This week on STPT, Danielle Holland is joined by returning guest, Rokea Jones (she/her) to dive into TX SB8, reproductive rights and how adverse medical outcomes are inextricably linked to the experience of racism in the US. "We are literally fighting for our lives." Rokea shares specific ways we can give voice to the voiceless and be of service in this world. Rokea Jones is Director of Doula Services at Open Arms Perinatal Services, public service experts, and a maternal health specialist. Her diverse work experience over the years has covered providing advocacy, education, direct social services and extensive civic engagement and policy advocacy.

Then, Anne Liu Kellor (she/her) joins Holland in conversation centered around Kellor's memoir debut, Heart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging, out now via She Writes Press. Anne and Danielle explore embodied states of love, inherited silences, and coming home to ourselves. From little t to big T Trauma, dissolving shame, and sharing the conflicts of her mixed race experiences, Anne offers herself to be seen in her multitudes as an inspiration to us all. Ride with us this week, in the Heart Radical.

Anne is a mixed-race Chinese American writer, editor, and teacher. Her essays have appeared in Yes Magazine, Longreads, Fourth Genre, Witness, New England Review, Entropy, The Normal School, Los Angeles Review, Literary Mama, and many more. She is the recipient of fellowships from Hedgebrook, Seventh Wave, Jack Straw Writers Program, 4Culture, and Hypatia-in-the-Woods. Anne teaches writing workshops and leads writing retreats across the Pacific Northwest. She also facilitates a year-long creative nonfiction manuscript program for women and nonbinary writers seeking mentorship and community.

Language, Love, and Belonging (w/ Anne Liu Kellor)