263 - Women’s History Month: Guarding Your Joy and Working Toward Healing with Author and Thought Leader Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts

Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison

Be the Bridge

Education

4.9 • 774 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

The NAACP Image Award-winning author, Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts joins Be the Bridge founder and podcast host, Latasha Morrison, for a profound conversation this Women’s History Month. Listeners get the honor of hearing Tracey talk about the sacred relationship of Black women and the women who have personally impacted her. There is beauty and depth, wisdom and vulnerability in Tracey’s story and words. Latasha and Tracey discuss what it looks like to work faithfully without recognition and the words of Jesus in John 5 about being made well as it relates to racial trauma. You’ll be challenged to find what brings you joy and to guard it. And you’ll be encouraged that joy can coexist with sorrow and anger. Listen in to hear the other “L” that Tracey adds to Listen, Learn, and Leverage. Then, head to our social media profiles to discuss this episode with the Be the Bridge community.

Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Senior Producer - Lauren C. Brown
Producer, Editor, & Music - Travon Potts
Transcriber - Sarah Connatser

Quotes:
“I always say that Black folks are the ultimate alchemists. We have learned how to transform pain.” -Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts

“There are people that will get it and some people who won't. And if I'm so worried about the people who won't get it, the people who are here will get overlooked. It's in Matthew where it says you sometimes just gotta shake the dust off your sandals. We're gonna shake the dust off our Jordans and keep it moving.” -Latasha Morrison

“Joy is teaching me to hope.” -Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts

Links:
Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration

book by Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
Then They Came for Mine: Healing from the Trauma of Racial Violence

book by Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
HeARTtalk with Tracey Michae’l

Podcast
HeArtspace: A Newsletter for Our Healing Journeys by Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts

Connect with Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
Her Website
Instagram
Twitter
Facebook

Connect with Be the Bridge:
Our Website
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter

Connect with Latasha Morrison:
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter

Not all views expressed in this interview reflect the values and beliefs of Latasha Morrison or the Be the Bridge organization.

Transcript

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Be The Bridge podcast with Latasha Morrison.
0:06.1	What is doing today?
0:08.9	Each week, Be The Bridge podcast tackles subjects related to race and culture with the goal of bringing understanding.
0:17.0	But I'm going to do it in the spirit of love.
0:19.5	We believe understanding can move us toward racial healing, racial equity, and racial unity.
0:25.1	Latasha Morrison is the founder of Be the Bridge,
0:28.2	which is an organization responding to racial brokenness and systemic injustice in our world.
0:34.0	This podcast is an extension of our vision to make sure people are no longer conditioned by a racialized society but grounded in truth.
0:42.2	If you have not hit the subscribe button, please do so now.
0:45.6	Without further ado, let's begin today's podcast.
0:48.9	Oh, and stick around for some important information at the end.
0:53.7	Okay, be the bridge.
0:56.5	As always, I'm excited to introduce you to a sister, a friend, a new friend now.
1:07.1	I don't meet a stranger.
1:09.4	Just someone is doing some incredible work.
1:13.2	And I want to introduce you to Tracy, Michelle Lewis Jiggetz.
1:18.1	She is a writer, a thought leader, and the author.
1:22.9	And a collaborator of 20 books across several genres.
1:28.3	Didn't know that.
1:30.3	She offers those who read her work and hear her speak an opportunity to explore the intersection of culture, identity, and faith at its deepest levels.
1:40.3	Tracy is the host of the podcast, Heart Talk, and and Tracy Michelle and the founder of Heart Space,
1:47.6	a healing community created to serve those who have a spirit's trauma of any kind through the
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