Spilling Labrador Tea Under Cedar Trees

In this special crossover episode, we’re joined by our friends from the Raised Voices team for a wide-ranging conversation on gender-based violence, sextortion, and mental health. Together, we explore how these issues affect families and communities—both in Zambia and in the Canadian North—and the ways they’re normalized, silenced, and too often misunderstood.This episode looks closely at the intergenerational impact of GBV, how cultural stigma shapes responses to mental health, and the role of justice systems in either reinforcing harm or creating pathways toward healing. We also discuss the pressures facing young people online, the criminalization of survivors, and the need for community-driven support that centers safety, dignity, and real accountability.Content note: This episode includes discussion of gender-based violence, sextortion, and mental health struggles. Please listen when you feel ready, and take care of yourself while doing so.This podcast is a collaboration between ⁠VIDEA⁠ and ⁠Nyapachuma Memorial Foundation⁠A HUGE shout out to the ⁠Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT)⁠ for making this project possible!

Hi folks, Welcome back to another Special 'sode, this one was created in partnership and with support from Pauktuutit. Please note the trigger warnings concerning this episode, we do talk about sexualized violence and other forms of violence against Indigenous women and gender diverse peoples. Learn more about the good work that Pauktuutit does here: https://pauktuutit.ca/Follow us:@[email protected]_@madzbegin

Tune into one of two special episodes in our inter-season break.Listen to Kate and Madz interview Yvette and Jimmy who have created an incredible theatre performance telling the important and impactful story of Jordan River Anderson. The performance runs April 3-13 in Montreal.Follow them at @geordietheatrewww.geordietheatre.caFollow us at:@spillingteapod@[email protected]_

Listen to Kate and Teach talk about... everything and also absolutely nothing at the exact same time. Keep an eye out for our two special episodes! Follow us:@[email protected][email protected]

That's a wrap on Season 3 Distorted Path: Indigenous Stories of the Child Welfare System. We've heard from youth that experienced the system, those who work in it, teachers and decision makers. Kate & Teach close this one out with our own reflections and hopes for the future of the system. Stay tuned for S4! Follow us: @spillingteapod @kate.adams_ @madzbegin www.spillingtea.land [email protected]

Welcome Jordan, also known as Kate’s law school friend! Today we are getting into the legal side of the child welfare system (don’t worry, you don’t need a law degree to listen). Tune in to hear about Jordan’s experience in Government and the Assembly of First Nations AND why we think it is soooooo sooooooo important to create accessible learning resources like this pod so we can learn about the things that matter - looking at you child welfare system!  Dreaming of the day where this system doesn’t exist - for Indigenous and non-Indigenous children! It isn’t working for anyone and we need to go back to traditional knowledge and build up a system that works FOR children.

Big welcome to Autumn, a brilliant teacher and Kate’s longtime friend. She’s joining us from Treaty 6 in central Alberta and supports many kids in care in her role as a teacher! Today we’re chatting about different categories of care and how deeply important school is for many kids with unpredictable home lives. We’re also going to get into what meaningful movement looks like for kids and share our own childhood gym challenges - looking at you beep test (like whyyyy).  We need to support youth better. We hope that this season encourages everyone listening to get louder about supporting our kids! Thanks for listening!

Put the kettle on and brew a strong cup of tea! Meet the charming and hilarious Keira, born and raised in the beautiful NWT (that’s the Northwest Territories for international listeners). We are looking for all the Dads out there - not really, but it is a common thread! We’re out here thinking about patriarchy and colonialism on a Sunday morning. Join us  as we share the struggles tracing our respective family lines and do our very best to source ethical moisturizer brands - seriously, please DM us your recommendations! 

Put the kettle on and meet Kate’s good friend Charmaine from Baker Lake Nunavut. Heads up, we’re continuing to chat about the child welfare system today. Char generously shares her own experiences navigating foster care and moving between many living situations and communities. We also chat about land claims, post-secondary AND changing up the child welfare system to support families better. Get cozy and join us!

We went LIVE to show our love for VIDEA and their annual Global Solidarity Challenge fundraiser (which you can check out for yourself https://videa.ca/solidarity/ ) We’ll be sharing our VIDEA origin stories and why we love working at and serving on the Board of this organization - tune in to hear a few of our favourite things and of course, as always, there will be plenty of stuff and nonsense with Teacher Madz and Kate!