The Whole Five-Fifths

This podcast is about transcending racism through healing. Join this journey with your host, Leah Turner, a biracial woman who identifies as Black -- descended from passengers of slave ships and the Mayflower; a former attorney turned trauma-informed acupuncturist. Leah and her guests discuss healing from the painful effects of racism and offer practical strategies for reclaiming our wholeness. The Whole Five-Fifths podcast is our generation's response to the Three-Fifths Compromise of centuries past. It is a reclamation of our collective human dignity. This podcast is for anyone who is ready to heal from racialized trauma and step into the truth of who we truly are: We are Whole. We are One. We ARE Five-Fifths. New episodes drop on Mondays. More details at https://www.wholefivefifths.com. Become a podcast patron https://www.patreon.com/wholefivefifths?fan_landing=true

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EP 004 - Healing Power of Song

February 01, 2021 • Rev. Cheryl A. Jones • Season 1 • Episode 4

This is our story. This is our song... Cruising along on our healing journey, we meet The Reverend Cheryl Ann Jones (but we can call her Cheryl), who greets us with a warm smile and a soothing melody. Cheryl reminds us that we can be optimistic about the journey back to the truth of our wholeness. She teaches us that music and song can be a powerful elixir along the way.

Reverend Jones serves as the Program Manager for (and founder of) the Spirituality and the Arts Program in Chaplain Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor's in Music Therapy from the University of Kansas, and a Master of Divinity degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Cheryl skillfully combines her training as a musician with her work as a chaplain. She is also an incredibly talented jazz vocalist.