Connecting the Dots of Community Care and Self-Love with Niki Graham

aaJuly 25, 2021

101 Ways of Being

About this Episode

What makes you happy? On this week’s episode, we hear from Niki Graham, Chicago-based content creator, music lover, educator, and community builder. The conversation flows from what community means to us, our current goals, and astrology, to the power of music, and finding enjoyment in life.

Connect with Niki @nikstagraham

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Produced by Julia Schroeder

Cover art by Franka Del Santo

Music by Mike Clark

Recorded on the ancestral lands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, among other indigenous tribes.

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101 Ways of Being is produced by Julia Schroeder. The cover art is by Franka Del Santo and the music is by Mike Clark.

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Decks used on this episode:

Elemental Power Tarot

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1782499229/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2

Tarot of a Moon Garden

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1107894899/tarot-of-a-moon-garden-authentic-karen?click_key=b0330b79cc0e97153d144311854f47dfd0d517e9%3A1107894899&click_sum=88331163&ref=shop_home_recs_1&pro=1

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Produced by Julia Schroeder

Cover art by Franka Del Santo

Music by Mike Clark

Recorded on the ancestral lands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, among other indigenous tribes.

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Produced by Julia Schroeder

Cover art by Franka Del Santo

Music by Mike Clark

Recorded on the ancestral lands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, among other indigenous tribes.

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Produced by Julia Schroeder

Cover art by Franka Del Santo

Music by Mike Clark

Recorded on the ancestral lands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, among other indigenous tribes.

Books mentioned:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CNXX8G8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Reading-Anthology-David-Bartholomae/dp/1319040144

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Produced by Julia Schroeder

Cover art by Franka Del Santo

Music by Mike Clark

Recorded on the ancestral lands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, among other indigenous tribes.

Oracle deck used:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/656536685/synchronicity-oracle-deck-78-cards?ref=shop_home_recs_1&crt=1

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Produced by Julia Schroeder

Cover art by Franka Del Santo

Music by Mike Clark

Recorded on the ancestral lands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, among other indigenous tribes.

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