CYCLE BREAKERS

Here is a 17 minute interview with Rythea about parenting, being a survivor, and the challenges that come with choosing a radical parenting path. She is interviewed by buddy Rene Pfister, a trusted friend, artist, parent, and survivor. Their conversation is great for parents or those on the healing path.

UNBROKEN BY RYTHEA LEE

When I wrote this song, it began as a love note to myself, but then images of survivors of all kinds, people in the grips of cruelty came into my mind. I saw the bright spirits of those trapped and captive to human hatred and I felt my own rage and sorrow. I have often experienced myself as broken, and just as often, seen my core as totally intact. Both are true, both are teaching me. This is a prayer, this is my vision. The ones who came for you can never have you.To purchase this song for $1, go to https://rythealee.bandcamp.com

Thank you Tom Knight, who recorded the music, filmed and edited this video. I couldn’t do this without you!!

UNPACKING SUGAR ADDICTION, HEALTHISM, AND FAT PHOBIA (PART 1)

Here’s video podcast “Unpacking Sugar Addiction, Healthism and Fat Phobia (Part I)” with brilliant health activist Marcie Goldman who interviews ME about a year of experimentation with food and eating. It’s a playful interview that hits powerful points of emotional content. I’m VERY happy to share it with you!!!

STOP THE NONSENSE SONG FROM RYTHEA’S ONE WOMAN SHOW

EMPTY LITTLE POCKETS

Year after year, I looked inward to what was hurting me and made sure to heal it so that my daughter wouldn’t get it coming at her. I found thousands of corners of pain that needed holding and expression. I became the Mother to myself that I never had. Then I brought all that care to my beautiful child who deserved a fresh start, a safe childhood, a playground of freedom. I was weary from such hard work and from the vulnerability of being open, and then I wrote this song.

DON’T TAKE A LIGHTENING STRIKE BY COREY LAITMAN

Corey Laitman performs original music as part of “The Willow Street Sessions,” a project among housemates with Rythea Lee. This is installation #2, Don’t Take a Lightning Strike   All thing Corey: http://coreylaitman.com

COREY AND RYTHEA, WILLOW STREET SESSIONS

Music alert: this is the first of the Willow Street Sessions. We are housemates and singer songwriters who often ask “hey what are you playing up there?” So we decided to video each other’s music and share the original songs with you. Corey Laitman plays “You and the dark and I” and then Rythea Lee shares song written with Robin Bleicher called “Haven.”

AN INTIMATE DANCE

Rythea is a main character in a feature length film about Contact Improvisation called “An Intimate Dance.” She’s very excited to be part of this excellent, educational, and inspiring movie about discovering healing and joy through movement. Please check out the trailer for this film and other links to learn moreTrailer for the Documentary, An Intimate Dance from Sanford Lewis on Vimeo.

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A TIP FROM ECKHART TOLLE ABOUT KIDS

I’ve been reading Eckhart Tolle’s book, A New Earth and have been blown away by the whole subject of the pain-body. This video is about how I took a suggestion from him about being with children and their pain-bodies. It’s been so helpful. Hope it is useful for you too.

EPISODE 17

This episode is about racial justice and healing. What is a healing process in the face of racism and daily threat? Writer, activist, Kent Alexander discusses his personal experience of living in an unsafe reality, reaching for justice, and sitting in his own skin. Rythea Lee talks about her unsteady journey into becoming an ally and “accomplice” to people of color.

EPISODE 19

Rythea Lee takes on ending childhood sexual abuse in Episode 19. She features expert artists, activists, and cultural workers, Aishah Shahidah Simmons and Donna Jenson to help her tackle this topic with passion, grace, and maturity. How do we heal, how do we fight back, how do we break the cycle, how do we find joy? See these women dive into these questions head on. Deeply educational and emotionally savvy.

HAWLEY HIGHLIGHTS - RADICAL CLOSENESS

In this Highlight Rythea Lee and Samantha Burnell talk about their approach to Peer Counseling, video by Northampton Community Television

IMPROV DANCING FROM RYTHEA’S ONE WOMAN SHOW

LIVING ROOM DANCE, ME AND MY 5 YEAR OLD

Improvisation is good for your health!

ANGSTING BY RYTHEA LEE

Angsting, a song by Rythea Lee from my album “Something Knows You”. The current video is part of a project with my amazing housemate singer songwriter, Corey Laitman.

FALLING BACKWARDS: KYRA, ROBYN, RYTHEA LEE

We are a trio of songwriters who have been writing together since Kyra and Robyn (sisters) were small children. I was their babysitter and through 20 years, became their band member and family. This is our most recent song. We write our songs by taking turns writing lines of melody and lyrics in a very democratic process. We seem to write better and better songs although we are in love with all our songs and the phases of our lives they reflect.

MOM AND 3 YEAR OLD CHOREOGRAPHY JAM

Me and my 3 year old working on choreography. She video bombs me and then it’s a perfect collaboration.

A JOYFUL NO; VIDEO ARCHIVE OF RYTHEA AND HER DAUGHTER

This is a wonderful video of Rythea and her daughter playing, talking, connecting

EPISODE 18

We cannot heal in isolation! Host Rythea Lee explains how the “healing lifestyle” involves connection, support, reaching out, and sometimes…prayer. Special guests Xinef Afraim and Diana Yourke join Rythea in singing a prayer song in 3 part harmony.

EPISODE 20

This is the 20th Episode and the Season Finale of Advice from a Loving Bitch. Viewers share their video responses to watching this show for the last year, woven into a montage retrospective of episode highlights. See the range of topics discussed with humor and compassion from The Self-Hating Voice, to emotional intelligence, to discovering the inner child, to racial justice, to healing childhood abuse. A fun overview!