Wednesday Aug 09, 2023

Healing and Liberation with Marilyn Julia Brown

Hey Village! As you all know I love a good book, an independent bookstore and making sure that the bookstore stays in business because we need them. One of our local bookstores needs our support. A Seat at the Table Books is a bookstore that sells books and gifts that are geared towards Black voices, people of color voices, queer voices, and all of the voices that are wrapped in all the intersectionalities. All Cocoa Butter and Communion listeners will receive 10% off of anything in the online store if you go to the website https://www.aseatatthetablebooks.org/ from NOW until August 16th (closes at 6 pm). Just use the promo code COCOACOMM at check out. Go shop until you drop. 

This week, I talk to my newest friend, Marilyn Julia Brown, who inspired me to go by Chioko Juliette (all of my government names) to honor my grandmother, just like she honors all of her grandmothers. Marilyn Julia is the epitome of grace and calmness and I am excited to share her with y'all. Her and I talk about the decolonization of mental health, global liberation, and connection. 

A little but about her, she is a licensed psychotherapist, registered yoga teacher, writer, musician, and energy healing practitioner that lives in Southern California. Marilyn firmly believes in the liberation of all beings and works specifically to liberate Black folks across the globe because she believes none of us are free until we are all free! Her offerings are culturally and LGBTQ+ affirming and Marilyn is committed to decolonizing the mental health field and wellness spaces to bring true equity across all marginalized populations. Marilyn utilizes her talents for writing, music, and speaking to cultivate spaces for healing and liberation. She firmly believes true healing must address the mind, body, and spirit and her mission is to connect each person her work touches to the powerful well of healing energy that lives within them to promote collective healing across the planet. 

Marilyn is reading: Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety by Cara Page and "Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self" by Thema Bryant 

I finished "The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois" 

Marilyn's favorite decade of music is the 80s. I love it too. 

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