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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

55: "Racism is harmful. Divisive white allyship is harmful too.” (ft. Dr. David Campt)

Join guest Dr. David Campt for a discussion on conversations between white progressives and white conservatives about racism in America. Dr. Campt is a national expert in the areas of inclusion and equity, cultural competence, and intergroup dialogue. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://www.laurabrewer.love/episode55 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love back by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ ...

Oct 20, 202045 min

54: How To Be Awkward

Join host laura brewer for an exploration of how learning to be awkward can be an intentional practice of disrupting the oppressive status quo culture. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode54 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...

Sep 29, 202011 min

53: "Whatever it is, you're not the only one." (ft. Janine Kwoh)

Join guest Janine Kwoh for a discussion about making love by embracing awkward. Janine is the owner and artist behind Kwohtations, a Brooklyn, NY-based line of letterpress printed greeting cards and other gift items that celebrate a diversity of identities and life experiences, and always with a bit of humor. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://www.laurabrewer.love/episode53 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love back by writing a review on iTunes ...

Sep 17, 202044 min

52: How To Disarm

Join host laura brewer for an exploration of the ways we armor up, and what it takes to disarm. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode52 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...

Aug 27, 202016 min

51: "We have a responsibility as leaders to ask the question: why is it that way?" (ft. Erica Jordan-Thomas)

Join guest Erica Jordan-Thomas for a discussion about making love by leading on behalf of equity. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://www.laurabrewer.love/episode51 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love back by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/howtomakelove...

Aug 18, 202043 min

50: How To Feel Lost

Join host laura brewer for a discussion about how to make self-compassion when we feel lost. Plus lots of the 'f' word. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode50 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...

Jul 30, 202013 min

49: "Moving money is my medicine." (ft. Edgar Villanueva)

Join guest Edgar Villanueva for a discussion about making love and justice through the inner and systemic work of decolonization. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://www.laurabrewer.love/episode49 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love back by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/howtomakelove...

Jul 23, 202038 min

48: How to Radicalize

Join host laura brewer for a discussion about resisting the silence/shame binary when folks we love create harm -- plus -- a discussion about why and how to radicalize ourselves for justice. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode48 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...

Jun 30, 202016 min

47: "Do you love this person enough to be yourself & also change yourself?" (ft. Yolonda Coles Jones & Will Jones)

Join former guest Yolonda Coles Jones and her partner Will Jones for a frank discussion about making partnership, freedom, intimacy, conscious parenting, and raising free children. Will and Yolonda are both entrepreneurs, home-based educators, and the curators of The Real Life Joneses. Welcome to a conversation about making love and justice through practicing intimacy and freedom. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://www.laurabrewer.love/episode47 Love How To ...

Jun 22, 202059 min

46: Inside-Out

Join host laura brewer for a discussion about the importance of building BOTH an external and internal practice of justice, and the inside-out work in response to injustice. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode46 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...

May 27, 202014 min

45: "We no longer walk in the world in a way that is boxed in." (ft. Stacey & Jasmine Johnson)

Join guests and hosts of Black Zen – Stacey and Jasmine Johnson – for a discussion about making love and justice with meditation and mindfulness. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://www.laurabrewer.love/episode45 Begin your meditation practice with Black Zen's 6-week guide for beginners: https://www.blackzen.co/store/products/365405 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love back by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters...

May 14, 202049 min

44: Practicing Peace

Join host laura brewer for a discussion how sheltering place provides both challenges and opportunities to practice making peace with and inside ourselves. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode44 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...

Apr 21, 202014 min

43: "You've gotta stop acting like you're not qualified to tell a story." (ft. Colin Seale)

Join guest Colin Seale as we tackle imposter syndrome, authenticity, and making sure all kids get the learning experiences they deserve. Colin is the founder of thinkLaw and is the world's most fervent critical thinking advocate. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://www.laurabrewer.love/episode43 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love back by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.co...

Mar 31, 202057 min

42: How To Make Space

Join host laura brewer for a discussion about the role that making space plays in learning to make love and justice. And: how to create it. You can apply for the How To Make Space Retreat (April 6-20) here. Applications close March 27th. https://laurabrewer.love/howtomakespace You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode42 Love How To Make Love? You can return the love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patre...

Mar 12, 202016 min

41: "Give me the opportunity to see your world for a while." (ft. Jenna Ushkowitz)

Join guest Jenna Ushkowitz as we dig into making belonging, identity, and worth. Jenna Ushkowitz is a Tony Award-winning producer, singer, actress, and podcast host. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://laurabrewer.love/episode41 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love back by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/howtomakelove...

Feb 27, 202034 min

40: Confusion > Certainty

Join host laura brewer for an exploration of the ways in which 'certainty' can be toxic for our spirits and our practice of justice. And why confusion and curiosity is a powerful, counter-cultural practice instead. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode40 Love How To Make Love? You can return some love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/howtomakelove...

Feb 20, 202024 min

39: "We imagine that by desiring money, we are causing harm." (ft. Jessie Susannah Karnatz)

Join guest Jessie Susannah Karnatz, the Money Witch, as we tackle all things money and how to build a responsible relationship with it in the context of capitalism. Jessie Susannah is a capitalism-critical financial coach and educator. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://laurabrewer.love/episode39 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love back by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon....

Jan 30, 202052 min

38: Justice and Liberation

Join host laura brewer for an exploration of the differences between 'justice' and 'liberation,' why those differences matter, and how each is incomplete without the other. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode38 Love How To Make Love? You can return some love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/howtomakelove...

Jan 22, 202015 min

37: "Looking for the invisible takes extra effort." (ft. Rina Deshpande)

Join guest Rina Deshpande as we take on learning to become more aware of cultural appropriation in our physical and spiritual practices. Rina is a writer, artist, and teacher of Yoga & Mindfulness and pre-K education. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://laurabrewer.love/episode37 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/howtomakelove...

Dec 26, 201949 min

36: How To Make Anger (ft. a cameo by Lama Rod Owens)

Join host laura brewer for an exploration of the cultural mythology surrounding anger, and how that mythology keeps us in cahoots with white supremacy culture. PLUS a special guest appearance from Lama Rod Owens. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode36 To learn more about the Resistance and Restoration retreat, click here: https://laurabrewer.love/resistandrestore Love How To Make Love? You can return the love by writing a review on iTunes or ...

Dec 17, 201923 min

35: "Pleasure is at the heart of understanding that we are free & understanding how to get free." (ft. adrienne maree brown)

Join guest adrienne maree brown for a conversation about learning to make pleasure, science fiction, and freedom. And how they're all tied together. adrienne is a writer, social justice facilitator, pleasure activist, healer and doula living in Detroit. She is also the cohost of the How to Survive the End of the World podcast. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://laurabrewer.love/episode35 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love by writing a review o...

Nov 26, 201953 min

34: Revise Your Sentence

Join host laura brewer for a discussion about your Sentence: what it is, how it functions, how it messes us up in our practice of justice, and why examining it is critical work for our own liberation. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode34 To learn more about the Resistance and Restoration retreat, click here: https://laurabrewer.love/resistandrestore Love How To Make Love? You can return the love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our ...

Nov 12, 201921 min

33: "Don’t ignore the things that won’t let you go." (ft. Jovian Zayne)

Join guest Jovian Zayne for a discussion all about BEing on purpose . And: how to find or refine your own personal purpose. Jovian is the founder of the International Day of Purpose, an international speaker, and professional development coach. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: https://laurabrewer.love/episode33 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.patr...

Oct 29, 201944 min

32: Imagination As Resistance

Join host laura brewer for an exploration of imagination, why it's essential for the work of liberation, why that's a problem for most of us, and what to do about it. In this episode, we'll go over: ⚡️How and why imagination is connected to liberation, social change, justice, and personal healing. ⚡️5 tips to fuel imagination in the workplace. ⚡️10 tips to fuel imagination in our personal lives. ⚡️PLUS, there's a freebie resource at the end. You can find a summary of the episode and a FREE resou...

Oct 17, 201915 min

31: "Curiosity & judgement can't occupy the same space." (ft. Emilee and Rob McGowan)

Join guests Emilee and Rob McGowan for a discussion about loss, tragedy, and creating intimacy and partnership – especially when it's lacking. Rob & Emilee are partners in life and in their coaching business: Diving Within. Find links to all of the resources from today's conversation at: www.laurabrewer.love/episode31 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/howtomakelove...

Oct 10, 201939 min

30: How To Bear Witness

What does it mean to 'bear witness,' why is bearing witness important for the work of solidarity and justice, and how do you do it? Join host laura brewer for an exploration of all three questions. In this episode, we'll: ⚡️Define what we mean by "bearing witness" ⚡️Explore the why, when, and how of bearing witness; ⚡️Discuss how bearing witness is an essential practice for solidarity and justice; ⚡️Name some hotspots, tensions, and opportunities for inner work to deepen our practice of bearing ...

Sep 19, 201919 min

29: “Creativity is the antidote to destruction.” (ft. Climbing PoeTree)

Join guests Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman of Climbing PoeTree for a discussion about making love by BEing love, justice, and liberation. Climbing PoeTree combines impassioned lyricism, political theater, and boundary-breaking music to activate the transformation the world is thirsty for. Find links to all of the resources, organizations, projects, albums, and communities from today's conversation at: www.laurabrewer.love/episode29 Love How To Make Love? You can give a little love by writing a ...

Aug 28, 201940 min

28: "To create something about love, I have to create it from love." (ft. laura brewer)

In a special 1 year anniversary mini-episode, the tables get turned on laura brewer, who sits in the hot seat to be interviewed about making love. You can find a summary of the episode on the show notes page: www.laurabrewer.love/episode28 Love How To Make Love? You can return the love by writing a review on iTunes or joining our incredible inside supporters on Patreon. ❤️

Aug 27, 201936 min

27: "I'm reaching deeper, to the love that grief & rage grow out of." (ft. Dr. Katharine Wilkinson)

Join author & TED speaker Dr. Katharine Wilkinson for a discussion about how take care of and love our burning planet. And how to feel and tend to grief along the way. Learn more about climate solutions, ways you can get involved, and get lots of links on the shownotes page from today's conversation at: www.laurabrewer.love/episode27 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.c...

Aug 26, 201947 min

26: How to Retreat

There's retreating to escape the work of justice, and retreating to better be in the work of justice. Join host laura brewer for discussion about how to tell the difference, how to make retreat for yourself, and resources to support you along the way. In this episode, we'll go over: ⚡️A distinction: retreating to escape vs. retreating to restore; ⚡️Clues to help you know when you're retreating as a way to avoid difficult stuff; ⚡️5 specific ways you can create a retreat for yourself; ⚡️A way to ...

Aug 16, 201913 min
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