Ep 31. Adwoa talks to Kai-Isaiah Jamal about preventative recovery.

The Gurls Talk Podcast

Gurls Talk

Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Self-care doesn’t have to mean celery juices, mineral face masks and sage-burning yoga classes overlooking the ocean. Self-care is whatever makes you feel good. This is something the brilliant Kai-Isaiah Jamal and I spoke about in this week’s podcast. We discussed the power of preventative recovery, about knowing your triggers, setting boundaries and understanding what protective practices bring you back to yourself. We often think of recovery as the after event, what you do to heal....

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0:00.0	Girls Talk
0:05.6	You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa-Boha and powered by our friends at Nike.
0:13.9	This is where girls come together to talk, share, listen and take control.
0:19.0	So listen to us every week for your source of fierce chat. And don't forget to
0:23.8	subscribe. Hi everyone. We're exploring the theme of recovery for November. Recovery means something
0:36.9	different to us all. But whatever the situation, recovery for November, recovery means something different to us all.
0:38.3	But whatever the situation, recovery is always about returning to a normal state of health, mind or strength.
0:45.2	Today I'll be talking to the brilliant Kai, Isaiah Jamal, about self-care and preventative recovery.
0:51.1	Kai is a spoken word poet, performer, writer, model and trans visibility activist. He works
0:57.3	alongside institutions and brands to bring a voice to the misrepresented and unrepresented,
1:02.7	and unrepresented, queer, transgender and intersex people of colour. Welcome to the Girls Talk podcast,
1:08.5	Kai. Hey, thank you for having me. Thank you so much.
1:11.6	It seems like it's been quite a while since we last spoke, like in the Girls Talk format, but it's so nice to have you on the podcast.
1:19.6	Thank you for having me. I'm glad to be here.
1:21.6	I mean, when we spoke at the Nike event, it was about, was our topic recovery?
1:28.3	Recovery as well.
1:29.3	Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:30.3	It was recovery as well.
1:31.3	And we kind of got into an amazing conversation.
1:34.3	There was a few of us on stage, if anyone wasn't there, and we spoke about kind of parents
1:39.3	and recovery in general and what it means and the kind of process behind it. But I want to start off with talking
1:46.4	about preventative recovery, which is something that's really important in my life and something
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