Jennifer Mullan (Decolonizing Therapy)+

FRTB Clip: The Marrow of Soft Girl Shit w/ EbonyJanice

FRTB Clip: The Marrow of Pleasure and Power w/ Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke Carnagie

The Marrow of Embodied Astrology w/ Renee Sills

In this soul-nourishing conversation, Dr. Jen welcomes astrologer, somatic educator, and Embodied Astrology founder Renee Sills to the altar. Together they explore astrology not as a prediction tool, but as a living practice of attunement — with the cosmos, the body, and each other. From Renee's origin story as a second-generation astrologer to the cultural significance of Neptune entering Aries, this episode weaves together somatics, divination, decolonization, and the revolutionary power of curiosity and play. Connect with Renee Sills - embodiedastrology.com https://instagram.com/embodiedas

The Marrow of Grief as a River Home with Dr. Jaiya John

What happens when grief becomes a doorway instead of a destination? In this deeply moving and soul-stirring conversation, Dr. Jen welcomes ancestral baba, medicine poet, and freedom worker Jaiya John to the From Root to Bone altar. Together, they explore the profound loneliness, grief, rage, and longing many of us are carrying in these times—and the sacred practices that can help us find our way home to ourselves. Through storytelling, poetry, ancestral remembrance, and heartfelt reflection, Jaiya shares wisdom on ritual, ceremony, embodiment, collective healing, and the revolutionary power

The Marrow of Ancestors, Endings, & Transformations w/ Dr. Minerva Arias

In this deeply moving conversation, Dr. Jennifer Mullan welcomes grief therapist, priestess, author, and soon-to-be Dr. Minerva Arias to explore grief as more than an emotional response to loss—it is a sacred relationship, a portal, and a teacher. Drawing from her lived experience, ancestral traditions, and her work within Ifá and Lucumí cosmologies, Minerva shares how the sudden death of her beloved niece transformed her life and ultimately guided her toward a doctoral path centered on grief, ancestral relationships, and collective healing. Together, Dr. Jen and Minerva unpack what Western p

The Marrow of Revolutionary Parenting w/ Leslie Priscilla and Fernando Deveras

In this deeply grounding and emotionally expansive conversation, Dr. Jennifer Mullan is joined by Leslie Priscilla and Fernando Deveras for a powerful dialogue on parenting, collective liberation, community care, and what it means to raise conscious children in a world shaped by oppression, violence, and disconnection. Together, they explore the intersections of decolonized parenting, organizing, healing, ancestral wisdom, and relationship-building as acts of resistance and survival. Through reflections on intergenerational healing, political education, mutual aid, and the importance of villa

The Marrow of Indigenous Storytelling and Sovereignty w/ Dr. Autumn BlackDeer

American colonialism has tried its best to erase the knowledge, traditions and population of those indigenous to this land. But the commitment to ancestral wisdom and practices, indigenous cultures continue to thrive. In this episode, Dr. Jenn talks with anti-colonial scholar, Dr. Autumn Blackdear about the power of native sovereignty. Dr. Autumn Asher BlackDeer is a queer anti-colonial scholar-activist from the Southern Cheyenne Nation. Her scholarship illuminates the impact of structural violence on American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Dr. BlackDeer centers Indigenous voices throu

The Marrow of Therapists from the Hood w/ Kim Young and Marvin Toliver

In conversation, Dr. Jennifer Mullan is in unfiltered conversation with Kim Young and Marvin Toliver—licensed social workers, cultural disruptors, and unapologetic truth-tellers. Together, they dive deep into the realities of mental health work, the violence embedded in traditional systems, and the radical act of showing up as your full, authentic self. From reflections on growing up Black in America to navigating overwhelmingly white academic spaces, Kim and Marvin unpack the emotional labor of being “the only one,” the myth of neutrality in therapy, and the pressure to shrink or shape-shift

The Marrow of Apocalyptic Grief w/ Lama Rod Owens

n this deeply expansive and soul-stirring conversation, Dr. Jennifer Mullan welcomes renowned Buddhist teacher, author, and activist Lama Rod Owens to From Root to Bone. Together, they explore what it means to live, love, and lead from the marrow—where truth, grief, joy, and liberation all coexist. From reflections on spiritual lineage and ancestral connection to the radical act of choosing joy in a world shaped by systemic harm, this episode invites listeners into a layered dialogue on healing, responsibility, and becoming. Lama Rod shares insights from his journey through Buddhism, activism

The Marrow of Pleasure and Power w/ Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke Carnagie

Dr. Jennifer Mullan sits down with sexologist Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clark Carnegie for a powerful conversation on decolonizing sexuality, reclaiming the erotic as power, and healing beyond Western frameworks. Together, they explore pleasure, trauma, ancestral wisdom, and the radical act of imagining new ways of being. This episode is an invitation to reconnect with your body, your joy, and your liberation. Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke Carnagie, PhD, MSW, MEd, is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, as well as a loveologist, cultural and clinical sexologist,

The Marrow of Somatic Healing w/ Nazbah Tom and Fayza Bundalli

Dr. Jennifer Mullan sits with somatic practitioners Nazbah Tom and Fayza Bundalli to explore healing through the body, ancestry, and collective liberation. Together they unpack burnout, nervous system wisdom, cultural lineage, and everyday resilience practices. This grounding conversation invites listeners to reconnect with embodied knowing and imagine more liberated futures. Nazbah Tom (Dene) is a somatic practitioner based near Tkaronto (Toronto), living and working on Mohawk and Anishinaabe lands. They offer one-to-one healing work, lead small groups, teach and supervise practitioners, and

The Marrow of Radical Queerness w/ Robert Downes

When white queerness can't always be trusted to keep in line with collective liberation, where do you turn? In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Mullen sits down with psychotherapist and writer Robert Downes for a powerful conversation about resistance, Black feminist thought, and the work of decolonizing therapy and the psyche. Together they explore rage, care, ancestry, and what it means to live and act with integrity in a world shaped by colonialism and racial capitalism. This episode invites listeners to transform grief and discomfort into deeper connection, truth-telling, and collective action.

The Marrow of Ancestral & Celestial Intelligence w/ Jen Maramba and Natoya Hall

Season 2, Episode 3 of From Root To Bone Podcast.

The Marrow of Ancestral & Celestial Intelligence w/ Jen Maramba and Natoya Hall

As Black and Brown descendants of people who survived through religious colonization, getting back to the spiritual practices and wisdom of those in our lineages can seem scary. In this episode, Dr. Jenn talks with practitioners of ancestral healing, Natoya Hall and Jen Maramba, to bring more lightness to spiritual wisdom lost to us. Natoya is a multidimensional healer, channel and spiritual teacher with over two decades of experience walking the path of soul remembrance and energetic mastery. Her work weaves ancestral wisdom, galactic consciousness, and soul alchemy to activate the new HUma

The Marrow of Soft Girl Shit w/ EbonyJanice

In the era of self-care, what we've grown to know about caring for ourselves and regulating our nervous systems has become a slogan for luxury and self-centered action. But how can your commitment to softness and self-care also be care for those in your community? In this episode, Dr. Jenn talks with EbonyJanice, a free woman on a love journey, about her ethos for real soft girl shit. EbonyJanice Moore is a Hip Hop Womanist, scholar-priestess, sovereignty mentor, and revolutionary dreamer. With a mind shaped by Cultural Anthropology and Political Science, and a heart anchored in spirit, love,