Decolonising Trauma
Welcome to Decolonising Trauma, where I aim to shake up the way we think about healing, trauma, and transformation. This podcast was birthed in order to shed light on alternative perspectives that contribute to our collective wellbeing.
As a curious rebel and a fellow traveller on this transformative journey, I want to inject a different tone and a fresh vibration into these conversations.
Decolonisation isn't just about historical colonisation; it's about reclaiming our narratives and healing practices. But this podcast isn't exclusive. It's a space for dialogue, unity, and transformation for everybody. To solve problems, we must first shift our mindsets and foster connection.
I firmly believe that we can't make progress by sticking to the same old paths; sometimes, a little rebellion is necessary to pave the way for something greater. Join me to explore the unconventional ways in which we can transform our individual and collective trauma.
Get ready to challenge paradigms and embrace a future of joy and liberation.
Decolonising Trauma
Burning Out
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[00:00:00] Yemi: you burning out?
[00:00:41] I know I am
[00:00:49] and I really hope that these pauses aren't edited out because there's something really soothing in the pauses that just kind of allows me to sit in the gap,
[00:01:10] to not have to say anything,
[00:01:15] to not have to hear anything,
[00:01:20] but to just be.
[00:01:27] I hope that for all of us.
[00:01:32] To be able to find the pauses in the gaps when we know that we are burning out, not when we're burnt out, because for most of us, our body will keep the score. Our body will tell us through that rash, through that twitching of the eyelid, through that ankle that always seems to flare up for seemingly no reason.
[00:02:05] At that point, you are burnt out.
[00:02:10] And one might say, Yemi, if you're burning out, why are you recording a podcast? As I said in one of my Instagram short reels. Because I still got shit to do. I still got kids to feed. I still got bills to pay. And when we talk about wellness, and we tell people, to take care, be kind to yourself. And these are the words that I say.
[00:02:40] We also have to understand that sometimes that will not mean a damn thing.
[00:02:49] Part of my self care is speaking, is recording this podcast. You know, it's funny, I grew up Seeing people on the street that I would label mentally ill talking to themselves, turns out they know exactly what's up and how therapeutic that is. Because sometimes you don't want it to be solved but there's a part of you that doesn't believe it can be just through talking alone.
[00:03:23] So rather than have another voice or another process of thoughts to contend with. Sometimes it's nice to just have yours. And sometimes it's nice to just not.
[00:03:46] So while I know that this too shall pass, and my dear, beloved, friend, brother, sister, fam, whoever you are listening, regardless of if you are burning out, burnt out, or actually on top of the world, As I heard Tom Hanks say in a round table conversation with a couple of other Hollywood actors is that this too shall pass the good and the not so good.
[00:04:22] And so our ability to live in equanimity, i. e. to be as present in the lows as we are in the highs. is a skill that most of us will need.
[00:04:45] And so I'm going to end here.
[00:04:52] I love you.