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Online Communication And Our Responses To Racism with Dr. Rob Eschmann
In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Rob Eschmann, a distinguished writer, educator, filmmaker, and scholar. They talked about the impact of technology and online communication on our understanding and responses to racism.
Don’t Bypass Negative Emotions - Learn EFT/Tapping
The tapping technique allows us to process whatever we’re feeling, and then perhaps let it go or learn something from it. When we don't process it, when we don't sit with it and deal with it, then our negative emotions can hang around all the time. That may lead to always feeling sad (or angry, or ashamed) and spending that emotional energy in ways that we could spend it otherwise (rest, connection, joy).
What Is Neuro-linguistic Programming? With Dr. Maiysha Clairborne
In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Maiysha Clairborne, Master Coach and Trainer of Neurolinguistic Programming and the co-author of Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability and Meaningful Change.
Muslims In The Media with Evelyn Alsultany
In this episode, Jill interviews Evelyn Alsultany, an associate professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity. They discuss the lived experiences of growing up as the child of an Iraqi-Muslim immigrant. Alsultany examines the troupes of “good” vs “bad” Muslims in the media, and how crisis diversity can be a detriment to wider DEI efforts.
Athletes and Activism with Dr. Shaun Anderson
In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Shaun Anderson, an internationally recognized scholar, proud HBCU graduate, and award-winning professor at Loyola Marymount University. They explore the history and future of athletes and activism.
Emotional Labor and White Women
In this episode, Jill uses a recent social media post that she saw to highlight the dangers of white women using the term ‘emotional labor’ without acknowledging the broader context of the harm and danger that Black people face (historically and currently) as they undertake the emotional labor of educating white people about racism.
Creating Space For Intimate Conversations About Race with Eva Medilek
In this episode, Jill interviews Eva Medilek, a Certified High-Performance Coach, International Speaker, #1 Best-Selling Author, and Cultural Inclusivity Trainer. They discuss the proper framework to open space for intimate conversations about race and how listening to understand is more important than being correct.
The Arrogance of Ableism
In this episode, Jill discusses how whiteness intersects with ableism, and how what we think is ‘normal’ is the lens through which we experience the world and interact with others.