Miriam Zoila Pérez (Tonic Podcast) is a DC-based Cuban-American writer and activist whose work has circled around the themes of race, gender and health for over a decade, and the co-founder of the Oxalis Collective. Pérez is trained in the healing modalities of doula and massage therapist, but has also spent many years engaged in the non-profit and activist arena with a focus on reproductive justice work. They bring a strong desire to politicize healing work and to bring healing to political spaces. Pérez has spent much of the last ten years writing about these topics for outlets like the New York Times, Colorlines, Fusion, Rewire and Talking Points Memo. They recently gave a TED talk about how racism impacts maternal health, and have deep experience with facilitation and speaking in a variety of arenas. Also at: www.miriamzperez.com