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Myelin & Melanin
by Daana Townsend & Dawn Morgan
Dawn & Daana – – two Black women sharing their musings on life, MS, and everything in between.Seasons 1-4: A curated selection of episodes can be streamed. Podcast hosted by two Black women sharing their musings on life, multiple sclerosis, and everything in between! They are often joined by noted MS specialists, medical professionals as well as influencers in and members of the MS community.
Episodes
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Episode 150 | As The Layers Unravel: Disability, Bodies, and Identity (feat. Anna Sweeney, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S)
March is MS Awareness Month. As the month ends, join us for a conversation with our sister in MS, the incredible Anna Sweeney! Anna Sweeney is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Specialist and owner of Whole Life Nutrition Counseling. She is an expert in...
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Episode 147 | "I Am The Terror": Blackness, Disability and Visibility (feat. Kym Oliver)
Join us for an enlightening conversation with the phenomenal Kym Oliver. Kym (half of the duo "The Triple Cripples") and Daana chat about race, intersectionality, disability, decolonization and all the things. So who is Kym Oliver? Kym is a multifaceted creative, thinker, writer, speaker and...
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Episode 146 | This is a Group Project (feat. Imani Barbarin)
Join us as we chat with the amazing Imani Barbarin! We were so excited for this conversation, y'all! The epitome of Black Girl Magic and Disability Pride, Imani Barbarin, also known as Crutches & Spice, is one of the newest trending voices in intersectionality and representation media. Crowned…
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Episode 142 | Retrospective: Holding Space With Damian Washington
As the Myelin & Melanin podcast draws to a close, join us for a special retrospective of moments with one of our favorite people -- Damian Washington. You'll hear clips from Episodes 43, 72 & 110. Enjoy! Find Damian on his website: damianwashington.com and on his vlog:...
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Episode 141 | Retrospective: Dope Moments with Carlos Kareem Windham
As the Myelin & Melanin Podcast comes to a close, we wanted to share some of our favorite moments with Carlos Kareem Windham. Carlos has been the most frequent guest on the show (appearing 13+ times over the past 4 seasons). Carlos co-hosted with Daana when we welcomed the acclaimed author Sonya...
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Episode 140 | Retrospective: Gems from Dr. Aaron Boster, MD (Part 2)
Join us for a retrospective of some gems that Dr. Aaron Boster, MD has shared with us over the years. We are so honored to have been gifted his time and insight on the podcast over the past four seasons. We hope you enjoy this compilation of some of our favorite Dr. B. moments. You'll hear…
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Episode 139 | Retrospective: Gems from Dr. Aaron Boster, MD (Part 1)
Join us for a retrospective of some gems that Dr. Aaron Boster, MD has shared with us over the years. We are so honored to have been gifted his time and insight on the podcast over the past four seasons. We hope you enjoy this compilation of some of our favorite Dr. B. moments. You'll hear…
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Episode 138 | Retrospective: Some of Our Favorite "Intimate" Moments
One of the things we're most proud of is our commitment to addressing the topic of intimacy and its relationship to MS. Throughout the podcast, we've produced three intimacy series -- "That Part", "This Part" and "These Parts" (Intimacy & MS). Join us today for a retrospective of some of our...
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Episode 137 | MS, Visibility & Representation (Part 2) -- feat. Azure Antoinette
She's been called "the Maya Angelou of the Millennial generation". Join us for Part 2 of our conversation with the poet, actress, and fellow MSer, Azure Antoinette. We talk about MS, representation, and visibility. Find Azure on Instagram @hello_azureantoinette, Twitter @AzureAntoinette, and her...
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Episode 136 | MS, Visibility & Representation (Part 1) -- feat. Azure Antoinette
She's been called "the Maya Angelou of the Millennial generation". Join us for Part 1 of our conversation with the poet, actress, and fellow MSer, Azure Antoinette. We talk about MS, representation, and visibility. Find Azure on Instagram @hello_azureantoinette, Twitter @AzureAntoinette, and her...
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Episode 135 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 5) -- feat. Dr. Aaron Boster, MD
Intimacy extends beyond romantic relationships. Today we're joined by Dr. Aaron Boster, MD, and we chat about one of the most intimate relationships an MSer will ever have -- with their MS specialist. Dr. Aaron Boster, MD is President of The Boster Center for Multiple Sclerosis (bosterms.com). He...
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Episode 134 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 4, Part 2) -- feat. Damian Washington
Join us for Part 2 of Chapter 4 of our latest intimacy series. Intimacy is about closeness and connection -- not just human connection. The closeness we have with our pets is special-- especially when you have a chronic illness. Today we chat with Damian Washington about his dog Cooper. Find…
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Episode 132 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 3) -- feat. Keesha (Kiki) Charles
Spirituality and intimacy? We are joined, this week by fellow MSer, Keesha (Kiki) Charles for a discussion of spiritual intimacy. How does spirituality impact life with chronic illness, MS in particular? Find Keesha (Kiki) on Instagram @kikicharles. You can find us on the web at...
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Episode 131 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 2) -- feat. Becca Agauas & Courtney Townsend
When a person is diagnosed with MS, the entire family is diagnosed with MS. In Chapter 2 of our latest intimacy series, we focus on connection and families. We are joined by two amazing MS care partners -- Becca Agauas & Courtney Townsend. Becca's mother, Faith has MS, and she shares her...
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Episode 130 | These Parts: Intimacy & MS (Chapter 1) -- feat. Lydia Guillory & Cathy Chester
We're embarking on another intimacy series, but it's not what you think. We know that intimacy is much more than physical or romantic, even. In this series, we focus on connection and the many different ways that intimacy is fostered #becausems. Today we're joined by Lydia Guillory and Cathy...
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BONUS | The Language of MS: Toxic Positivity -- Paid Partnership with Emilyn
Join us for Part III of "The Language of MS" -- a 3 part series produced in partnership with Emilyn. Today we chat about "toxic positivity". It's not just "good vibes only" when it comes to a disease like MS. All vibes should be welcomed... Emilyn is a free MS companion app to help manage life…
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BONUS | The Language of MS: Spiritual Bypass -- Paid Partnership with Emilyn
Join us for Part II of "The Language of MS" -- a 3 part series produced in partnership with Emilyn. Has anyone ever told you that if you had more faith or prayed harder your illness would be cured? It's happened to us, and it's gross. Today we chat about something called "spiritual bypass"....
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Episode 125 | Body Narratives: Reflections on Diet & Wellness Culture-- feat. Anna Sweeney & Achea Redd
We are joined by two fantastic past guests -- Anna Sweeney, MS, RD, LDN, CEDRD-S, and Achea Redd -- for a chat about body narratives and how they are shaped by wellness culture. You can find Achea's books 'Be Free. Be You.' and 'Authentic You: A Girl's Guide to Growing Up Fearless and True' on...
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BONUS | The Language of MS: "But You Don't Look Sick" -- Paid Partnership with Emilyn
Join us for Part I of "The Language of MS" -- a 3 part series produced in partnership with Emilyn. Today we talk about the super problematic quasi-compliment "But you don't look sick" that many MSers have faced. Don't miss this great conversation. Emilyn is a free MS companion app to help manage...
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Episode 122 | "MS Is Not The Total Sum of Who You Are": MS, Advocacy & Possibilities -- feat. Cathy Chester
Join us for a conversation with the blogger, advocate and according to Damian Washington the "O-est of Gs" in the MS world -- the amazing Cathy Chester. THE Cathy Chester. Find Cathy on Instagram @thecathychester, Twitter @cathyches, and her blog at http://anempoweredspirit.com. You can find us…
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Episode 120 | On a New Sense of Purpose: MS and Taking Up Space -- feat. Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams, MD
We end our MS Awareness Month programming with one of our favorite people -- The Nerdy Neurologist, Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams, MD. We chat about changing our mindsets, finding our purposes, and taking up space You can find Dr. Williams on Instagram @thenerdyneurologist and on her website at...
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Episode 117 | Tell Your Own Story: Taking Up, Filling and Defining the Space -- feat. Ardra Shephard & Damian Washington
Join us for our first episode in MS Awareness Month 2021. We are joined by two incredible members of the MS community (and our friends) -- Ardra Shephard and Damian Washington. We chat about filling, taking up, and defining the space. Find Ardra at her website trippingonair.com. Check out…
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Episode 116 | Chronic Illness Content Creators Taking Up Space -- feat. Jessie Ace, Lauren Freedman & April Moreno, PhD
Join us for a conversation with Jessie Ace, Lauren Freedman & April Moreno -- 3 content creators taking up space in the chronic illness community. As podcasters, we know how to hold the space, but how do we occupy it? Jessie Ace was the host of the Disabled to Enabled Podcast which ended in...
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Episode 115 | The Fire's Still Burning: Continuing the Conversation -- feat. Linda Chavers, PhD, Damian Washington and Carlos Kareem Windham
Join us for a continuation of a conversation we started in July 2020 about Black racial justice. We are joined by former guests Dr. Linda Chavers, PhD, Damian Washington, and Carlos Kareem Windham. We chat about racism, the January 2021 insurrection at the Capitol by white supremacist terrorists,...
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Episode 113 | Not Just Brains: On Treating the Whole Person -- feat. Dr. Heidi Crayton, MD
We are so excited to be joined by Dawn's Neurologist/MS Specialist, Dr. Heidi Crayton, MD. We chat about taking up space and being treated as "whole people" -- not just cookie-cutter symptoms. Dr. Crayton is a board-certified neurologist, with a specialty in Multiple Sclerosis. She did a…
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Episode 112 | Reflections on the Legendary Richard Pryor -- feat. Rain Pryor
Join us for an exclusive interview with actress, comedian, and MS advocate, Rain Pryor. We reflect on her father, the legendary Richard Pryor, and his MS journey. Connect with Rain on Facebook and Instagram @rainpryor. Purchase her book, Jokes My Father Never Taught Me: Life, Love, and Loss with...
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Episode 111 | A Seat At the Table: Defining and Containing the Space -- feat. Jimi Vaughn
Join us for a conversation with DEI leader, Jimi Vaughn about containing and defining the space, as well as what it means to have a seat at the table in a society rampant with ableism. Connect with Jimi on his website: http://jimivaughn.com and Instagram @jimi_vaughn. As always, you can find us…
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Episode 110 | Season 4 Premiere: The Space is Yours -- feat. Damian Washington
It's our Season 4 Premiere! This season, we're focused on "taking up space". What does it mean for people with Multiple Sclerosis? Join us for a conversation with Damian Washington as we unpack this important concept. Find Damian on his website: damianwashington.com and on his vlog:...
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Episode 107 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 10)
Welcome to Realm 10 -- the last Realm in our second ever intimacy series, "This Part: Intimacy & MS". It's just us today -- no guests. Join us as we recap this exciting intimacy adventure. Access intimacy, BDSM, pleasure activism (deference to adrienne maree brown), sexual superpowers, kink…
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Episode 106 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 9) -- feat. Sade Ferrier, M.S. & Keyonna Renea
What's your love language? How does that relate to intimacy? Today we are joined by intimacy coach and AMFT Sade Ferrier and boudoir photographer, body coach, and fellow MSer Keyonna Renea. Don't miss this dope chat. Sade Ferrier, M.S., is passionate about spiritually-infused intimacy that brings...
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Episode 105 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 8) -- feat. Mistress Magenta & Sara Youngblood Gregory
BDSM, domination, submission, kink -- all the things. Welcome to Realm 8. Today we are joined again by the Dominatrix (and fellow MSer), Mistress Magenta, and writer Sara Youngblood Gregory. How does creativity fit into the world of kink and disability? Let's talk. Mistress Magenta is an American...
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BONUS | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 7) -- feat. Roxanne Chanel Murray [ In memory of Kelly Dwyer ]
Kink is exciting. It has definitely opened up new realms of possibility for us. Having said that, it really highlights the importance of consent, communication, and most of all TRUST with the partners you are engaging with. This is amplified when you are disabled (and otherwise marginalized). We...
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Episode 103 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 6) -- feat. Roxanne Chanel Murray
Welcome to Realm 6. We're digging in ever deeper, y'all. Today we are joined by English MS Warrior Roxanne Chanel Murray. We chat about sex, kink & BDSM. How does MS fit in? Tune in! Roxanne is an English MS warrior and Fashion Stylist who advocates for the visibility of people of color in the UK...
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Episode 102 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 5, Part 2) -- feat. Mistress Magenta
We're continuing our conversation with Mistress Magenta -- an American dominatrix living on the Gold Coast of Australia. She also has MS. You don't want to miss the rest of this tantalizing discussion. Find Mistress Magenta on Twitter @MistressMagenta. Check out her website at...
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Episode 101 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 5, Part 1) -- feat. Mistress Magenta
We told you we were going deep. Today we are joined by Mistress Magenta -- an American dominatrix living on the Gold Coast of Australia. She also has MS. You don't want to miss this tantalizing discussion. Find Mistress Magenta on Twitter @MistressMagenta. Check out her website at...
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Episode 100 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 4) -- feat. Carlos Kareem Windham
Episode 100! Can you believe it? Join us for Realm 4 of our intimacy series. Today we are joined by our favorite guest co-host, Carlos Kareem Windham. We chat about WAP, intimacy & sexual superpowers. How does shame shape the discourse? Carlos is a frequent Myelin & Melanin guest co-host and the...
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BONUS | This Part: Intimacy & MS (After Hours) -- What's Your Sexual Superpower?
Welcome to our Bonus "after hours" episode. In preparation for our provocative conversation with Carlos Kareem Windham in Episode 100, we decided to pose the following question to all of the guests in this series: "What is your sexual superpower?" Don't miss this enlightening discussion. You can...
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Episode 98 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 3, Part 2) -- feat. Emily Royce
Get ready for Realm 3 (Part 2)! We're taking the concept of intimacy further. Today we're joined again by Pleasure Activist, Somatic Sex Educator, and MSer Emily Royce. Emily Royce is a Somatic Sex Educator and Certified Sexological Bodyworker. Her decade journey with MS has involved many…
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Episode 97 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 3, Part 1) -- feat. Emily Royce
Get ready for Realm 3 (Part 1)! We're taking the concept of intimacy further. Today we're joined by Pleasure Activist, Somatic Sex Educator, and MSer Emily Royce. Emily Royce is a Somatic Sex Educator and Certified Sexological Bodyworker. Her decade journey with MS has involved many lifestyle and...
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Episode 96 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 2) -- feat. Sara Youngblood Gregory
We're still talking intimacy! In Realm 2, we talk with writer Sara Youngblood Gregory about bondage, disability, and liberation. Her article "As A Disabled Person, I Love Bondage. Here's Why" was published in the Huffington Post in July 2020. Sara joins us again later in the series as well…
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Episode 95 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 1) -- feat. Keyonna Renea
Intimacy. We're taking you on a journey. Join us for Realm 1 -- today we're joined by Keyonna Renea. We chat about access intimacy, vulnerability, agency, and more. We first discovered the term "access intimacy" on a 2011 post on Mia Mingus' (check her out on Instagram @mia.mingus) blog "Leaving...
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TRAILER | This Part: Intimacy & MS -- A Series
On September 5, 2020, our series "This Part: Intimacy & MS" starts. We're taking you on a journey. Our first intimacy series "That Part: Intimacy & MS" peeled back the layers -- helping us reflect on all of the elements that help one frame intimacy (especially as it relates to MS). In this series...
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Episode 93 | "Surrender's My Jam": Agency, Energy and Intimacy -- feat. Kianga Ford
Today we are joined by thought leader and life coach Kianga Ford. We chat about energy, agency, and surrender -- topics that are the perfect precursors to our upcoming series, "This Part: Intimacy and MS". Kianga Ford is a thought leader, coach, facilitator, and speaker. She is the founder of…
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BONUS | Reframing Your "Productivity" Narrative #BecauseMS -- Paid Partnership with Healthline
We've partnered with Healthline to host a series of live chats on "Managing Grief After an MS Diagnosis"...⠀ Join us today as we reflect on our most recent chat on the MS Healthline app (on 8/4) in the "Wellness" group! We talked about what it means to reframe your narrative when MS impacts your...
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BONUS | Medical PTSD & Continuous Trauma -- Paid Partnership with Healthline
We've partnered with Healthline to host a series of live chats on "Managing Grief After an MS Diagnosis"...⠀ Join us today as we reflect on our most recent chat on the MS Healthline app (on 7/28)! We talked about medical PTSD and continuous trauma. It was a very intense chat! Our final live chat...
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BONUS | Mourning the "Old Self" -- Paid Partnership with Healthline
We've partnered with Healthline to host a series of live chats on "Managing Grief After an MS Diagnosis"...⠀ Join us today as we reflect on our most recent chat on the MS Healthline app! We talked about what it looks like to mourn your "old self". Tune in as we do some debriefing. The remainder…
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Episode 83 | Reflections on Grief After an MS Diagnosis -- Paid Partnership with Healthline
Join us today as we chat and reflect on grief after an MS diagnosis. It's layered -- it's a process. We've partnered with Healthline to host a series of live chats on "Managing Grief After an MS Diagnosis"...⠀ The hour-long live chat schedule is ⠀ as follows:⠀ ⠀ Tuesday, 7/21, 4PM EST:⠀…
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Episode 82 | A Chat With Superman: Basketball, Perseverance & MS -- feat. Chris Wright
Today we are joined by professional basketball player, Chris Wright. Chris was the first player in NBA history to be diagnosed with MS. We chat about his diagnosis story, basketball, and his unmatched perseverance. Don't miss this engaging conversation. Chris Wright is an American professional...
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Episode 81 | The Fire Next Time: Keep Your Apologies, Do The Work -- feat. Dr. Linda Chavers, PhD, Damian Washington & Carlos Kareem Windham
Join us for the 4th of July conversation everyone needs to be having. We are joined by former guests Dr. Linda Chavers, Damian Washington, and Carlos Kareem Windham and chat about racism, antiracism, white folks doing the work, and saving their apologies. Find Carlos on Twitter @caballonegrito…
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BONUS | Muting Whiteness, BLM, and Other Reflections -- feat. Anna Sweeney, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S
Join us for a bonus episode with Anna Sweeney, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S. We talk about Black lives matter, muting whiteness, and the responsibility that white influencers have to use their platforms for justice. You can find Anna on Instagram and Twitter @dietitiananna as well as her website:...
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Dawn & Daana – – two Black women sharing their musings on life, MS, and everything in between.Seasons 1-4: A curated selection of episodes can be streamed. Podcast hosted by two Black women sharing their musings on life, multiple sclerosis, and everything in between! They are often joined by noted MS specialists, medical professionals as well as influencers in and members of the MS community.
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Daana Townsend & Dawn Morgan
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Dawn & Daana – – two Black women sharing their musings on life, MS, and everything in between.Seasons 1-4: A curated selection of episodes can be streamed. Podcast hosted by two Black women sharing their musings on life, multiple sclerosis, and everything in between! They are often joined by noted...
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