In our final episode of season 1 we were joined by Racquel Washington, a reproductive justice birth worker, pre-homesteader, herbalist, and mama. Mama Nika and Racquel covered a lot of ground discussing the role of the village for parents (especially solo parents), children, partners, and every generation. Racquel mentions the book, The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient Teachings in the Ways of Relationships by Sobonfu Some. It's one of our favorites and we highly recommend if you relate to anyone or anything! In this episode we cultivated the energy of "Calling in the Village" as we dialogued ourselves into realization that the ways that we relate to each other have to be remembered just as the ways that we relate to the Earth that sustains us. We are calling in that memory and those practices of devotion to relating.

If you are interested to connect further with Racquel you can find her and her work at https://www.queenscollectivebirthing.com/ where she shares her work with birth and death. You can follow along with her journey on IG @_thequeenscollectivebirthing.

Last thing to note: at the start of the episode Mama Nika noted that this was the final episode and we want to specify that this is the FINAL EPISODE OF SEASON 1. We will be back!!! Until then, please stay connected with us at https://www.thetribecoop.com/ and follow us @thetribelearningcoop on IG to get updates on events and offerings.

Learn and be well.