Suzanne Methot is a highly accomplished author with an impressive track record in creating and applying equity and anti-oppression frameworks. Her non-fiction book, Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing, has won several awards, and she has also co-authored the Grade 11 textbook Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations, and contributed to Scholastic’s Take Action series of elementary classroom resource books. Suzanne's upcoming YA book, Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing, is set to be published in June 2023.
In her interview on Nicolette’s Fourth PhD podcast episode, Suzanne offers insights that go beyond the conventional risk factors cited by the government and scientists for disproportionate rates of diabetes and chronic disease in BIPOC communities. She provides a nuanced perspective on the impact of colonization, control, complex PTSD, voicelessness, intergenerational trauma, brain fog, monoculture, the credentials barrier, and multinational corporations' control over food security and inputs for growing. Suzanne debunks commonly held beliefs about poverty and the "thrifty gene" and explores the opportunities for creating a better future through re-learning, knowledge-sharing, consulting with those who hold cultural and ceremonial knowledge, and taking care of marginalized people. She emphasizes the importance of sharing stories and seeing to address the challenges faced by Indigenous communities.
Suzanne's extensive experience in advocacy and direct-service positions at Indigenous-led organizations, including the Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto, the Anishinabek Nation (Health and Environment Program), the YWCA Elm Centre, and West Neighbourhood House, underscores her commitment to serving community members healing from intergenerational trauma and reclaiming culture while facing racism, poverty, homelessness, health issues, addictions, mental-health challenges, crime, and victimization.
Find Suzanne Methot at:
Website: www.suzannemethot.ca
Facebook: @SuzanneMethotAuthor
LinkedIn: @SuzanneMethot
YouTube: @SuzanneMethot
Book: Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing - https://a.co/d/enJ9v78
Discussed on the PODCAST:
Book – Trauma and Recovery, Judith Lewis Herman - https://a.co/d/7GiHoVh
Anishnawbe Health Toronto – www.aht.ca
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs - https://simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Turtle Island Creation - http://bit.ly/3FSUSIZ
Book – The Prophecy of the Seven Fires of the Anishinaabe - https://caid.ca/SevFir013108.pdf
Sally Gaikezheyongai - https://vtape.org/video?vi=5664
Aboriginals Healing Foundations List - Intergeneration Impacts - https://bit.ly/3FVpCZD
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Ep 126 Anthony Masiello Eats to Live, Loses 160 lbs and Transforms Healthcare
Ep 125: Kelley Gilberry on How Plants and Ancestral Wisdom Saved His Life
Ep 124 Thriving Beyond Loss: Maxime Sigouin's Fit Vegan Revolution
Ep 123 Indigenous Realities: A Heartfelt Conversation with Mixalhítsa7 Alison Pascal
Ep 122 Healing Trauma and Decolonizing Mental Health: Reconnecting with Traditional Ways of Knowing with Dr. Marie Mihalicz
Ep 121 Reclaiming Sovereignty Over Our Health: A Holistic Approach to Nutrition and Wellness with Dr. Nana Kwaku Opare
Ep 120 How Plant-Based Eating Can Disrupt Cultural Oppression: A Conversation with Dr. Milton Mills
Ep 119 Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine for Global Health and Environmental Justice with Dr. Warren Bell
Ep. 117 Exploring Food Justice and Racial Health with Sistah Vegan Dr. Breeze Harper
Ep 116 Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson
Ep. 115 Decolonizing Nutrition: Understanding the Link between Food and Health with Dr. Adrianne Lickers Xavier
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Ep. 113 Metabolic Miracles: Cheryl Mumm's Journey to Reversing MS with Nutrition
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Ep. 111 Reversing Adult Acne by way of the Gut with Demelza Clay
Ep 110 Healing Cystic Fibrosis with the Gerson Therapy: Zoey Stimpson's Inspiring Story
Ep 109 Ari Tulla: From Thyroid Cancer to Nutrition Revolution
Ep 108 Diving into Dementia Care: Allyson Schrier's Compassionate Journey
Ep 107 Iboga and its healing effects with Ryan Rich
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