Raina LaGrand joins the podcast to share her insights into the need for belonging and connection to the body, among multiracial people. Raina shares about her lived experience growing up in rural, segregated Michigan, and her journey to finding connection. Find Raina here:<a href="https://www.roottorisesomatics.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.roottorisesomatics.com/</a>Raina's Upcoming 12 Week Attune Workshop- sign up here: <a href="https://www.roottorisesomatics.com/attune" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.roottorisesomatics.com/attune</a>Instagram @roottorisesomatics Check out Raina's upcoming program!Belonging Building Blocks is a 9-week somatic course for mixed race people who want to feel more connected to themselves and others&nbsp;so they can build the community they've always longed for. It&nbsp;is a unique and powerful whole-mind-body program designed to help you connect to your own wisdom, build an unshakeable sense of self-trust, and take risks in service of feeling more connected - or more safely, more satisfyingly, connected - to others.&nbsp;The program integrates wisdom from critical multiraciality studies, trauma &amp; attachment science, and relational skill-building to help you feel an unwavering sense of belonging from the inside-out. <a href="https://www.mixedracebelonging.com/buildingblocks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mixedracebelonging.com/buildingblocks</a>

Belonging and the Body with Raina LaGrand, LCSW

Multiracial researchers face unique challenges as they explore and establish the nascent field of critical mixed race studies. In this episode, Dr. Victoria Malaney-Brown discusses her journey with this process, her research on the layers of multiracial consciousness, and the needs of mixed-race students in American colleges. She also shares about her experiences as (past) president of CMRS and its 2024 conference. LINKS:Dr. Malaney-Brown:<a href="https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/profilebio/39331" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/profilebio/39331</a> Critical Mixed Race Studies Association (CMRS):<a href="https://criticalmixedracestudies.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://criticalmixedracestudies.com/</a> IG - Critical Mixed Race Studies Association (CMRS):<a href="https://www.instagram.com/criticalmixedracestudies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/criticalmixedracestudies/</a>

Victoria Malaney-Brown on Multiracial Research and Higher Education

What do multiracial clinicians consider when discussing race with their clients and their own family members? Dr. Alicia del Prado discusses her journey to becoming a clinical psychologist and researcher, focused on mixed-race Americans. She also shares about her experience co-founding the Asian American Psychological Association's Division on Multiracial and Adopted Asian Americans. LINKS: Dr. Alicia del Prado:<a href="www.drdelprado.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.drdelprado.com</a> IG:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/doctordelprado/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@doctordelprado</a> Asian American Psychological Association's Division on Multiracial and Adopted Asian Americans:<a href="https://aapaonline.org/divisions/division-on-multiracial-and-adopted-asian-americans/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aapaonline.org/divisions/division-on-multiracial-and-adopted-asian-americans/</a> It's Time to Talk and Listen: How to Have Constructive Conversations about Race, Class, Sexuality, and Gender in a Polarized World<a href="https://www.newharbinger.com/9781684032679/its-time-to-talk-and-listen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.newharbinger.com/9781684032679/its-time-to-talk-and-listen</a>

Alicia del Prado and Engaging in Multicultural Conversations 

Something different for today's podcast episode! As we move into a season of gratitude, hosts Shirin and Madrone offer their personal experiences of being multiracial as a way of expressing appreciation for the gifts, strengths, and resonances that come with a mixed identity.

Madrone and Shirin on Gratitude and Appreciation of Multiracial Identity

In our fifth episode, Drs. Kelly Jackson and Gina Miranda Samuels discuss their book, Multiracial Cultural Attunement, which defines new concepts that help us understand and support mixed experiences. LINKSCenter for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University of Chicago:<a href="https://csrpc.uchicago.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://csrpc.uchicago.edu/</a> Gina Miranda Samuels bio:<a href="https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/directory/gina-e-miranda-samuels" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/directory/gina-e-miranda-samuels</a> Kelly Jackson bio:<a href="https://kellyfjackson.wordpress.com/6-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kellyfjackson.wordpress.com/6-2/</a> Kelly Jackson IG:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kellyfayejackson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/kellyfayejackson</a>

Gina Samuels and Kelly Jackson on Multiracial Cultural Attunement

Lola Osunkoya LPCC describes her experience growing up in an all White family in Minnesota, and traveling to Nigeria to develop a relationship with her father. We discuss dating, identity development, and the complexities of living as a mixed person in the US. Lola is a liscended psychotherapist practicing in Golden Valley, MN and her practice is focused on supporting mixed/multiracial people, transracial and transnational adoptees, Queer &amp; Trans BIPOC, and people navigating enm/poly relationships. Instagram:@neitherboth Lola's Website:<a href="https://www.neitherboth.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.neitherboth.com/</a> Lola's Book:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Multiple-Overlapping-Truths-Mixed-Race-Development-ebook/dp/B0CFX47T46/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LSLZXKP5WW73&amp;keywords=multiple+overlapping+truths&amp;qid=1693152071&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C217&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Multiple Overlapping Truths: A Mixed-Race Identity Development Workbook</a>

Lola Osunkoya on the Complexity of Growing Up Mixed

In our third episode, Trinidad and Tobago-based therapist Lara Baden-Semper shares about transparent therapist self-disclosure, IFS therapy with racially influenced parts, and personal experiences of the various labels multiracial people may contend with as they navigate different cultures.

Lara Baden-Semper on The Impact of Labels on Mixed Identities and Blending Approaches with Diverse Clients

In our second episode, Dr. Jennifer Noble offers insights into counseling mixed-race teenagers and their parents. Dr. Noble reflects on her lived experience as a dual-minority mixed-race woman and how her search for understanding led her to support others. LINKSDr. Jenn's therapy website:<a href="https://drjenntherapy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://drjennpsych.com/</a> Dr. Jenn's IG:@drjennpsych<a href="https://www.instagram.com/drjennpsych/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/drjennpsych/</a>

Jennifer Noble on Supporting Parents of Mixed-Race Teens

In our very first episode of Multiracial Mental Health, we speak with Bay Area, CA psychotherapist Jennie Powe Runde about her work with expressive arts, mindfulness, multiracial group therapy, and the conversations families are (or need to be) having about the mixed-race experience. LINKSJennie Powe Runde therapy site:www.expressiveartstherapist.com IG: @expressiveartstherapist Jennie's book:www.simonandschuster.com/books/Mindfulness-Based-Art-Therapy-Activities/Jennie-Powe-Runde/9798886501223

Jennie Powe Runde on Expressive Arts, Language, and the Multiracial Family

Centering the Multifaceted Mixed-Race Experience

A monthly mental health podcast that centers and supports multiracial people, couples, and families through the nuances of our intersectional identities! Join Madrone Love, PsyD, as she chats with mixed-race clinicians who offer their insights on the multidimensional mixed-race experience.

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