Unexamined Me

Grafted Roots

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Society & Culture
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Welcome to Unexamined Me Where social justice meets spirituality We’re your hosts: Stephanie Bohlman and Julie Brock Together we examine our holistic identity to uncover what’s not working in order to address and change behaviors and mindsets. We invite you to join us as we move from an unexamined life to an activated, holistic life dedicated to social justice and well being. graftedrootsmn.substack.com

12/01/2025

Grafted Roots Weekly Card Pull

Deck used is Poesis. Loads of courses and learnings at Grafted Roots! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit graftedrootsmn.substack.com
11/25/2025

When Death comes into our lives

Dr. Erica Srinivasan is an associate professor of Psychology and Director for the Center for Grief and Death Education at the University Wisconsin–La Crosse. She is also the lead instructor of the Grief Support Specialist Certificate and the Dementia Support Specialist Badge, offered through continuing education divisions in the UW System. Dr. Srinivasan specializes in grief and loss in her research. She has a passion for normalizing conversations about death and grief, which serves as a foundation for all of her professional work. We thank Dr. Srinivasan for her expertise in this episode as she walks us through how grief can show up, or not, when death comes into our lives. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit graftedrootsmn.substack.com
11/10/2025

To Grieve a Chosen Death

Welcome back to the podcast. In tooday's episode, we explore death as a human condition in which our relationship with, behaviors around, and disconnection from death keep us from Unconditional Love. Death to, a foundational process to personal growth and a necessary but painful act of letting go. We're focusing on the profound difference between suffering a loss that is forced upon you, and choosing a loss that sets you free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit graftedrootsmn.substack.com
11/05/2025

The Land as Ancestor

In this episode, we wrap up the Condition of Settler Colonialism with a reflection on our relationship with the land we occupy. When we deeply listen to what the land needs, we realize that the land is our ancestor; one to be listened to, honored, and revered. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit graftedrootsmn.substack.com
10/24/2025

One Story - Many Bans

Welcome back to Unexamined Me. Today, we’re taking you on a journey through time — from the 1400s to today — to trace how power structures have delegitimized non-dominant spiritualities. In this episode, we’re going to organize this timeline through four big themes: Demonizing Other Religions Creating Policy to Uphold Dominant Beliefs Sustaining Erasure as a Social Norm Recognizing Red Flags Today Each phase builds on the last — turning fear into law, law into culture, and culture into everyday control. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit graftedrootsmn.substack.com
10/20/2025

Settler Colonialism in Education: What are we still enforcing?

Welcome back to Unexamined Me, a space for remembering — remembering who we are beneath the systems that shaped us. In this episode, we’re diving deep into how settler colonialism built — and still sustains — the very foundations of academia. Our through line today is simple but powerful: settler colonialism must erase, gatekeep, and control education in order to survive. That’s why we need anti-colonial tools — ones that return us to relationship, reciprocity, and truth. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit graftedrootsmn.substack.com
10/13/2025

Community Beyond Colonization

Welcome back to Unexamined Me. Today we’re joined by Dr. Mary Jo Klinker and diving into a conversation that sits at the heart of why so many of our communities struggle to thrive—colonization. We’re talking about how colonization, whiteness, and the carceral system aren’t just abstract concepts, but living tools that rip communities apart. And we’ll also talk about what it looks like to resist, to decolonize, and to return to a way of being in community that honors humanity, reciprocity, and unconditional love. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit graftedrootsmn.substack.com
10/05/2025

Dinner Table Chat

Welcome Back. We are in episode 3 of season 2 and we decided to get together, yes in person. Through these next episodes we will be doing a lot of educating, reflecting, and coaching. We created this episode so you get to know us better! So sit back, relax, and enjoy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit graftedrootsmn.substack.com

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Welcome to Unexamined Me Where social justice meets spirituality We’re your hosts: Stephanie Bohlman and Julie Brock Together we examine our holistic identity to uncover what’s not working in order to address and change behaviors and mindsets. We invite you to join us as we move from an unexamined life to an activated, holistic life dedicated to social justice and well being. graftedrootsmn.substack.com

Creator

Grafted Roots
Years Active

2025
Episodes

23
Rating

Explicit
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