Non-linear Healing, Identity, and Spiritual Activism with Gray Matters

In this episode, we talk to Rikki and Sharmeen from Gray Matters (@graymatterstheblog) about our nonlinear processes of healing, identity formation, and acting in allyship. In our white supremacist, colonial, capitalist society, we are often pushed to find the quick fix to our struggles and be results-oriented, but healing and self-care do not have finish lines. We also talk about how this results-oriented mentality has transferred into dominant notions of what activism means, and the surge in what Gray Matters calls “activism for clout” (i.e. posting Black squares and selling/buying rainbow flags) which is performative and not actually helping those it claims to help. We also get into what spiritual activism is and how it fundamentally juxtaposes “activism for clout” by starting with cultivating the inner world and internalized systems of oppression. Resources mentioned: Lali’s piece on gender in Gray Matters the Blog: https://www.graymatterstheblog.com/theoryexploration Yoga is Dead: https://www.yogaisdeadpodcast.com/home Rachel Rickett's Spiritual Activism Anti-Racism Courses: https://www.rachelricketts.com/online-courses Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NY-ffbuW3ysimYkPyJzw9Bs32itIJoXjsO7-Mv4k2oc/edit?usp=sharing