Healing Out Lao’d
by Rita Phetmixay
December 2, 2023 8:00 am
Created/Hosted by Rita Phetmixay (she/they), MA, LCSW, Licensed Psychotherapist, Wellness Coach, and Independent Audio Producer. Healing Out Lao’d explores the intersections of Lao diaspora storytelling x healing x tools for sustainability. While this show centers the Lao and broader Southeast Asian diaspora experience, anyone can benefit from this resource, especially those in the margins including BIPOC (Black Indigenous Persons of Color), survivors, thrivers, healers, movement builders, and so forth. In order to highlight the nuances of the diverse Lao diaspora experience, HOL casts diverse perspectives of what it means to be a child of refugees while also inspiring a new generation of folx to heal and move forward with their lives. This is one project to expand visions of the overall #LaoHealingMovement.
Recent Episodes
E36: Sabaidee Fest Reflections (Part 2) ft. Somlit, Joy, and Susan
5 months agoE35: Sabaidee Fest Reflections (Part 1) ft. Saengthong Douangdara
9 months agoE34: Somlit Inthalangsy on returning to his Lao name + embodying dad's legacy of community organizing & finding home away from home in Laos Angeles
2 years agoE33: Christy Innouvong-Thornton on experiences of growing up without her Lao Isan parents + moving beyond narratives of forced resilience & giving back through Southeast Asian foodways
2 years agoE32: Andrew David Vilaythong on growing up with a parent suffering from mental illness + therapy as a tool for addressing conflict-avoidant behaviors & music as self-exploration
2 years agoE31: #HealingTheHealer-- Stephanie Franco on writing as resistance + cultivating mental health equity for BIPOC across cali & tapping into radical imagination
2 years agoE30: Lina V Luangrath on overcoming domestic violence, finding inner liberation thru music, & meeting Lao ancestors for the first time
2 years agoE29: Lao Womxn Healing Circle
2 years agoE28: Phetmixay Sibling Reunion on Rupture & Repair Mid-Pandemic
3 years agoE27: Joseph Phetmixay on growing up as Lao GenZ in NC during era of Uprisings & COVID-19
3 years ago