{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Honing In","title":"Preserving and Honoring Black Ancestral Wisdom with Gabrielle Felder","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2762,"description":"Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Gabrielle Felder.Gabrielle Felder (she/they) is a writer, data analyst, and aborisa born and raised in Orange County, California and is currently based in Los Angeles, California. She explores the history of the African diaspora, drawing from her interdisciplinary background in ecology, anthropology, and data analytics. Passionate about community work, she has trained as a postpartum doula, worked in community gardens, and led Afro-Indigenous ceremonies. She’s shared her work through speaking engagements with UC Davis Women’s Resources and Research Center and the Feminist Center for Creative Work.Here are some of the things Gabrielle and I discuss:Gabrielle’s journey from digital essayist to published authorSacred poetry and nature-based traditions behind The Five Blessings of IfáUnderstanding Ifá through herbalism, family, queer parties, and witchcraftHow coding and anthropology feed Gabrielle’s writing processGaining freedom through self-trust and the permission to failResources & Links:Gabrielle’s Instagram and websiteGabrielle’s book, The Five Blessings of Ifá: Reclaiming Black Futures Through Afro-Indigenous SpiritualityBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererSUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity PlannerBig thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ckd6diQYB3N3rCUx2hR2jNynveiq3YqtMeSjppbiK-k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hYzU5/YWU0N2JiOTI4NDZm/ODdmNGY5Y2VjMGVl/YTZmZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}