Emotions play a significant role in our human experience, shaping our thoughts, actions, and relationships. However, within certain religious communities, emotions can be subjected to policing, where individuals are made to feel guilty or shameful for experiencing natural human emotions. Erin Green, a passionate advocate for emotional well-being within Christian spaces, joins us to shed light on this important conversation.

REAP- https://www.thereap.org/

Socials- @reap_lgbtq

Erin Green- @ErinGreenbean

Bible App Devotional- https://www.ourbibleapp.com/new-blog/feelings-are-holy

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Join Greg, William, and special guest Andre Harris as they discuss the hit television show P-Valley and it's exploration of gender stereotypes and sexual expectations. 

Andre Harris is a PhD student in the field of Social Work 

National Sickle Cell Advocate

National Sickle Cell Advocacy Network

Founder, Black Men in Social Work

President, Association of Black Social Workers

University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work

Deirdre “Jonese” Austin, MDiv, 24-years-old, is a scholar, writer, minister, and womanist. She aspires to live a life committed to a radical love ethic as she works towards healing and wholeness through good theology, research, direct action, and public policy. Her calling is to explore the ways in which healing can be facilitated in and through the Black Baptist Church, and her current focus is promoting healing, wholeness, and liberation for Black Christian women around their bodies and sexuality. Join Jonese as she grows in knowledge and experience as it relates to the intersections of faith, race, gender and sexuality, and justice.

Casey Overton (she/they) is a radical faith-rooted strategist and spiritual activist who is deeply vested in the development of healing cultures. As National Coordinator for Tikkun Magazine’s Network of Spiritual Progressives, they love being immersed in cooperative interfaith dialogue while creating restorative space for those marginalized within their respective faith institutions. She’s also an amateur poet, nap-taker, time-bender, and movement chaplain-in-training. She hails from increasingly black, middle-class suburbs in the stolen Appamattuck and Arrohatec lands outside of Richmond, VA. They hold a Bachelor’s in Strategic Communication from Hampton University as well as a Master’s in Christian Practice concentrated on justice and reconciliation from Duke University.

Deirdre “Jonese” Austin

Website: https://deirdrejoneseaustin.com

Instagram: @deirdrejonese

Twitter: @deirdrejonese

Casey Overton

Justice Unbound: https://justiceunbound.org/author/casey-overton/

Writings- Liturgy That Matters: https://enfleshed.com

Twitter: @CaseyOverton1

Instagram: @bestcasescenario_