For today’s episode, Tommy B and Robby G (AKA Cody B and Danny P) go #beyondFLG with Davona Blackhorse, a clinical mental health counselor who is currently working towards a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies from NAU.
In Davona’s program, her studies focus on the psychological impact of toxic land mining exposure on the Navajo Reservation and historical trauma among Native Americans. Among other activities, Davona has helped develop a social practice art exhibition titled, “Hope + Trauma in a Poisoned Land” and was a featured speaker at the National History Institute’s annual conference on Reciprocal Healing in Sedona.
Davona is bright, strong, courageous. and knowledgeable. Listen as she references a wide range of authors and activists in a wide range of fields including Julie Pasternak, Winona LaDuke, Amanda Blackhorse, John Bowlby, John Trudell, Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, and Jack Kerouac. Listen to the episode and check the links below to learn more about the issues Davona is passionate about and how those issues relate to the area in and around Flagstaff, AZ.
Julie Pasternak: https://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Dirt-Poisoned-Betrayal-Navajos/dp/1416594833
Winona LaDuke: https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Sacred-Power-Naming-Claiming-ebook/dp/B01DV1YCDA/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3H5NMREVAC0D1&dchild=1&keywords=winona+laduke&qid=1586487266&s=books&sprefix=Winona+%2Cstripbooks%2C188&sr=1-2
John Trudell: https://www.amazon.com/Lines-Mined-Mind-Words-Trudell/dp/1555916783/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=John+trudell&qid=1586487367&s=books&sr=1-1
Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart: https://www.ihs.gov/sites/telebehavioral/themes/responsive2017/display_objects/documents/slides/historicaltrauma/htreturnsacredpath0513.pdf
Jack Kerouac: http://jackkerouac.com
Flagstaff is a remarkable place full or remarkable people. Some may even say that Flagstaff is the best place on Earth and some may say that such a statement is hyperbolic. Either way, there is no other place exactly like it, and that includes the people that contribute to it. Flagstaff is full of people with diverse backgrounds that possess a wide range of interests, skills, and stories. This variety of interests, skills, and stories contributes to the textured and unique feel of the area.
#BeyondFLG is a podcast aimed at highlighting the natural beauty of this region and the peoples that contribute to it. Some may describe this podcast as award winning based on the badges given to it through the podcast platform while others may say that the show is underproduced and overstated. #beyondFLG is hosted by two local psychologists and founders of Beyond the Pines, A Flagstaff Wellness Collective; Cody Bayles and Dan Phillips. Their values lie in promoting connection to self, others, and the natural world and their efforts occasionally hit somewhere near that mark, let’s say adjacent to it. Join them as they go #beyondFLG with members of the Flagstaff community and explore the overall connection to the area, their craft, and others.