RJRP: A Resilient Fire

Charity Woods Barnes-Reproductive Justice Resilience Project (RJRP)

A Resilient Fire, a love offering from the Reproductive Justice Resilience Project (RJRP), is a powerful podcast that sparks meaningful conversations among Women of Color about the challenges, joys, and complexities of life. Rooted in lived experiences, each episode delves into topics like grief, caregiving, careers, race, relationships, health, activism, self-care, and spirituality. Through honest dialogue and heartfelt storytelling, A Resilient Fire creates a space where resilience is honored, community is built, and voices are amplified.

Episodes

  1. 07/24/2025

    Food as Healing and Community/Self care

    This video with chef/caterer Denise Marcelin highlights the topic food as healing. She also discussed a bit about using cannabis in food and healing. This video was recorded last year as I started this effort before my mother passed, and then put it aside after. Enjoy!

  2. 07/17/2025

    Living and Working at the Intersection of Faith and Reproductive Justice

    I have a conversation with Faith Choice Ohio Executive Director Elaina Ramsey about doing work at the intersection of faith, religion, and reproductive justice. We also discuss her former fundamentalist background and her evolution around her beliefs.

  3. 06/19/2025

    Check In, Check Up: Life Saving Health Tests for Women of Color

    Join me as I speak with Dr. Michele Edwards-Paschal about the life saving health/medical screenings you should be getting and how often.

    Check In, Check Up: Life Saving Health Tests for Women of Color

  4. 06/12/2025

    The REDress Project: Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls

    Host Charity Woods Barnes speaks with artivist Jaime Black Morsette about her work, REDress Project: Violence AgainstIndigenous Women and Girls. Jaime discusses how he art influences her activism and vice versa. Jaime also shared a comprehensive reprot from an inquiry that was done around this issue in Canada. You can read it here: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/#:~:text=right%20to%20justice.-,Forensic%20Document%20Review%20Project,and%20Girls%20devoted%20to%20Quebec Jaime also shared a video of a powerful moment for her while traveling in Colombia, witnessing the activism of women bringing attention to their missing and murdered women and girls issue.

    The REDress Project: Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls

  5. 06/05/2025

    Grief and Grace for Women of Color

    In this premiere episode I discuss Women of Color's experiences with grief with Busola Adegunwa, LPC. This includes giving ourselves adequate time to grieve to cultural differences to creative ritual. This is also the first episode in a series about grief.

    Grief and Grace for Women of Color

  6. 06/04/2025

    Welcome and Why-Host Charity Woods Barnes

    A quick welcome from our host and where this podcast idea came from.

  • 6 Episodes

About

A Resilient Fire, a love offering from the Reproductive Justice Resilience Project (RJRP), is a powerful podcast that sparks meaningful conversations among Women of Color about the challenges, joys, and complexities of life. Rooted in lived experiences, each episode delves into topics like grief, caregiving, careers, race, relationships, health, activism, self-care, and spirituality. Through honest dialogue and heartfelt storytelling, A Resilient Fire creates a space where resilience is honored, community is built, and voices are amplified.

Information

  • Creator
    Charity Woods Barnes-Reproductive Justice Resilience Project (RJRP)
  • Years Active
    2025
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Charity Woods Barnes-Reproductive Justice Resilience Project (RJRP)
  • Show Website
    RJRP: A Resilient Fire