What does it mean to be radically inclusive?  What is the importance of being culturally responsive as a healthcare provider? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Marcus Howard, Founder and CEO of GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness. They discuss the role of pharmacy in health equity and the imp ..read more

Why is anti-immigration rhetoric an attractive topic to white supremacists?  What types of laws are currently targeting free speech and critical thinking? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Juliet Hooker, a Brown University professor. They discuss her new book, Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politi ..read more

   Tapping is extremely versatile and flexible, and it can be used for pretty much anything. Here are some of the ways tapping can be used:  *Trauma and PTSD *Phobias  *Sleep *Any distressing emotions, such as anxiety, shame anger, etc  *Processing grief  *Processing breakups  *Making difficult decisions *Getting rid of self-limiting beliefs  *Manifesting things that you want  *Regulating yourself- if you're feeling really activated or triggered by something you can use tapping to calm yourself down *Helping kids with their emotions and stresses *Ac ..read more

My husband and I celebrated our 1st anniversary last month, which was even more fun and special than I expected (I'm a huge birthday person, and this was even more fun than that!). Plus we got to eat the top layer of our amazing vegan wedding cake, made by Flour and Time Bakery here in Atlanta, and it was just as delicious 1 year later! I'm truly so grateful to have found such a wonderful person to spend my life with, and oh how much I wish that I could've told younger Jill that it would all work out in the end, just maybe not when/how she expected. While I hold space for all of this joy, whi ..read more

What is the value of anti-racism and anti-oppression work for people with a lived experience of racism and oppression?  In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Maiysha Clairborne, her colleague and partner in their Conscious Anti-Racism company. They discussed the value of anti-racism and anti-oppres ..read more

What is the difference in white privilege vs white welfare? Why is it controversial to say that all white people are racist? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Fatimah Gilliam, Esq., author of Race Rules: Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You. They talk about race etiquette, Gilliam’s interpre ..read more

  Tapping is very easy to learn, and it can be very easy to do once you understand the basics. But to people who don't know anything about it, tapping can look kind of confusing: you're tapping on your hands and your face, you're saying things out loud, and there are different components of the tapping sequence that don’t always make sense right at the start. The first component of the tapping sequence is called the setup statement, and the 2nd part is the rest of the tapping sequence.  In this post, I’ll discuss what a set up statement is, how it’s used, and how you can create one ..read more

Do you know the warning signs of white nationalist radicalization? What are some ways to identify politicians that are using dog whistles and white supremacy rhetoric? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Matt and Tawni Browning, husband and wife team that spend years undercover infiltrating various hate g ..read more

How can children’s books teach kids about coexistence and cultural diversity? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Modello Brown, a children’s book author and hip-hop artist. Brown details how his childhood connection to the more disadvantaged parts of Chicago inspired the stories he shares in his children ..read more

What should more families be conscious of before entering the foster care system? How does a bipartisan approach to policy writing help to achieve equality? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Rachel Lauren, Chief People Officer at Dream.Org. They explore the ups and downs of the foster system and its nee ..read more