Kamilah Majied: Joyfully Just

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The painful injustices we see across society may seem insurmountable. Yet as therapist and author Dr. Kamilah Majied teaches, “Undoing some of the injustice that we do to ourselves and others is actually one of the most joyful things we can do.” Instilling joy into our social change work is the theme of Dr. Majied’s new book, Joyfully Just, and the subject of this inspiring conversation hosted by Tami Simon. Give a listen to this energizing and infectious discussion of: the power of literacy; exploring the roots of suffering; uncovering and healing our unconscious biases; the destructive limitations of our “isms”; releasing the song that wants to burst forth; using our creativity to transmute suffering into joy; making a genuine resolution to be joyful; an enlightened experience of grief; a daily mantra—“let me manifest my highest self, my greater self, my most wise, courageous self”; gratitude and growth; the freedom to create value out of suffering; living with courage; honest conversations; the concept of Black joy; resilience; the contagious nature of “undefeated joy”; respect as the act of looking again; connecting with our heritage and appreciating our interdependence; language as a meditative practice; the shift from cultural appropriation to reparative relationality; resisting despair and “suffering with determination”; self-worth; overcoming the bias of ableism; the practice of “a new moment resolution”; and more. Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. My name's Tammy Simon and I'm the founder of Sounds True, and I want to welcome you to the Sounds True podcast, Insights at the Edge.
0:12.0	I also want to take a moment to introduce you to Sounds True's new membership community and digital platform.
0:18.9	It's called Sounds True One.
0:21.7	Sounds True One features original, premium, transformational docu series, community events,
0:29.0	classes to start your day and relax in the evening, special weekly live shows,
0:36.0	including a video version of Insights at the Edge with an after-show
0:41.3	community question and answer session with featured guests. I hope you'll come join us, explore,
0:48.6	come have fun with us, and connect with others. You can learn more at join.soundstrue.com.
0:56.4	I also want to take a moment and introduce you to the Sounds True Foundation, our nonprofit
1:02.0	that creates equitable access to transformational tools and teachings.
1:08.5	You can learn more at SoundsTrueFoundation.org. And in advance, thank you for your
1:14.5	support. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Dr. Camila Majid. Camila is a mental
1:25.0	health therapist and a tenured professor, researcher, and internationally
1:31.8	engaged consultant on building inclusivity and equity using meditative practices.
1:40.6	She's currently professor of social work at California State University at Monterey Bay,
1:46.0	and before that taught at Howard University for 15 years.
1:51.0	She's the author of a new book we're celebrating the release of this new book, it sounds true.
1:58.0	It's called Joyfully Just, Black Wisdom and Buddhist Insights for Liberated Living.
2:06.2	Camila, welcome. Hi, thank you so much for that warm welcome, and I'm so happy to be here
2:13.7	celebrating JJ's three-month birthday. The book came out about 90 days ago, so it still
2:20.9	feels very alive and fresh, and I very much feel like I have a new baby. So thank you for
2:26.6	giving me the opportunity to come and talk about it and put just the wonderful support I had from
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