51 episodes
Healing Out Lao'd Rita Phetmixay
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5.0 • 244 Ratings
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Created/Hosted by Rita Phetmixay (she/they/boo), A.S.W., M.A., Politicized Healing Practitioner, Coach, and Independent Audio Producer. Healing Out Lao'd explores the intersections of Lao diaspora storytelling x healing x tools for sustainability. While this show centers the Lao diaspora experience, anyone can benefit from this resource, especially those in the margins including BIPOC (Black Indigenous Persons of Color), survivors, thrivers, healers, movement builders, and so forth. In order to highlight the nuances of the diverse Lao diaspora experience, HOL casts diverse perspectives of what it means to be a child of refugees while also inspiring a new generation of folx to heal and move forward with their lives. This is one project to expand visions of the overall #LaoHealingMovement.
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E27: Joseph Phetmixay on growing up as Lao GenZ in NC during era of Uprisings & COVID-19
E27 features Joseph Phetmixay, baby brother to Rita Phetmixay AND youngest sibling of the Phetmixay family! Not only is Joseph the youngest child, he’s also the youngest guest on HOL and here to rep all the Lao GEN Z folx out there!!
Rita gets to interview Joseph and explore his personal experiences of growing up as a Lao American high school kid in the south during the onset of political rising/anti-Asian hate and COVID-19 pandemic. Joseph’s critical self-reflection during last years of high school led him to confront an identity crisis and find Buddhist practices as forms of self-care, intergenerational resilience and so much more!
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Healing Out Lao’d is created/hosted by Rita Phetmixay and manifested by a collective Lao diaspora voice. HOL is a podcast and virtual practice space exploring Lao diaspora storytelling, healing, and tools for sustainability. Learn more at healingoutlaod.org
Support HOL by leaving us a 5-star rating and a positive review to help this space flourish!!!
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SUSTAIN HOL:
Help sustain this space for future generations by becoming a monthly sustainer at patreon.com/healingoutlaod OR by making a one-time donation via PayPal and write in the description “#HOLdonation”
JOIN THE COMMUNITY of HOL @healingoutlaod on all major streaming and social media platforms including Instagram & Twitter & Facebook. Who are you and what is your story as a child of the Lao diaspora? Comment/share and let us know!!!
Music & Audio Editing: Andrew David Vilaythong
Logo design: Salong Namsa of Laos Supply
Website: KitsCreativ (Tony Innouvong x La Keodouangkham)
HOL Advisory Board: Wanda Pathomrit, Saengthong Douangdara, Kulap Vilaysack
Huge shout out to JoJo Ramirez at UC San Diego for assisting in the Critical Refugee Studies Collective sponsorship of HOL SZN 2.0’s episodes. Funded by the UC Office of the President’s Multi-campus Research Programs and Initiatives, the Critical Refugee Studies Collective envisions a world where all refugees are treated and embraced as fellow human beings with all fundamental rights and privileges. Learn more at criticalrefugeestudies.com
KOP JAIII LAI DERRR P'NONG!!! (THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FAM!)
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E26: "The Right to Heal: Southeast Asian American Mental Health in CA" [SEARAC report launch]
On behalf of the Laotian American National Alliance, creator/host Rita Phetmixay of Healing Out Lao’d was invited to be a part of a virtual launch event hosted by SEARAC + partners on March 25, 2021. This audio recording captured SEARAC’s debrief of their new report titled: "The Right to Heal: Southeast Asian American Mental Health in California,” which highlights both the challenges and the solutions for addressing mental health disparities among Southeast Asian Americans in California and across the country. The full report can be downloaded here.
Other helpful links:
Event recordingReport/factsheetsSocial media toolkitIf you felt excited about this report launch, you can register and attend a similar event coming up on September 22: The Right to Heal: Centering Mental Health Multiracial Equity in California. Rita will be featured on Workshop #1: “Healing Within: Finding a Culturally Competent Healer” from 1-1:50pm PST.
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SUBSCRIBE x FOLLOW x RATE x REVIEW!
Healing Out Lao’d is created/hosted by Rita Phetmixay and manifested by a collective Lao diaspora voice. HOL is a podcast and virtual practice space exploring Lao diaspora storytelling, healing, and tools for sustainability. Learn more at healingoutlaod.org
Support HOL by leaving us a 5-star rating and a positive review to help this space flourish!!!
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SUSTAIN HOL:
Help sustain this space for future generations by becoming a monthly sustainer at patreon.com/healingoutlaod OR by making a one-time donation via PayPal and write in the description “#HOLdonation”
JOIN THE COMMUNITY of HOL @healingoutlaod on all major streaming and social media platforms including Instagram & Twitter & Facebook. Who are you and what is your story as a child of the Lao diaspora? Comment/share and let us know!!!
Music: Andrew David Vilaythong
Logo design: Salong Namsa of Laos Supply
Website: KitsCreativ (Tony Innouvong x La Keodouangkham)
HOL Advisory Board: Wanda Pathomrit, Saengthong Douangdara, Kulap Vilaysack
Huge shout out to JoJo Ramirez at UC San Diego for assisting in the Critical Refugee Studies Collective sponsorship of HOL SZN 2.0’s episodes. Funded by the UC Office of the President’s Multi-campus Research Programs and Initiatives, the Critical Refugee Studies Collective envisions a world where all refugees are treated and embraced as fellow human beings with all fundamental rights and privileges. Learn more at criticalrefugeestudies.com
KOP JAIII LAI DERRR P'NONG!!! (THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FAM!)
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E25.2: Lao Sibling Reconciliation (Part 2) on saving face, vulnerability and building compassion
Healing Out Lao’d SZN 2.0 launches part two of the Lao Sibling Reconciliation episode, which explores the direct impact of saving face, vulnerability and building compassion. Facilitated by Wanda Pathomrit, this intimate conversation between HOL creator/host Rita and her older brother (Aiy David) further explores the questions of what it means to protect your family’s name/reputation, breaking free from family interpersonal conflict/violence/silenced oppression and so much more!
SUBSCRIBE x FOLLOW x RATE x REVIEW!
Healing Out Lao’d is created/hosted by Rita Phetmixay and manifested by a collective Lao diaspora voice. HOL is a podcast and virtual practice space exploring Lao diaspora storytelling, healing, and tools for sustainability. Learn more at healingoutlaod.org
Support HOL by leaving us a 5-star rating and a positive review to help this space flourish!!!
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SUSTAIN HOL:
Help sustain this space for future generations by becoming a monthly sustainer at patreon.com/healingoutlaod OR by making a one-time donation via PayPal and write in the description “#HOLdonation”
JOIN THE COMMUNITY of HOL @healingoutlaod on all major streaming and social media platforms including Instagram & Twitter & Facebook. Who are you and what is your story as a child of the Lao diaspora? Comment/share and let us know!!!
Music: Andrew David Vilaythong
Logo design: Salong Namsa of Laos Supply
Website: KitsCreativ (Tony Innouvong x La Keodouangkham)
HOL Advisory Board: Wanda Pathomrit, Saengthong Douangdara, Kulap Vilaysack
Huge shout out to JoJo Ramirez at UC San Diego for assisting in the Critical Refugee Studies Collective sponsorship of HOL SZN 2.0’s episodes. Funded by the UC Office of the President’s Multi-campus Research Programs and Initiatives, the Critical Refugee Studies Collective envisions a world where all refugees are treated and embraced as fellow human beings with all fundamental rights and privileges. Learn more at criticalrefugeestudies.com
KOP JAIII LAI DERRR P'NONG!!! (THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FAM!)
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16105981) -
E25.1: Lao Sibling Reconciliation (Part 1) on gender roles, birth order, and parentification
HAPPY RELAUNCH DAY P’NONG/FAMILY!!! Healing Out Lao’d SZN 2.0 is finally here!!!
In this first relaunch episode, creator/host Rita Phetmixay engages in a (part 1) in a deeply personal and heartfelt conversation with her big brother David, facilitated by big sis Wanda Pathomrit. Together, they dialogue on the impact of gender roles, birth order, and parentification while growing up as children of Lao (Isaan) refugees in North Carolina.
SUBSCRIBE x FOLLOW x RATE x REVIEW!
Healing Out Lao’d is created/hosted by Rita Phetmixay and manifested by a collective Lao diaspora voice. HOL is a podcast and virtual practice space exploring Lao diaspora storytelling, healing, and tools for sustainability. Learn more at healingoutlaod.org
Support HOL by leaving us a 5-star rating and a positive review to help this space flourish!!!
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MEET THE HOL TEAM:
Music: Andrew David Vilaythong
Logo design: Salong Namsa of Laos Supply
Website: KitsCreativ (Tony Innouvong x La Keodouangkham)
HOL Advisory Board: Wanda Pathomrit, Saengthong Douangdara, Kulap Vilaysack
Huge shout out to JoJo Ramirez at UC San Diego for assisting in the Critical Refugee Studies Collective sponsorship of HOL SZN 2.0’s episodes. Funded by the UC Office of the President’s Multi-campus Research Programs and Initiatives, the Critical Refugee Studies Collective envisions a world where all refugees are treated and embraced as fellow human beings with all fundamental rights and privileges. Learn more at criticalrefugeestudies.com
SUSTAIN HOL:
Help sustain this space for future generations by becoming a monthly sustainer at patreon.com/healingoutlaod OR by making a one-time donation via PayPal and write in the description “#HOLdonation”
JOIN THE COMMUNITY of HOL @healingoutlaod on all major streaming and social media platforms including Instagram & Twitter & Facebook. Who are you and what is your story as a child of the Lao diaspora? Comment/share and let us know!!!
KOP JAIII LAI DERRR P'NONG!!! (THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FAM!)
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16105981) -
#COVID19 Series, E2: Gonji Lee on cultivating community resources thru disability justice lens + response to ant-Asian racism + holistic self-care practices
#COVID19 SERIES, E2: GONJI LEE
For our second episode of #COVID19 series, HOL invites Gonji Lee to speak about their experiences as a mental health practitioner based Los Angeles, CA. Gonji identifies as a trauma and resiliency-informed, cognitive behavioral therapist, educator, and community organizer. They’re also a bookworm and music junkie who enjoys being an introvert at home with a bag of xxxtra hot cheetos and a pineapple pizza!
Gonji shares a wealth of their experiences of:
What it means to cultivate community resources through a disability justice lensWhat it means for various API (Asian Pacific Islander) communities to be impacted by the rise of anti-Asian racismAnd lastly, Gonji provides their own wellness practices for self-care during quarantine.Tune into this uplifting conversation between Rita and Gonji today to grab some critical reflections on community mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic!!!
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Please leave HOL a 5-star rating and a positive review to support the #LaoHealingMovement flourish!!! KOP JAIII LAI DERRR P'NONG!!! (THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FAM!)
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REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:
Gonji Lee Therapy website
@gonjitherapy Instagram
Response to anti-Asian racism on IG
COVID-19 Pandemic
Disability Justice Sins Invalid
Disability Justice Movement Leaders: Mia Mingus, Patty Berne, Stacey Milbern, etc…
Considerations regarding how houseless people may be impacted by COVID-19
JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
Join the community of HOL @healingoutlaod on Instagram & Twitter & Facebook! Healing Out Lao'd is currently facilitated by one-person with amazing guests and collaborators who volunteer their time to support. Consider donating any funds if you are in the position to do so! Help Rita cover costs by becoming a monthly sustainer at patreon.com/healingoutlaod OR you may make a one-time donation via PayPal.
HUGE SHOUT OUTS TO:
Laos Angeles Roots Members Andrew David Vilaythong for mixing/producing the beats for HOL and "mystery person" @LaosSupply for the beautiful logo design!
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E24.2: Mother X Daughter Reconciliation (Part 2)
E24.2: MOTHER X DAUGHTER RECONCILIATION PART 2
Introducing part 2 of the Mother x Daughter Reconciliation Episode! This conversation is mediated by the one and only Wanda Pathomrit!
Mother and daughter (Vilavanh and Rita) process what it means to be a “good daughter” from each of their viewpoints, what it’s like to grow up in two separate cultural value systems, and how they both will move forward in their relationship.
Together, Rita and Vilavanh come to terms of what it takes to let go of old grudges, disappointment, and hurt. This has been a long time coming and both have equally shared their truths to illuminate a much overshadowed dialogue between refugee parents and their American-born children.
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Please leave HOL a 5-star rating and a positive review to help this space flourish!!! KOP JAIII LAI DERRR P'NONG!!! (THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FAM!)
JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
Join the community of HOL @healingoutlaod on Instagram & Twitter & Facebook! Healing Out Lao'd is currently facilitated by one-person with amazing guests and collaborators who volunteer their time to support. Consider donating any funds if you are in the position to do so! Help Rita cover costs by becoming a monthly sustainer at patreon.com/healingoutlaod OR you may make a one-time donation via PayPal AND/OR Venmo and write in the description “#HOLdonation”.
HUGE SHOUT OUTS TO:
Laos Angeles Roots Members Andrew David Vilaythong for mixing/producing the beats for HOL and "mystery person" @LaosSupply for the beautiful logo design!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16105981)
Customer Reviews
Rita is a true healer
Growing up half Lao in majority-white Utah was so isolating and after my dad, who was a refugee from Laos during the Secret War, passed away due to a long-term illness he contracted in the camps turned into cancer, I felt even more disconnected from my Lao side and a large part of myself was lost for many years. This podcast has given me an opportunity to reconnect with that side, explore what it means to be Lao-American in today’s society, and has provided such an powerful reminder that we have community here, we are important, and we have and can achieve really incredible things and heal along the way. Thank you so much for providing this representation.
Powerful doesn’t even begin to describe it
This podcast is informative and deeply moving all at once. Can’t recommend enough
an amazing gift to the community
Like the title suggests, this podcast really does benefit and shed light on the issues that have remained silenced and overlooked in the Lao and Southeast Asian community.
I hope that anyone listening whether they or just beginning their healing journey or just looking for additional resources can find solace and validation within some of the stories told throughout the episodes.
I highly recommend this podcast!