I believe fear will not define Minnesota's story.

Our courage and our love for each other will define Minnesota.

We came to make a change.

Hi, everyone.

Welcome to How to Not Loose Your Shit. I'm LaFonda Cousin, a part-time yoga instructor,

self-care advocate, and the chief people officer here at Red Wine and Blue. And I'm Katie Paris,

the founder of Red Wine and Blue. This week, I got to talk to two moms in Minnesota who have been

protecting their neighbors against ice.

Steph is the leader of a local Trouble Nation group in the Red, Wine and Blue Network,

and Nina is an immigrant from Somalia, and their friendship is so beautiful.

I think my favorite part from this interview was just getting to experience Nina in all of her just calmness.

She's just very, very calming.

What about you, Katie?

Yeah, listening to Nina was like a meditation.

And boy, do we need that anywhere we can get it right now.

So hard agree. I think that my favorite part was it felt like the two of them together were this walking manifestation of everything I keep hearing out of Minneapolis in terms of what is key to standing up to ice in our neighborhood.

So like again and again, whether it is someone who just got involved or a seasoned organizer

who's been involved in this kind of thing for decades, what they say, what they tell us is,

if I something come to your community, get prepared now, and the best way to do it is to knock

on your neighbor's door.

Like, throw a potluck for your block.

Like build a sense of strong community now because you're going to need each other later.

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