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- How to Free Yourself from Oppression and Trauma
The process of releasing old and current wounds and traumas is not easy., Take it from Rahila Khan who has lived in South Africa under apartheid and the racial and social hierarchy of discrimination and racism. What helped her was learning how to love herself and learning how to re-program her DNA by auditing thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and emotions from herself and her ancestral lineage.
Rahila Khan is an internationally accredited Journey Practitioner and a Specialist Facilitator in Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence Programs - Human Values and Professional Ethics (personal and corporate) in developing human potential. She is an entrepreneur and a community development worker, too.
Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.Connect with Rahila Khan: LinkedIn |Facebook| Instagram
Or email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Support the showConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
42 min - Cultural Struggles are Standard in Immigrant Life
In the guest chair for this episode is Paula Okonneh. Paula Okonneh is a woman in Tech leader and entrepreneur. As a self described Tech lover, this baby boomer sees herself as an encourager to other women especially seasoned immigrant women who struggle to have a voice while at the same time being intimidated by technology.
What do you do when you are an immigrant in another country? How do you plan to be successful and embrace the unknown? Cultural struggles are a standard part of immigrant life. Even if you successfully adapt, and remain flexible, understand that differences and misunderstandings are a part of the process. In order to avoid succumbing to negative thoughts about your status as an immigrant, keep an open mind, understand the nuances and differences of the cultures you are leaving and moving into, recognize that struggles are a part of the story, and learn to showcase yourself.
Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.Connect with Paula Okonneh: LinkedIn | Website
Or email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Support the showConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
41 min - Constructive Conflict
Perry Rhue is an Executive and Leadership Development Coach, and former internal Leadership Coach at IBM. Perry is also the founder of The Rising Awareness Journey, a social change movement equipping professionals with the skillset to effectively navigate through the “difficult and challenging” conversations about racism and social issues of the past, present, and future.
In this episode, Perry and Monique explore questions like: How have you been influenced by white superiority coupled with racism? Do you know? How does this ideological system influence and impact your life? Being able to embrace the difficult, and messy conversations around race starts here. To be an activist in this area, connect with like-spirited and courageous people, understand that coaches are healers by trade so connect with those who are at the forefront of these conversations, and mend the fractured bone of conflict by being curious FOR others.
Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.Connect with Perry Rhue: Website
Or email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Support the showConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
46 min - Self-Awareness & The Black Family
Even if you grew up in a stable, supportive household, you can still find yourself in a position of unhealthy communication. You can find yourself not caring about others, but when family members support you consistently and persistently by telling you the truth about yourself, it can open the door to empathy, love, and lasting relationships. Learning how to agree to disagree takes time, self-awareness, and a recognition that you may be hurting those you love.
Marlon Addison is a family 1st oriented Sales and Marketing Leader who thrives on the interdependency between Sales and Data Analytics. Over 20 years of experience in the Healthcare arena but drawn to Sales, Marketing, and Education all while building and steadying relationships. Call him the "Sales Whisperer".
Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.Connect with Marlon Addison: LinkedIn | Twitter
Or email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Support the showConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
36 min - When is Exclusion Appropriate?
Unity does not mean uniformity or conformity. There is strength in our diversity. Where do we start when we cannot relate to someone we don’t share similar values with or have not had similar experiences to.
We begin by sharing stories in a communal way. This leads to the aspect of relatability and empathy. For years, oral traditions and practices allowed us to leverage verbalizing wins and challenges as a way to foster mental and emotional wellbeing and healing.
In this episode, I discuss:
- When exclusion is appropriate
- The skills of active listening and holding space for other people’s experiences
- How we can de-center our experience and open our minds to empathy when we cannot relate
Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.Connect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Website
Or email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Support the showConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
16 min - Don’t Automate A Broken Process
Rob Howze teaches us the process he uses to maximize his individual performance: Self-reflection, self-correction and humility. Reflect daily on your decisions and choices. Correct any choices and decisions that were not good for you and remain humble. This process is a system youth can embrace. Many children struggle with the barrier and distraction of their identity and confidence. Not surprisingly, so do adults.
Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.Connect with Rob Howze: LinkedIn | Instagram | Website
Email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Support the show
Produced by Breadfruit MediaConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
35 min - Human Communication: Language Legacy
P.S. Perkins is the Founder and Senior Consultant of the Human Communication Institute (www.hci-global.com). In this episode, P.S. Perkins discusses spirituality as a source of connection. Words are powerful and are units of energy. Examine to see whether the words and verbiage you use are uplifting to yourself AND others. Emotional contagion is very real and we need to be mindful of the communication climate we are exhibiting with our energies.If we long to truly be inclusive as Black people, we must examine the root of the language we use. The English language was not created to uplift Black people. When you explore words that are degrading, or limiting, be intentional in removing them from your vocabulary or lexicon. For example, “minority”, “subculture”, “second-class citizen”.
Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.Connect with Pamela Perkins: LinkedIn | Facebook |
Or email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Support the showConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
51 min - Hurt by Words Because of Skin Color: Language is the Differentiator
Dr. Terri-Karelle Reid is quite the multi-hyphenate. She is a bilingual Veterinarian-turned-Media Personality, TV Presenter, Event Host, Speaker, and Podcast host of 'Redirection with Terri-Karelle."
“We are more than what we see” are the words Terri’s grandmother imprinted in her psyche from Day 1. This belief and the intentional actions to expose yourself to the world beyond your culture is what set Terri to be curious of people and places off the beaten path. In order to re-define ourselves as Black people, we must study Black historians and read the literature. We must glean wisdom from them to see Black not as skin color, but Black as a powerful identity.Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.
Connect with Terri Karelle: Instagram
Or email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Support the showConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
37 min - Black Cultures Intersect: The Power of the Talking Drum
Melody Capote is the Executive Director of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI). In this episode, Melody shared that arts, music, dance, and sacred practices are all forms of cultural expression that unite us as Black people. If we look at the drum, for example, and its many uses, we see the intersectionality of traditions and practices that unite us. Visual and musical forms of storytelling provide understanding and they are the traditional language of Black people. Self-preservation and personal activism is one way we as Black people can strengthen confidence, and extend the olive branch.
Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.Connect with Melody Capote: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook |
Or email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Support the showConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
43 min - New Media Storytelling: The Bridge to Black Ancestral Connection
Mayowa Adegoke (formerly Ogundele) is a multi-talented Nigerian journalist and news correspondent, based in Dubai, where she covers news, business, tech, entertainment and news stories from an African perspective. Mayowa has dedicated her life to impacting lives.
"As a journalist, as a media personality, I have a brand. I also have a personality and social media presence. Using our personal social media and brand, or whatever we have control over, we need to use those platforms to create the reality we want. We need to use the spaces that we have influence in to amplify stories that need to be told to help the Black community to come together."Someone may hear your story and forget it, but if you impact someone’s life positively, they will never forget your story. You don’t need to influence many people. Focus on one and use the spaces you already have influence and control over to build the bridge with someone else.
Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment.
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE WORKSHEET HERE.Connect with Mayowa Adegoke: LinkedIn | Instagram |
Or email with feedback or questions: [email protected]
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Support the showConnect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Produced by Breadfruit Media
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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About Bridge To U:
From the publisher's feed
Bridge to U focuses on diversity, inclusion and understanding for black cultures.
It is a place where Monique Russell hosts transformative discussions focused on enhancing communication skills, nurturing emotional intelligence, and navigating the intricate tapestry of intercultural dynamics and diversity within Black cultures. The vastness of the African diaspora requires us all to do our own D&I work. This work is necessary in order to build up unity through conversations and insights required for an awakened and aligned way of living as Black people.
Monique Russell serves as your guide through a world where communication is an art. Through insightful conversations and engaging storytelling, listeners explore the nuances of effective communication. From speech to body language, Monique equips her audience with tools to foster understanding and empathy.
At the heart of "Bridge to U" lies emotional intelligence – a vital skill in today's interconnected world. By interviewing thought leaders and individuals with compelling stories, Monique delves into the intricacies of emotional intelligence. Listeners uncover layers of self-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal finesse, pivotal in forging authentic connections.
It doesn't stop there. She delves into the vibrant landscape of intercultural communication. Monique's podcast sheds light on diverse viewpoints and offers actionable insights to navigate communication barriers.
Diversity and inclusion take center stage as Monique Russell amplifies voices within Black cultures. The podcast becomes a safe haven for thought-provoking conversations about identity, representation, and the urgent need to highlight positive Black perspectives.
"Bridge to U" is a catalyst for personal transformation and societal change. Each episode is an opportunity to bridge gaps, forge connections, and cultivate appreciation for the fusion of communication skills, emotional intelligence, and intercultural dynamics within Black cultures.
Subscribe now to unlock insights that reshape your approach to communication, elevate emotional intelligence, and deepen understanding of the cultural mosaic around us.