Liberation Now Ep 13: Decolonizing Methods in Psychology: Implications for Healing and Liberation
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In this episode, Salman Safir and Helen Neville speak with internationally recognized psychology and mental health scholar Dr. Joseph Gone. We cover topics related to decolonizing and Indigenous research methodologies and reclaiming American Indian therapeutic traditions. In this conversation, Dr. Gone outlines attributes of traditional knowledge, disrupts ideas about psychological mindset, discusses how some forms of counseling is ideological work, and complicates our understanding of collaborative partnerships. ABOUT THE GUEST Joseph P. Gone () is an international expert in the psychology...
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Liberation Now Ep 12: Ongoing Uprisings in Iran - Woman, Life, Freedom
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In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with Iranian American scholar-activists Dr. Mehrgol Tiv and Amir Maghsoodi about the current uprisings in Iran. We cover the nationwide protests and state responses since the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini on September 22, 2022. The guests provide context for the roots of the women-led liberation struggle, and the goals and hopes for Iran and her people. This episode was recorded on Nov 29, 2022. Since then, the Islamic Republic government has executed two young men for taking part in protests: Mohsen Shekari and Majidreza Rahnavard. As of...
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Liberation Now Ep 11: The Practice of Radical Hope
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In this episode, Liberation Lab members B. Andi Lee, Briana Williams, and Helen Neville speak with creator and healer Dr. Della Mosley (a.k.a., Dr. Della) about her first-authored paper entitled “.” Dr. Della discusses the practice of radical hope in her personal life and community work. Listen in to learn about the psychological framework of radical hope and how to apply it to daily life. ABOUT DR. DELLA MOSLEY Dr. Della intentionally uses her education and training in counseling, skills and experience conducting culturally mindful and award-winning research, history counseling Black...
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Liberation Now Ep 10: Approaching Therapy from an Anti-Oppressive & Anti-Racism Lens
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In this episode, Cherese Waight and Helen Neville speak with award winning psychologists Dr. Candice Hargons and Dr. Nikki Coleman about practicing therapy and professional work from an anti-oppressive and anti-racist lens. They share stories about their training and practice, and they talk about what it means to be authentic in and outside of the therapy room. Learn more about specific ways mental health settings and the field of counseling psychology can decolonize their training efforts. ABOUT THE GUESTS Dr. is an award-winning associate professor of counseling psychology at the University...
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Liberation Now Ep 9: Racial-Ethnic Trauma and Liberation for MENA Americans (Part 2)
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This episode is the second in a two-part series on cumulative racial-ethnic trauma and healing for MENA Americans. In this episode, Amir Maghsoodi sits down again with pioneering Arab/MENA psychologists Drs. Mona Amer, Maryam Kia-Keating, and Germine “Gigi” Awad, to discuss their paper in the American Psychologist titled “A model of cumulative racial-ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.” They discuss how the authors’ model relates to healing and liberation for MENA Americans and other BIPOC groups. As three of the founding members of...
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Liberation Now Ep 8: Racial-Ethnic Trauma and Liberation for MENA Americans (Part 1)
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In this episode, Amir Maghsoodi speaks with pioneering Arab/MENA psychologists Drs. Mona Amer, Maryam Kia-Keating, and Germine “Gigi” Awad, about their paper in the American Psychologist titled “A model of cumulative racial-ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.” They discuss the creation of the model and provide details about its various components, contextualizing them with present-day examples. The authors also share their motivations and process for writing this paper as well as their hopes for what readers take away from reading it....
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Liberation Now Ep 7: Black Women and Radical Healing
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In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with award winning psychologists, Drs. Bryana French and Jioni Lewis about Black women and radical healing. Drs. French and Lewis share their own radical healing journeys. They also discuss what radical healing for Black women looks like, identify practices that can promote radical healing among Black women as individuals and collectively, provide an analysis of the R. Kelly racketeering and sex trafficking conviction, and share dreams for a more liberated future.
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Liberation Now Ep 6: Radical Self-Care and Liberation
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In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with licensed psychologist Dr. Grace Chen about radical self-care. Dr. Chen shares her liberation journey, explains the connection between radical self-care and liberation among People of Color, and discusses the ways she promotes radical self-care in her clinical work.
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Liberation Now Ep 5: BIPOC Solidarity
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In this episode, Dr. Helen Neville speaks with psychology professionals and healers about Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) solidarity. B. Andi Lee, Amir Maghsoodi, and Briana Williams along with Drs. Hector Adames, Kevin Nadal, and Melissa Tehee share stories and insights about BIPOC solidarity in their lives, in professional settings, and in society.
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Liberation Now Ep 4: Indigenous African Spirituality and Liberation
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In this episode, Nimot Ogunfemi speaks with Dr. Njoki Wane. Dr. Wane discusses her book titled From My Mother’s Back: A Journey From Kenya to Canada. She additionally explores how her Embu worldview has played a role in her spiritual well-being, shares indigenous insights around the current COVID-19 pandemic, and explains how we can use indigenous spirituality as a tool for liberation. Included in this episode is an original poem by Tanzanian based artist and environmentalist Angel Mary Kato.
info_outlineIn this episode, Helen Neville speaks with pioneering psychology and Black Studies scholar, Dr. William E. Cross, Jr. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Dr. Cross’ foundational piece “The Negro-to-Black Conversion Experience” in the Black World.
Dr. Cross discusses life, the development of his Nigrescence Theory, and the meaning of Black liberation in 2021. Additionally, we learn more about his forthcoming book, Black Identity Viewed from a Barber’s Chair.
Included in this episode are brief tributes to Dr. Cross’s research by renown scholars Drs. Sundiata Cha-Jua, Kevin Cokley, and Jioni Lewis.
About Dr. William E. Cross, Jr.
Dr. William E. Cross Jr. is professor emeritus at the University of Denver where he held a joint appointment in Higher Education and Counseling Psychology. He is a specialist in the fields of Africana Studies and Black Psychology. Dr. Cross is internationally recognized for his Nigrescence Theory and research on racial-ethnic identity development more generally. His 1971 article titled “The Negro-to-Black Conversion Experience” radically changed the way in which psychologists studied social identities. He is the author of Shades of Black and the forthcoming book Black Racial Identity Viewed from a Barber’s Chair. Dr. Cross is a past president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, which is a Division of the American Psychological Association. Among his numerous awards include receiving the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Applications of Psychology by the American Foundation Association /American Psychological Association and being named Distinguished Psychologist by the Association of Black Psychologists.
Selected Publications
- Cross Jr, W. E. (1971). The Negro-to-Black conversion experience. Black world, 20(9), 13-27.
- Cross Jr, W. E. (1991). Shades of Black: Diversity in African-American identity. Temple University Press.
- Cross, W. E., Jr. (1995).The psychology of Nigrescence: Revising the Cross model. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (p. 93–122). Sage Publications, Inc.
- Cross, W. E., & Vandiver, B. J. (2001). Nigrescence theory and measurement. Handbook of multicultural counseling, 2, 371-393.
- Cross Jr, W. E. (2021). Black identity viewed from a barber’s chair. Temple University Press.
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Episode Credits:
Introduction and Music: Amir Maghsoodi & Briana Williams
Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi
Episode Editing: Helen A. Neville
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