In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer speak with Jezz Chung about their debut book, This Way to Change: A Gentle Guide to Personal Transformation and Collective Liberation, an inspirational roadmap to changing yourself and the world through self-healing, transformation, and decolonization. Listen in as they talk about the importance of poetry, healing, transformation, and liberation. Jezz Chung is an artist, poet, and public speaker focusing on cultural change through personal transformation. Their neurodivergent, queer, Korean American experiences shape their work and beliefs in personal tran ..read more

Girl dinner, girl boss, girl math, cool girls. There's so much more to girlhood than these (and other) phrases would have us believe. There is a power and greatness in girls, and in the way they show their resistance. Girls resist in big and small ways - at home, in society, around the world. Jody Myrum's and Ayat Mneina's work shows that resistance is not reserved for exceptional girls. In Stories of Girls' Resistance, a global feminist storytelling project dedicated to documenting a true recount of history grounded in the role of girls’ resistance across social movements, they are working to ..read more

Coming into your own and being your authentic self. Living a double life out of fear of losing your job. Both of these were true for this week's guest, Cory Allen. He writes about all of this and more in his debut memoir, Breaking Free: A Saga of Self-Discovery by a Gay Secret Service Agent. In this week's episode, Raquel and Jennifer speak with Cory about his motivation to write the book, the effect it's having, and where his life is now. Where to find Cory Allen: Website: www.CoryAllenBooks.com Instagram: @AuthorCoryAllen Facebook: @AuthorCoryAllen X: @AuthorCoryAllen TikTok: @AuthorCoryAll ..read more

In this week's episode, Raquel and Jennifer are joined by Dana Diaz, author of Gasping for Air: The Stranglehold of Narcissistic Abuse - the true story of her decades-long marriage to an emotionally and psychologically abusive narcissist. Despite the trauma, Dana emerges as a feisty, triumphant bad ass! Listen in to hear about survival after narcissistic abuse. Where to find Dana: Website: Dana S Diaz Facebook: www.facebook.com/danasdiazauthor Instagram: www.instagram.com/danas.diaz The book: Amazon.com: Gasping for Air: The Stranglehold of Narcissistic Abuse: 979898811550 ..read more

In this week's episode, Raquel and Jennifer are joined by Kirsten Rudberg - author, podcaster (Byte Sized Blessings), screenwriter, clergy (she has her MDiv),  and producer. One of the common denominators in all of this is Kirsten's belief in panentheism - that Spirit/Energy/God/Goddess is in everything, that magic and miracles are real and potent. What an enchanting way to look at life! Jump in Kirsten's sandbox and learn about how her life has been affected by the signs from the universe and how she does what she can to add to the magic in the world.  Where to find Kirsten: Websit ..read more

In this week's episode, Raquel and Jennifer speak with author Catherine Hiller about her book, Cybill Unbound, about a woman's sexual adventures from her 40s into her 70s. In stark contrast to society's (or maybe just Hollywood's) view of aging women, Cybill Unbound serves as an example of one woman's journey to continue growing as a sexual and sensual being in spite of old age. Where to find Catherine: Website: https://www.catherinehiller.net/ Substack: @catherinehiller Facebook: @authorcatherinehiller Instagram: @catherine.hiller.1 Mentioned in this episode: Inside Amy Schumer - Last F**ka ..read more

In this week's episode, Raquel and Jennifer give some life updates and talk about what's on their minds these days. Mentioned in this episode: Podcast | Psychedelics Today Let Raquel and Jennifer know what you think about this and other episodes of Madness Cafe on IG @madnesscafepodcast or by email at madnesscafepodcast@gmail.com. And don't forget to rate and review the show wherever you listen! Thanks for listening and responding ..read more

In this week's episode, Raquel and Jennifer speak with Barbra WhiteCrow about her book Trauma Can Be the Fertilizer to Your Bloom and her work around self-acceptance.  Barbra has dedicated her life to service after a life-changing spiritual experience in her early twenties. Her work has changed hundreds of lives and inspired many into service. Through her now 25 years of service and more than 40,000 healing session hours, Barbra has maintained a strong conviction of compassion in her work. She has written seven books on self-acceptance and is a best-selling Amazon author and has created ..read more

In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer are joined by speaker, author, consultant, and activist-minded educator Cara Tuttle Bell. In addition to being the author of the book that served as the basis of this conversation, Drowning in Timidity: Women, Politeness & the Power of Assertive Living, Cara has served as Director of the Vanderbilt University Project Safe Center for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response since its founding in 2014. Cara has become an influential and award-winning leader in addressing sexual harassment and assault in higher education and has been recognized for contri ..read more

In this week's episode, Raquel and Jennifer speak with Arash Azizi - author of "What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom". Arash has a PhD from NYU and has been an activist for Iran for many years. He is also a Senior Lecturer in History & Political Science at Clemson University and a contributing writer to The Atlantic. Where to find Arash:  Website: www.arashazizi.com ? : @arash_tehran Instagram: @arashaziziii Let Raquel and Jennifer know what you think about this and other episodes of Madness Cafe on IG @madnesscafepodcast or by email at madnesscafepodcast@gmail.com. And don't ..read more