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Content warning: This episode includes discussions of sexual assault, childhood abuse, domestic violence, and systemic oppression. We live in a culture that celebrates strength, independence, and self-sufficiency. But what happens when our efforts to appear invulnerable keep us from speaking up, asking for help, or protecting one another? In this episode, Emily and Courthney welcome back Pedro Silvas, minister, writer, Enneagram practitioner, and liberation comedian, for a passionate conversat...

In this episode, co-hosts Courthney and Emily welcome educator, martial artist, and systems thinker Ian Sanderson (Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan) for a wide-ranging conversation about authenticity, Indigenous worldviews, and what it means to stay in relationship during deeply polarized times. Ian draws from more than 25 years of work integrating Indigenous, Eastern, and Western traditions to explore why many of today's social challenges can't be solved through more certainty or better answers. Ins...

In our first full video episode, Courtney and Emily reflect on the journey of The Humanize Podcast—how an unlikely partnership that began during the pandemic has grown into over 100 conversations centered on race, humanity, and courageous dialogue. The conversation then turns to a deeply personal parenting question: Should white parents teach their children about the N-word? Emily shares why she's wrestling with the question as her children become more exposed to history, music, and conversati...