Dr. Breeze Harper, also known as Sistah Vegan, is a highly experienced diversity, equity, and inclusion expert with a PhD in the social sciences. Her work focuses on the intersections of food and racial and nutritional health justice, drawing on her background in cultural food geography and black feminist perspectives. In her interview with Nicolette on the third PhD Podcast, Dr. Harper shares her personal story of growing up with a master gardener father who taught her the importance of growing their own food, despite the loss of land around African Americans.
Nicolette and Dr. Harper discuss the impact of monocultures and colonization on both people and soil in the United States, leading to a colonized microbiome and chronic disease. They delve into topics such as white supremacy, enslavement, industrialization, and the medical system's treatment of black people. Dr. Harper shares her journey of curing her fibroid tumors with a whole food plant-based diet and expresses her disappointment in the lack of BIPOC voices in the vegan community, as well as the contribution of capitalism in veganism to people's health and the fast-paced society we live in.
Both Nicolette and Dr. Harper agree on the need for pure vulnerability from these voices and moving away from the individualism and monogamist nuclear family lives we live in. Dr. Harper's rich background and expertise in diversity, equity, and inclusion, coupled with her unique perspective on food justice, make this episode of the PhD Podcast a must-listen.
Find Dr Breeze Harper at:
Website: www.abreezeharper.com
Facebook: @aBreezeHarper
Instagram: @sistahvegan
YouTube: @sistahvegan
Books: Seeds of Sankofa, Scars, Sistah Vegan- http://bit.ly/3nnxyN2
Discussed on the PODCAST:
Queen Afua - www.queenafua.com
Book - Sacred Woman, Queen Afua - https://a.co/d/4RH0U3O
Vegan Soul Sistuhs - www.facebook.com/VeganSoulSistuhs
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Join Nicolette in person for 4 days at the From Illness to Wellness Retreat from Nov 1-4, 2023 in beautiful Whistler, BC. https://nicolette-richer.mykajabi.com/retreat
Watch the trailer for Nicolette’s new film Food of Our Ancestors coming out 2025 - https://bit.ly/FoodAncDoc
Our 22M Bike tour kicks off July 1, 2024. Find out more about and support our 22 Million Campaign here - https://bit.ly/RH22Mil
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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. 118 Indigenous Healing & Going Beyond the Surface of Chronic Disease and Intergenerational Trauma with Suzanne Methot
Ep 116 Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson
Ep. 115 Decolonizing Nutrition: Understanding the Link between Food and Health with Dr. Adrianne Lickers Xavier
Ep. 114 Meet the BadAss Vegan, John Lewis
Ep. 113 Metabolic Miracles: Cheryl Mumm's Journey to Reversing MS with Nutrition
Ep. 112 From Chemistry to Chords: Reversing Arthritis at age 80 with Musician Bob Goldstick
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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