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How To Make Love™

laura brewerlaurabrewer.love
Unconventional recipes for love and liberation. In a world filled with hate, injustice, and despair, our sense of shared humanity depends on learning to MAKE radical, revolutionary, justice-centered love. Not find it, not fall into it. But intentionally create and wield it. Centering the voices of historically and culturally marginalized people, How To Make Love™ will provoke and challenge you to create your own recipe for and practice of making more love — in your life, and in the world. And ask you to include justice as a critical ingredient. New episodes monthly.
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Episodes

25: "Organizing at the speed of love." (ft. Ai-jen Poo)

Join organizer & TED speaker Ai-jen Poo for a discussion about how to think and operate like an organizer in your day-to-day life, and how to actively support the rights, wellbeing, and dignity of domestic workers in our country. Learn more about the fight for domestic workers' rights, more about Ai-jen, and get LOTS of links for how to get involved on the shownotes page from today's conversation at: www.laurabrewer.love/episode25 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love by writing ...

Jul 25, 201939 min

24: How To Be Wounded

The root of the word vulnerability is "vulnus," meaning "to be wounded." Join host laura brewer for discussion about what radical vulnerability entails, how to practice it, and why it's essential for making love and justice. In this episode, we'll go over: ⚡️What is vulnerability; ⚡️What the three aspects of vulnerability are; ⚡️Guided questions and suggestions on how to deepen your practice of vulnerability; ⚡️How vulnerability and justice go hand in hand. You can find a summary of the episode ...

Jun 20, 201927 min

23: “Sex positivity is a philosophy and movement towards acceptance.” (ft. Dr. Shannon Chavez)

Join guest Dr. Shannon Chavez for a discussion of making love through creating sex positivity. Dr. Chavez is a sex therapist and a clinical psychologist whose work breaks down stigmas around sex and sexuality. Learn more about Dr. Chavez, her work, and get the shownotes from today's conversation at: www.laurabrewer.love/episode23 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/howto...

Jun 06, 201952 min

22: How To Feel

Join host laura brewer for the heart work of learning how to feel our emotions AND discuss how/why feelings are intimately connected to our work in social justice. In this episode, we'll go over: ⚡️What are feelings/emotions; ⚡️8 concrete ways feeling our emotions is necessary for and connected to the work of social change; ⚡️A framework for how to feel them; ⚡️PLUS, there's a freebie resource at the end. You can find a summary of the episode and the free resource on the show notes page: www.lau...

May 23, 201921 min

21: "For my story, I get to be the one that writes it." (ft. Elena Aguilar)

Join guest Elena Aguilar for a discussion of making love through creating resilience. Elena is a renown author and educational coach who has trained thousands of educators across America. She has studied and distilled the critical habits and behaviors of resilience people(s) and shares her insight with us in this episode. Learn more about Elena, her books, and get the shownotes from today's conversation at: www.laurabrewer.love/episode21 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love by writi...

May 07, 201946 min

20: PowerLESS Love

Join host laura brewer for the heart work of learning to give up power and control in the ways we love those around us. In this episode, we'll go over ⚡️9 specific strategies⚡️ for loving with less power and control: for making our love powerLESS. Here's a preview of the 9 strategies for practicing LESS power in our love: Create Shared Power Agreements > Expectations Apologize Give Up: The "Right Way" Less Critique Heal Resentments Tell the Truth (about your boundaries, needs, wants, requests...

Apr 25, 201927 min

19: "For all that shall be: yes." (ft. Paula Stone Williams & Jonathan Williams)

Making love by choosing yes. Join guests Paula Stone Williams and Jonathan Williams for a conversation about reconciliation, intentionality, and surrendering expectations. Paula & Jonathan's TED talk on transition and redemption have been viewed by over 1 million people. Learn more about Paula & Jonathan's TED talk, congregations, and upcoming speaking events at: www.laurabrewer.love/episode19 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our ...

Apr 09, 201953 min

18: Under the Influence of Urgency

Join host laura brewer for a discussion about making love by slowing down and divesting from a sense of urgency: in our lives, and in our organizations. In this episode, we'll look at the benefits of using a sense of urgency, the costs we pay for that way of being, and distinctions and antidotes that can help us shift into deeper presence in our lives and inclusivity in our organizations. Get a FREE RESOURCE to bring back to your families, teams, and organizations that summarizes the information...

Mar 26, 201933 min

17: "Language matters desperately." (ft. Rita Dove)

Love & language. Join guest Rita Dove for a conversation about making love, justice, and poetry. Rita is a Pulitzer Prize winning poet, the poetry editor for the New York Times Magazine, and former Poet Laureate of the United States. Read the poems and resources Rita shares on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode17 Love How To Make Love? You can return the love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/howtom...

Mar 19, 201946 min

16: Courage & Fear

Join host laura brewer for a discussion about making love through cultivating courage, and UNlearning a ton of stuff about fear. In this episode, we'll look at three critical ingredients for courage, learn to radically re-relate to fear, and understand how all of that connects to love and justice. Learn more about this episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode16 Love How To Make Love? You can return the love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside suppor...

Feb 26, 201928 min

15: “When you return fire and begin dehumanizing others, you compromise your own Self.” (ft. Simran Jeet Singh

Love & Hate. Join guest Simran Jeet Singh for a conversation about creating love and connection in the face or hate and racism. Simran is an activist and professor whose work tackles issues of diversity, inclusion, religion, race, and hate violence. Learn more about this episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode15 Love How To Make Love? You can return the love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/h...

Feb 14, 201940 min

14: How To Practice

Join host laura brewer for a lot of profanity, and to learn how to build an intentional practice of love and justice: in your life, and in the world. Learn more about this episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode14 Love How To Make Love? You can return the love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/howtomakelove

Jan 31, 201922 min

13: "People are always trying to define who I am." (ft. Miki Poy)

Join guest Miki Poy, for a conversation with one of our favorite fans about making love and creating belonging. Miki is an educational leader in the Philadelphia school district and is on a journey to deepen her love for herself and others. Learn more about this episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode13 Love How To Make Love? You can return the ❤️ by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/howtomakelove...

Jan 15, 201935 min

12: “You need to call from inside the thing you want to liberate.” (ft. Sadada Jackson)

Join guest Sadada Jackson for a conversation about making love with, in, and through our bodies. Sadada is an embodied practitioner of equity and teaches us all to spend more time in and with our bodies as the vehicle for impact. Learn more about this episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode12 Love How To Make Love? You can return the ❤️ by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/howtomakelove...

Dec 31, 201836 min

11: "I thought I couldn't be powerful if I were a loving leader." (ft. Christine Margiotta)

Join guest Christine Margiotta for a conversation about bringing love to work. Christine is the Executive Director of Social Venture Partners Los Angeles and is a stand for unabashedly leading with and through love. Learn more about this episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode11 Love How To Make Love? You can return the ❤️ by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/howtomakelove

Dec 06, 201847 min

10: “The fight for justice, the fight for freedom, are always in accordance with the fight for love.” (ft. Prof. David Kim)

Join guest Professor David Kyuman Kim for a conversation about the radical art of love in public, love in politics, and the heart (and hard) work required for both. Kim is co-convener of the Love-Driven Politics Collective. The episode summary and its resources can be found here . Want to give a little love back to How To Make Love ? Become a patreon of the podcast ....

Nov 20, 201842 min

08: "All of the connections break when you are utterly broken." (ft. Yolonda Coles Jones)

Join guest Yolonda Coles Jones for a raw and honest conversation about making love when you are broken wide open. Artist, musician, mother, and entrepreneur, Yolonda's transparency, wisdom, and expression will shake your heart into greater openness. The episode summary and its resources can be found here . Want to give a little love back to How To Make Love ? Become a patreon of the podcast ....

Oct 30, 201840 min

07: "There is a relationship between silence and suffering, and by God I'm going to break silence." (ft. Dr. Robin DiAngelo)

Join guest Dr. Robin DiAngelo for a provocative discussion about making love through disrupting white fragility and white supremacy. DiAngelo is a sociologist and educator whose work centers around racial justice through an examination of white identity. The episode summary and its resources can be found here . Want to give a little love back to How To Make Love ? Become a patreon of the podcast ....

Oct 16, 201856 min

06: “You just have to trust that there are enough people who will respond in a positive way that it’s worth it.” (ft. Megan Amram)

Guest Megan Amram shares how to make love through comedy, laughter, satire, and in 140 characters or less. Amram is an Emmy nominated writer, comedian, and actress who offers wisdom about creating comedy that centers the social issues of our time. The episode summary and its resources can be found here . Want to give a little love back to How To Make Love ? Become a patreon of the podcast ....

Oct 02, 201838 min

05: “I have as much passion as I have insecurity.” (ft. Tre Johnson)

Join guest Tre Johnson, a writer for Rolling Stone and Vox, for an exploration of making love through writing, self-expression, and the nexus between pop culture, politics, and race. The episode summary and its resources can be found here . Want to give a little love back to How To Make Love ? Become a patreon of the podcast ....

Sep 25, 201844 min

04: "We’re holding back the tide of darkness but that does not mean we’re creating light.” (ft. Norma Wong Roshi)

Join guest Norma Wong for a discussion of making love through aloha and activism. Norma Wong is a Zen Master, teacher of Mu-i Tai Ji Zen, and a former Hawai'i state legislator who calls all of us to a deeper practice of activism through aloha. The episode summary and its resources can be found here . Want to give a little love back to How To Make Love ? Become a patreon of the podcast ....

Sep 11, 201841 min

03: “She went down in the airport, and she never woke up.” (ft. Rev. Kendall Cooke)

This is an exploration of How To Make Love at the end of life. Guest Reverend Kendall Cooke -- a hospice chaplain who has sat with thousands of people as they've prepared for death and taken their last breath -- shares her stories, insights, and personal experiences with death and dying. Together, we explore how to create love, even at the end of life. The episode summary and its resources can be found here . Want to give a little love back to How To Make Love ? Become a patreon of the podcast ....

Aug 28, 201836 min

02: "I had to undo the terrorism of conditional loving." (ft. Lama Rod Owens)

This is an exploration of how to make radical self love with Lama Rod Owens. Acclaimed Buddhist teacher, author, & activist, Lama Rod shares his wisdom about the inner work required for self-love as an ethic of freedom and justice. The episode summary and its resources can be found here . Want to give a little love back to How To Make Love ? Become a patreon of the podcast ....

Aug 27, 201851 min

01: "Together we’re going to figure out how to MAKE love." (ft. laura brewer)

Welcome to the pilot episode of How To Make Love, a podcast by laura brewer that will provoke and challenge you to create your own recipe for and practice of making more love and justice--in your life, and in our world. Subscribe & join the conversation. The episode summary and its resources can be found here .

Aug 26, 201827 min
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