Unraveling -Isms

Join hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin as they wrap up their thoughts on the BS built into the US presidential election system. While they chose this topic with US listeners as the primary audience, if you are outside of the US system and struggling to understand why the presidential election cycle works the way it does, you'll find this episode to be helpful. Note that the

In this episode, co-hosts Amena and Kay share their favorite sources of satire, talk about the term "himpathy," and debate the meaning of the word counterfeit as it applies to U.S. presidential elections. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessm

In this episode, Amena and Kay share their experiences dealing with perfectionism, and express differing views on how to handle it. As always, this is a deep but refreshing conversation between two people who are committed to making the world a most just and equitable place for everyone. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsult

Listen in to this very personal conversation between Amena and Kay, as they discuss the critical difference between naming and name-calling. The "Voters Dilemma" blog series by Dr. Ahmed Afzaal, mentioned in the episode, can be found here. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, and her cultural competency assessment package can be found at http

Join Amena and Kay for this discussion of the fuel that systems of oppression are desperate to hold onto: your power. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book

In this episode, Amena and Kay talk about how white people, especially those in the U.S. and global north, must take responsibility for speaking up about oppression, and why it's so important to talk about accountability. Along the way, they discuss the ancient Greek play, "Lysistrata," as an example of how community helps create action and accountability. Amena Chau

Amena and Kay, energized by the student protests happening around the US and world, have a few things to say about the US's inflammatory response to young people rising up. Listen for calls to action for Christian churches and police personnel! Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠, and her Intercultural Development

In this episode, co-hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin use professionalism as an example of an oppressive system, and they talk about how you can change it. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/ K

Silence is violence, right?! Well, most of the time the answer is yes, but sometimes (just not very often) it's important to stay silent. But how do you know when to speak up and when to stay silent? Join hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin to learn about two types of silence and learn when to speak up (most of the time) vs. when to stay silent. Amena Chaudhry can be found �

Myth: An "-ism" - like racism, for example - doesn't affect us if we're not a member of the marginalized group. This couldn't be further from the truth! In this episode, co-hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin bust this myth using the example of race-based medicine practices. The "In the world of medicine, race-based diagnoses are still very real" episode of the "Code Switch" podc