Generational Love and Liberation (with Whitney Alese)

About this episode

Nōn and Whitney Alese discuss generational love, liberation, and the importance of real feelings over hot takes.

On this episode of We Can't Do It Alone , Nōn sits down with writer, podcaster, NAACP honoree, and The Woke Mama herself, Whitney Alese, to explore how many things can be true at once, seeing possibility through the eyes of the people we love and look up to, why we're both into real feelings over hot takes, the magic of childlike wonder, and Whitney's transformative story about a generational quilt that represents Black love and liberation. Helpful things mentioned during this episode: Whitney on TikTok @TheWokeMama Whitney on Instagram @thereclaimed The Philly Download Enon Tabernacle Church PA How you can support Nōn and this independently-run podcast: Leave a 5-star rating and a wildly glowing review for We Can't Do It Alone on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods. Order The Feely Cards on Bookshop.org , Amazon , Barnes & Noble , or your local indie bookseller for yourself and literally everyone you know. Listen to You, Me, Empathy , Nōn's previous podcast about mental health, empathy, and big feelings. Need some help with your podcast, or thinking about starting a podcast? Get in touch! Connect with Nōn at nonwels.com and on Instagram @youmeempathy…

People in this episode

Host: Nōn

Guest: Whitney Alese

Topics covered

• generational love
• liberation
• childlike wonder
• real feelings
• Black love

Keywords

• generational love
• liberation
• childlike wonder
• real feelings
• Black love
• Whitney Alese
• Nōn
• podcast
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NAACP, The Woke Mama, Enon Tabernacle Church

Books & works: The Feely Cards

Places: PA

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