[Revisit] Grief is the Medicine with Malkia Devich Cyril

[Revisit] Grief is the Medicine with Malkia Devich Cyril

Author: Prentis Hemphill May 20, 2026 Duration: 58:41
We won't be dropping a new episode this week, as Prentis is away mourning the passing of their father. To honor this tender moment we are resharing an episode from last season with Transformative grief activist, movement strategist, and writer Malkia Devich Cyril. Malkia shares stories and wisdom from their personal experience of loss, the possibility that emerges when we attend to our grief, and their insight about how we choose to grieve can determine how we can change the world. Than...

Prentis Hemphill, known for their work on Finding Our Way, now hosts Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill. Here, Prentis engages in thoughtful, often intimate conversations with a range of voices-thinkers, artists, and practitioners who are actively shaping our understanding of society and culture. These dialogues circle around urgent, foundational questions: what does genuine human evolution look like, and how can we foster relationships that don't just connect us but fundamentally change us for the better? Each episode feels like a shared inquiry into the mechanics of healing, both personal and collective. You'll hear discussions that are less about easy answers and more about exploring the nuanced, sometimes difficult terrain of how we live with one another. This podcast serves as a space to sit with the complexities of transformation, examining the daily practices and big ideas that might guide us toward becoming different people, and in turn, creating a different world. It’s for anyone who believes that the path forward is woven through honest connection and courageous self-reflection.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 67

Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill
Podcast Episodes
Ep 5: Ask Me Anything with Prentis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:25
On this very special episode of Finding Our Way, Prentis is joined by our co-producer, Eddie Hemphill, as they sit with questions from the listeners on our first ever Ask Me Anything episode. Listen in as Prentis dives d…
Ep 4: Creativity and Leadership with Patrisse Cullors [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:02
In this episode, Prentis talks with author, storyteller, artist, and co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors. Listen to this deeply personal conversations as these two discuss the role of creativity and imagin…
Ep 3: Community and Belonging with Mia Birdsong [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:15
In this episode, Prentis sits down with Mia Birdsong, storyteller, community curator, and author of the recent book, How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community. Listen as Prentis and Mia explore our lon…
Ep 2: Visioning with adrienne maree brown [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:24
In this episode, Prentis sits down with podcast host, doula, pleasure-activist, and writer, Adrienne Maree Brown, to discuss the moment in which we find ourselves, the futures that we can make possible, and the gift of s…
Ep 1: The Body with Sonya Renee Taylor [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:35
In our inaugural episode, Prentis talks with author, poet, and teacher, Sonya Renee Taylor, to discuss the body, our relationship to it, and what a way forward guided by radical self-love can look like. Find the show not…
Ep 0: Welcome to Finding Our Way [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:08
Meet Prentis Hemphill, writer, healer, teacher, and Somatics practioner. In this inaugural episode of Finding our Way, Prentis sets the intention for this series and gives a preview of what is to come as we dive into top…