Listen Up Listen In with Sabrina Johnson

Filmer (Yoimasa) Kewanyama, a Hopi artist from the Qalwungwa Clan, is a renowned fine artist based in Prescott, Arizona. Through vibrant storytelling and art, he preserves and shares Hopi traditions, ceremonies, and spiritual cosmology to enrich lives and foster peace across cultures.

Meg Zucker shares how she wrote her book Born Extraordinary for parents of children with differences to learn “how best to empower their children." Born with “one finger on each hand… and one toe on each misshapen foot,” Meg’s parents loved her unconditionally with the perspective that we are all different in some way whether visible or invisible. With her own children, two which were also born with the same genetic condition, Meg teaches them they were “born extraordinary”– something we can all learn and pass on.

Kevin F. Adler, author and founder of Miracle Messages, shares highlights of his newest book When We Walk By, in which he and his collaborators present the creation of a new system whereby working together, we do not walk by or away from our houseless neighbors, but rather become friends. And, by doing so we learn how to help them -- and thereby also help ourselves -- to grow into greater compassion for all as we work towards ending homelessness.

Cindy Lamont shares her journey from being a successful realtor, to her triumphant treatment of breast cancer, to doing what she passionately loves -- providing a loving, caring home for senior dogs till their last days at a heaven-on-earth sanctuary called DogTree Pines. 

As Darnell Lamont Walker shared in his LA Times Op Ed piece on February 23, 2023, he is “a Black man and a death doula.” Darnell explains how his work involves advocating for those who are dying, dealing with what can be a challenging medical system, as well as fears they may have, to help “people transition with love.” 

Rabbi Julie Kozlow shares how she is a change agent as the founder of The Community of Or Atid in the Greater Prescott, Arizona area with her “new approach to building and sustaining a vibrant, loving, and relevant Judaism.” She also explains how the “knots of patriarchy” must be untied in order for all of us to live and love authentically.

Paul Jukes - Better Mental Health, One Dad-Dance Step At A Time Paul Jukes, leader and artistic director of a male-only, over 40’s dance crew from Brighton UK, called the Outta Puff Daddys, shares how they are seeking to uplift and ignite change as to society’s approach towards managing mental health, and how his own personal experience with depression has informed and empowered him to help transform lives for the better one dad-dance step at a time.

Singer-songwriter Karen Drucker shares stories of how she created some of her best-known songs, and how her desire to help "people open their hearts and find the beauty and strength already in them" inspires her to continue making music that transforms us all for the better. Special Thank You to Karen Drucker and Jan Garret for letting us use their song "Listen" as the outro in today's episode.

Sandhya Jha, who is a community organizer, anti-oppression consultant, and author of five books that have the golden thread of community running through them, shares about asset-based community development which focuses on building upon what is already beautiful rather than fixing anything; they share how we can all be present to show up for those who are unjustly impacted by using practical tools to avoid shutting down.

Radhule Weininger discusses mindfulness meditation and leads Sabrina in a Dzogchen/Mahamudra mini meditation. In addition we learn about a project Radhule is working on with a team: palliative care for the world