Before and After MLK: Healing Grief with Rev. Liz Walker

In this profound conversation, Reverend Liz Walker, former Boston news anchor turned minister, shares her journey from journalism to ministry and the creation of "Can We Talk" - a revolutionary community healing program born from tragedy. After a church member was killed in gun violence, Rev. Walker and her community developed a peer-led grief support model that has now expanded to 20 sites across the country.Key Topics DiscussedRev. Walker's Personal StoryDesegregated West Side Junior High School in Little Rock, Arkansas (7th grade)Father died suddenly during second week of schoolDecades of unprocessed trauma and griefNow healing through the very program she helped createThe "Can We Talk" ProgramPeer-led, non-hierarchical space for sharing trauma and griefBased on principles of collective healing rather than individual therapyThe Civil Rights Movement ConnectionRev. Walker grew up during the Martin Luther King eraEmphasizes how the civil rights movement combined contemplation with activismTrauma and Healing Insights"Most trauma is public" - it's relational, not isolatedHealing must happen in community, not aloneUntended grief builds up rather than wanesConnect with Rev. Walker:Website: LizWalkerBooks.comCan We Talk Program: CanWeTalkNetwork.orgFacebook: Liz WalkerInstagram: @PastorLizPodcast: From the HeartSupport the showMother tree Network Podcast--Where  Earth Wisdom Meets Racial Justice and Women's Leadership. Want to become your unlimited self and evolve the planet?Go here to get the Mother Tree podcast + Show Notes sent to your inboxhttps://www.dramandakemp.com/podcast