 108: Toni Simmons Henson

    12/11/2024

    Episode 108: Toni Simmons Henson

    What needs to happen to change the current narrative of African Americans in the United States? How can we best celebrate their achievements? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Toni Simmons Henson, executive director of The Southeastern Theatre Conference. They focused on the trauma of and challenges of communicating across lines of difference, the impact of making a political statement just by showing up in a room as oneself, and the importance of self-care for women and mothers who tend to give everything of themselves to their families and can forget to prioritize their own needs. Toni Simmons Henson has over 30 years of expertise in business development, marketing, theatre, and arts administration. She has successfully launched and operated several franchises and businesses throughout her career. One notable venture is Micah 6-8 Media, LLC, responsible for producing the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, ranked top festival to visit in the world and the Black Family Table Talk, a top ranking podcast. She is also a published poet, best-selling author, public speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur.  Henson is an alumna of New York University, where she earned an MPA in Nonprofit Management, and Howard University, where she obtained her BBA in Business. Additionally, Henson has earned two Executive Certificates, one in Non-profit Management and one in Women in Leadership. LINKS Toni’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/m68m Black Family Table Talk podcast https://blackfamilytabletalk.com/ Atlanta Black Theater Festival https://atlantabtf.org/home ** Our website www.consciousantiracism.com You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism. If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408 Follow her on: Instagram at jillwenerMD LinkedIn at jillwenermd

    40 min
4.6
out of 5
14 Ratings

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Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, tapping practitioner, and co-creator of the Conscious Anti-Racism curriculum, shares interviews with experts, along with her own insights, in multiple topics relating to social justice and anti-racism.

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