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 010 - The Stretch Room

March 15, 2021 • Simone Pollard, MBA • Season 1 • Episode 10

Simone Pollard, MBA, is the Founder of The Stretch Room, an interactive, online, instructor-led experience that helps participants reap the benefits that come with regularly stretching the body.

At this stop along our healing journey, Simone is here to remind us that we all have the right to take up space and stretch into places not originally designed for BIPOC. We discuss navigating the landscape of micro-aggressions, and taking our seat at the table. Simone shares her stories of often finding herself to be the only Black woman in her field and how her very existence in some spaces is an act of resistance.

In addition to running The Stretch Room, Simone is a consultant with The Pollard Collective. She is a strategist and a problem solver who collaborates with executives, institutional leaders, program/product managers, and marketers globally to evaluate products/programs and position them for success. She is also a classically trained dancer and a wellness enthusiast. Simone earned her MBA from The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Virginia.