We’re back for season 2, catching up with each other and all the big changes we’ve been through over the last few months. Between the 3 of us, we have moved our homes, changed jobs, had to deal with hacked social accounts, and done a lot of growing.The common thread this summer was healing our self worth. Chris needed to allow herself to do things just for her own enjoyment. Rachael has been facing some childhood memories and allowing the emotions to be what they are - without suppressing them. Nate’s new job has been a big change, but he loves the work he does and he’s finding a lot of joy and fulfillment.We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

I’m thrilled to visit today with a long time friend and photography mentor, Bob Parrish. Bob has all the privileges a white man typically has, and he has taken it upon himself to learn more about what less privileged people deal with on a regular basis and what he can do to affect change in dismantling racism and prejudice.Some years ago, he became aware of his whiteness and privilege, read many books, and actually took a class on how things got to be the way they are. He now uses his “superpower” in position and voice to include as many different people as possible in everything he does. In this episode we’ll cover quite a lot including religion, inviting neighbors to dinner, interracial marriage, and much more.Mentioned in this episode:“Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal” by Andrew Hacker: ​​https://www.amazon.com/Two-Nations-Separate-Hostile-Unequal/dp/0743238249/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1J25HHPVHC1FP&keywords=two+nations+black+and+white%2C+separate%2C+hostile%2C+unequal&qid=1693536514&sprefix=two+nations+separate%2Caps%2C2375&sr=8-1We want to hear every story! Tag us @mixd.movement or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Today we’re going to unpack some of our old patterns and triggers, where they’ve come from, and how they’re affecting us now. Many habits develop when we’re young by trying to obey people we respect, but those habits may not benefit who you are now.We’ll touch on:Shadow workSelf love and acceptancePeople pleasingFear of rejectionFeeling the need to prove your worthSeeing a therapistWhat tools have you found for yourself when you feel that familiar reaction coming up? How do you disconnect from the past in order to deal with the present?We want to hear every story! Tag us @mixd.movement or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Join me today to visit with Daralyse Lyons. Daralyese grew up in Connecticut in a mostly white community, but her mom understood the importance of representation as she was growing up.Daralyse Lyons, aka the Transformational Storyteller, is a Biracial journalist, actor, and activist who has made it her mission to stand for a more integrated world. After writing an award-winning children’s book (I’m Mixed!) about embracing her multiethnic heritage, she found her passion and her purpose in empowering others to embrace all aspects of themselves. She has written and spoken extensively about all dimensions of diversity, and feels tremendous gratitude for the opportunity to use her seemingly disparate background as a catalyst for cross-cultural understanding.  Her TEDx Talk “Black or White? Refusing to Choose & Embracing Biracial Identity” encourages individuals to embrace their own conceptions of themselves, rather than adhering to the mandates of a broken society. She is grateful for the opportunity to explore the experiences of other multiracial folx, and to amplify their voices.We want to hear every story! Tag us @mixd.movement or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Rachel recently attended a conference and a theme that kept coming up was about societal non-acceptance. In this episode, Rachael, Chris, and Nate will unpack what that term means to them and what steps we can take collectively to help stop it.Societal non-acceptance could be people being surprised that you’re not the kind of person they expect you to be at first glance. It could be people making assumptions based on what they think they know about you - without really knowing you at all. At the heart of this work is self-acceptance. How can anyone accept you if you don’t accept yourself?We want to hear every story! Tag us @mixd.movement or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Today’s guest, Michelle, is half white, half Filipino. She never felt like she truly connected culturally with either side of her heritage. There wasn’t much of her Filipino heritage present growing up, so she feels quite disconnected from it, but she has always felt drawn to Asian music and art.In this episode, we will discuss Michelle's racial background, her experiences growing up mixed race, her connection to her Filipino culture, and her journey in music therapy. We will also talk about the challenges she faced and the impact of her family dynamics on her identity. Michelle shares her passion for music and her aspirations to leave a legacy of love and light.Connect more with Michelle:Watch for a new album coming soon! Music by Falori-i: https://instagram.com/faloriihttps://spotify.link/iHGB9YVNbEbMichelle’s podcast Wise Not Withered: https://instagram.com/wisenotwitheredhttps://wisenotwithered.com/We want to hear every story! Tag us @mixd.movement or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

We’ve all felt the discomfort of not feeling accepted. As a mixed race person, that feeling comes from all directions. Being asked “what are you?” drives home the feeling of otherness and rejection. There's a natural pull to connect with others like you, but what happens when you're mixed?In this episode, we’ll talk about our experiences with non-acceptance from society in general. What does it look like? How can we deal with it? Nate has done a lot of self-work unpacking shame, and now carries himself differently and relates to others differently. Chris has done work to actively accept others, rather than hoping for acceptance from them.We want to hear every story! Tag us @mixd.movement or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Today Rachael visits with Tanya, a biracial Native American Hawaiian individual living in Western Washington. Tanya shares experiences from her mixed race childhood in a small town, growing up as the only person of color in her community. Tanya didn’t have much of a relationship with her father growing up, but his family made sure that she was welcomed and exposed to her Native American heritage. As an adult, she feels somewhat disconnected from her culture, but she’s very proud of the school her daughters go to for its strong Native American program and of her daughters for being so strong and confident in their identity.Tanya hopes that the future generations will do better than we have. She hopes that they can learn from the past, not repeat it, and learn to be kinder than any previous generation had been.We want to hear every story! Tag us @mixd.movement or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

All of us over here at the Mix'd Movement team would love to just extend our deepest, warmest thank yous to all of our listeners and our followers, to all of our guests on the podcast, and most importantly, to each and every single person who has taken away something from our topics and interviews in our episodes.We will be taking a short break until after the end of the year. So we all just wanted to wish you a very happy holiday season and a Happy New Year.Happy Holidays!

Welcome to the Mix'd Movement Podcast. We are biracial siblings here to make a positive impact on the world. We discuss all topics about being of mixed ethnicities. From how to navigate unique situations revolving around our genetic makeup, what it's like raising biracial children, to how empowering it can be to be to a life of dual cultures, and everything in between.

The Mix’d Movement came about as siblings talking together about the experience of growing up as people of mixed race and what we wish everyone knew about us.We’re here to build a community where people of mixed race don’t have to feel alone, and to give others insight and information about how to live in a multicultural society. We want to share stories, laugh, cry, and heal together. We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

All 3 of us share the same dad, but we didn’t all grow up together. Chris and Nate grew up together with their parents and Rachael grew up with her mom and her stepdad, with no relationship with her biological dad. In this episode we’ll visit about childhood and what it meant to be mixed race with a white mom where we grew up. We’ll reminisce about what we remember about our parents and our first memories of realizing that we were different.We want to share stories, laugh, cry, and heal together. We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

As people of mixed race, we’ve all had to deal with being asked, either overtly or not, to choose a “side.” At school we had to pick a place to sit at lunch, or act a certain way (or not), and even as adults had to explain to other adults where we stand on the BLM movement.We each had different responses to these situations at different points in our lives. Now that we’re grown, we see the opportunities to change minds just by being ourselves. We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Listen in while Rachael visits with Sabrina Johnson, small business owner and founder of the “Unapologetically Biracial” group on Facebook. Sabrina is originally from Buffalo NY and has lived in a small town in upstate New York since she was young. There are very few people of color there, and even fewer biracial people for her to relate to. Sabrina started her FB group back in 2020 as a way for other biracial people to connect and lift each other up in a world where she always felt she had to apologize for what she was - never black enough or white enough for her experiences to be taken seriously.Join Sabrina’s group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/648476789282632We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Today’s guest is Malynda Hale, a mom raising a biracial daughter with her white husband. Malynda grew up in a predominantly white city, but her parents were very big on activities and culture and made sure that Malynda and her sister were exposed to plenty of people like them.Malynda’s goals with raising her daughter include:Making sure she experiences plenty of diverse areasBreaking down assumptions about people of color always being in some sort of service roleHaving these conversations so people are educated, not afraid to talk, and not afraid to ask questions.We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Today’s guest is Sofia Samara, photographer and videographer native to Los Angeles. Sofia’s father is Palestinian and her mother is Italian. Sofia was one of very few Arab kids in her school and as a young child, she had to deal with the racist fallout after the 9/11 attacks. Sofia has a bright outlook and she loves the food aspect of being mixed race. She feels extremely lucky to know Italian and Palestinian cuisine and cultures and loves to mix them together to make something uniquely hers.We’ll chat about hair, food, and all the things our parents did for us growing up. We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Today, Chris will have a chat with her friend Vanessa about raising a biracial son. When Vanessa told her parents she was pregnant at 18, her parents were surprisingly accepting of the situation. She was married to the father for several years and stayed friends for about 10 years after they divorced. Even though they’re not on great terms now, Vanessa’s son Brandon has been encouraged to have his own relationship with his father regardless of what had gone on before.Vanessa finds herself often going to bat for those around her, particularly when people are being rude, insensitive, or racist. We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Today, Rachael will spill all the tea. What it was like growing up looking different from the rest of her family, always having to explain how she’s related, and the way she never felt excluded when she was with her family. Who else can say that they have 2 moms, 3 dads, and 9 siblings? Get ready for a ride filled with love, tears, disappointment, and acceptance.We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Join Rachael and Chris as we talk about the daily thoughts and hurdles that we have to deal with on a daily basis just to exist as biracial women.In this episode we’ll touch on:Anxiety that pops up before going anywhereYour own self talkNot letting one person’s ignorance mess up your dayFeelings of belonging (or not)The internal work that it takes to stay true to who you areWe want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production

Today’s guest is a good friend of Rachael’s, Jamie Kincaid. Jamie is a brand photographer and Mexican American who has had to deal with her own challenges with fitting in in school, at work, and even within her own family.We’ll explore Jamie’s experiences with not speaking Spanish, growing up in primarily white neighborhoods and schools, having to decide to cut off family members, and what Jamie wants to leave behind as a legacy.Connect with Jamie @jkphotoswa and on her website at www.jkphotoswa.com to learn more about her upcoming retreats.We want to hear every story! Tag us @polished.velvet or email us directly at mixdmovement@gmail.com and tell us your stories!Rachael wants to empower people to love all parts of themselves in order to attain the life of their dreams. Send her a message at coachrachaelgo@gmail.com or find her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/polished.velvet/Stay up to date with news and more at https://www.mixdmovement.com/Music credit: Chill and Dream by Pink MarbleA Subito Media production