Surabhi Veitch interviews repeat guest, fitness and nutrition coach, and anti-racism educator, Inemesit Graham, for a conversation all about healing, joy and returning to your authentic self. Inemesit lives Audre Lorde’s message: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” We get into how reconnecting to her beautiful Afro hair has been a way to celebrate herself and to heal from years of being bullied for her hair. We also discuss white supremacy and how it plays out with Karens, double standards, tone policing and immense pressures on Black, brown and racialized peoples.

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We discuss:
—How treading water can be just as hard as swimming against the current
—The history of white supremacy, slavery and arbitrary rules for segregating Black peoples
—Prioritizing self-care as an act of self-love
—Healing through reconnecting with and celebrating her Afro hair
—Connecting with her kids and herself via art
—How white supremacy culture shows up in clothing, loss of cultural languages, pressure to assimilate and double standards
—Queen Elizabeth’s death and why we don’t mourn it
—What the term “Karen” actually means and why any white woman can be a Karen
—The Civil Rights Movement, the violence of white women, and Emmett Till's murder
—Tone policing in the workplace
—Defining empathy and why so many people have trouble with it
—Being African is not a monolith. Being BIPOC is not a monolith. Being Asian is not a monolith.
—The pressure for exceptionalism as a way of survival

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Inemesit Graham Bio

Inemesit is a personal trainer and nutrition coach specializing in pre and postnatal fitness. Inemesit's goal is a decolonized approach to fitness based on body liberty and not body oppression.

Links/Resources:
—Follow Inemesit on Instagram @mummy_fitness
—Inemesit’s website: https://www.mummy-fitness.com/
—Sign up for Get R.E.A.D.Y: https://www.mummy-fitness.com/fitnessprograms/p/country-feast-set-3nybt-t73yr

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Connect with Surabhi:
—Find Surabhi on Instagram or Facebook @thepassionatephysio
—Website: https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca