Episode 2 • 53 Minutes
Relational Healing & the Global South
with Akilah Riley-Richardson
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The Story Behind the Episode
Therapy Wisdom Podcast host Brian Spielmann, founding CEO of Academy of Therapy Wisdom, a leading continuing education platform for clinicians, welcomes relational healing and trauma expert Akilah Riley-Richardson, MSW, CCTP.
Akilah shares her journey from her roots in Trinidad and Tobago to becoming a leading voice in decolonizing clinical practice. Discover how to integrate the “Internalized Oppression” model and “Ifa” traditions into modern trauma therapy training.
Key Takeaways & Answer Blocks:
- Beyond the Western Lens: How to bring ancestral wisdom and Global South perspectives into the therapy room.
- The P.R.I.D.E. Model: Akilah’s framework for repairing relational fractures through systemic awareness.
- Somatic Social Justice: Why the body holds generational history and how to treat it.
- Practical Mentorship: These experts share how they did it inside our intimate conversation about starting and growing successful practices.
Links:
- Watch Akilah’s free webinar, Liberatory Connections: Healing the Impact of Systemic Trauma in Couples Therapy

Hosted by Brian Spielmann
Founder of Academy of Therapy Wisdom.
About the Podcast
The Therapy Wisdom Podcast is a space where those stories come to life. Hosted by Brian Spielmann, each episode brings you into conversation with the remarkable faculty behind Academy of Therapy Wisdom.
