How do we refer to people? Are those words they would use to refer to themselves?

Food comparisons are commonly used in writing when describing black and brown skin tones for humans. But how does it feel to be talked about as if you were a commodity?

Romance author Tasha L. Harrison returns to discuss problematic -isms and word choices that show up in writing and how those choices condition you to take those unconscious attitudes out into the world with you.

In this discussion:

• Examples of how problematic language and tropes illustrate the -isms in romance
• How whiteness shows up as the default in media
• Why readers struggle with “unlikeable” heroines
• Taking publishing’s problems with race public

Connect with Tasha:

• TashaLHarrison.com
• Wordmakers Writing Community
• Twitter: @TashaLHarrison
• Instagram: @TashaLHarrison

Ready to dive deeper?

From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally.

Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses.

Listen to the Flaunt Your Fire® Podcast where India Jackson and her guests explore visibility and the art of owning your power as you align your brand, have conversations that disrupt industry standards and defy stale marketing advice.  If you are ready to amplify your influence and create lasting impact, this is the podcast for you!

The start of a new year feels like it gives a lot of possibilities and opportunities to figure out what you want to do, what you want to partake in, and what you have access to that you weren’t aware of or hadn’t thought about, and that includes community.

To welcome 2022, Erica and India answer some of your frequently asked questions about Pause on the Play® The Community.

In this discussion:

• How private communities can minimize the social media noise
• Why communities can be so much more than traditional networking groups
• How making live and pre-recorded content more accessible is a part of imperfect allyship
• What types of member events and workshops can support your DEI evolution

Ready to dive deeper?

From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally.

Learn more about Pause on the Play® The Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses.

Listen to the Flaunt Your Fire® Podcast where India Jackson and her guests explore visibility and the art of owning your power as you align your brand, have conversations that disrupt industry standards and defy stale marketing advice.  If you are ready to amplify your influence and create lasting impact, this is the podcast for you!

Reconsidering your normal means questioning the ways things have always been done, in your life and in our culture.

It could be as simple as questioning why you respond “I’m fine,” when you’re not, or it could be making bigger transitions in your business to make your work more accessible, so more people gain the tools and training to impact their communities.

Client Jennifer Voss, CEO of Martha Beck, Inc. joins Erica and India to discuss making organizational shifts in pursuit of embodying your values and building diversity, equity, and inclusion organically.

In this discussion:

• Why shifting from scholarships to awards creates major impact
• How focusing on values first builds the foundation for effective DEI work
• Why sustainability is a key value for Jennifer and Martha Beck, Inc
• How starting with what you’re already doing well builds momentum for the long-term

Connect with Jennifer:

• Martha Beck Wayfinder Life Coach Training

Ready to dive deeper?

From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally.

Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses.

Listen to the

Flaunt Your Fire® Podcast

where India Jackson and her guests explore visibility and the art of owning your power as you align your brand, have conversations that disrupt industry standards and defy stale marketing advice.  If you are ready to amplify your influence and create lasting impact, this is the podcast for you!

What happens when we don’t feel as though we have access to healing? When there is shame or stigma or a lack of knowledge about modalities that are available?

Healing does not come in one flavor. It does not show up in one way, and everything does not work for everyone. Sometimes we have to find other options to support our healing journeys.

Cynthia Davidson, owner of Intuitive Essentials, joins Erica for a conversation about how spirituality and wellness can play a part in healing and tools that BIPOC communities may have access to that may not be as well known.

In this discussion:

• How multiple healing modalities can complement each other
• The mindset shifts around healing that Black and brown communities need
• How Cynthia’s own experience with Human Design made her want to share it, and how it shaped the way she offers it within her community

Connect with Cynthia:

• Intuitive Essentials
• Instagram: @Intuitive_Essentials

Ready to dive deeper?

From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally.

Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses.

Listen to the Flaunt Your Fire® Podcast where India Jackson and her guests explore visibility and the art of owning your power as you align your brand, have conversations that disrupt industry standards, and defy stale marketing advice.  If you are ready to amplify your influence and create lasting impact, this is the podcast for you!

Weddings are an industry that is supposed to be built on love, joy, happiness, and connection. But the actions being taken within the Wedding Industrial Complex are often anything but.

And this isn’t about overzealous brides or missed music cues.

Photographer Shannon Collins joins Erica and India to discuss the Wedding Industrial Complex and how the industry needs to change to be more inclusive and accessible so it truly celebrates love in all its forms.

In this discussion:

• How industry norms dehumanize service providers and take the love out of the love industry
• Whose stories get centered by the Wedding Industrial Complex
• How COVID changed weddings and how Shannon works

Connect with Shannon:

• Shannon Collins Photography
• Youthphoria
• Instagram: @ShannonCollinsPhoto

Ready to dive deeper?

From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally.

Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses.

Listen to the Flaunt Your Fire® Podcast where India Jackson and her guests explore visibility and the art of owning your power as you align your brand, have conversations that disrupt industry standards, and defy stale marketing advice.  If you are ready to amplify your influence and create lasting impact, this is the podcast for you!

Choosing to live through your values can be charting a new path.

Doing things differently from the way you were taught is powerful behavior modeling.

Jeraud Norman joins Erica to discuss how his experiences in corporate settings made him want to change how he did things, how he runs his business, and how he interacts with everyone in his life.

In this discussion:

• Why unlearning hustle culture requires openness and vulnerability
• How choosing to operate with integrity and humanity has impacted Jeraud’s business
• How Jeraud is writing new stories about money and entrepreneurship by prioritizing his family and personal wellbeing

Connect with Jeraud:

• Jeraud Marketing
• Instagram: @jeraud_gave
• LinkedIn: @JeraudNorman

Ready to dive deeper?

From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally.

Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses.

Listen to the Flaunt Your Fire® Podcast where India Jackson and her guests explore visibility and the art of owning your power as you align your brand, have conversations that disrupt industry standards and defy stale marketing advice.  If you are ready to amplify your influence and create lasting impact, this is the podcast for you!

Essential can mean being more minimalist, getting down to only the things you need. But there’s also a conversation around what is essential in the actions you do or don’t take, and why it’s important to pause and reconnect with that.

Erica asks a key question to help you assess what’s essential and what you may be ready to let go of, and gives you her take on what’s essential, and what isn’t.

In this discussion:

• How reconnecting with your values allows you to discern what’s essential
• 5 key areas of what is, and isn’t, essential

Ready to dive deeper?

From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally.

Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses.

Listen to the Flaunt Your Fire® Podcast where India Jackson and her guests explore visibility and the art of owning your power as you align your brand, have conversations that disrupt industry standards, and defy stale marketing advice.  If you are ready to amplify your influence and create lasting impact, you are in the right place.

It’s not always easy to have conversations about what needs to be changed, and the roles we consciously or unconsciously play in those changes.

But it is important to be aware of the role you can actively play, or choose to opt out of, when it comes to shifting our reality to foster equity.

Andrew Horning joins India and Erica to discuss why white men need to be agents of change, how he advocates for everyone to be contributors to change, and how to build emotional resilience when discomfort shows up.

In this discussion:

• What it takes to be a change agent
• Why white men resist change
• How white people can use their voices to shape change
• How to build resilience and stamina

Learn more about Andrew Horning:

• AndrewHorning.co
• Grappling: White Men’s Journey from Fragile to Agile
• Elephant Talk Podcast
• The Hoffman Podcast
• The Hoffman Institute

Keep the dialogue going:

It is essential to reconnect with the fact that you as an individual are a part of the collective whole of humankind. In

Pause on the Play® the Community, we’re building emotional resilience and reconnecting with what is essential.

Many people resist the call to vote with their dollars because they assume it will cost more or that they’re being encouraged to buy more.

But spending intentionally, with businesses and brands that align with your values, can actually save you money in the end.

Erica and India discuss how minimalist practices have changed their relationship to spending and consumerism from where they buy their groceries to using the “good” china.

In this discussion:

• How minimalism can counteract consumerism’s scarcity mindset
• Why making intentional purchases can save you time and money
• Questions to help you consider what to let go of, and what to bring into your life

Keep the dialogue going: Concepts are better explored in community. Actions are more lasting when taken alongside other imperfect allies. Connect with a cohort of entrepreneurs and changemakers at the intersection of values and visibility.

Join us at pauseontheplay.com/community

Connect with Erica and India:

• Pause on the Play® Community
• Subscribe to the Newsletter
• LinkedIn: Erica Courdae, India Jackson

There are plenty of examples out there of what not to do when it comes to leadership. But we need more highlights of people doing it well, and clarity on the benefits of good leadership, not just to the person leading, but to everyone around them who is impacted by their choices.

Audrey Cavenecia joins Erica and India to discuss leading from the heart, with compassion and curiosity, and what to do when we’re missing the mark.

In this discussion:

• Why leadership doesn’t just apply to your career
• How curiosity and compassion can shift the leadership paradigm of dominance and control
• Why diversifying your company’s visuals is a simple but important part of DEI
• Why we need love at work and in our leadership

Learn more about Audrey Cavenecia:

• Amplify Voices
• Amplify Voices: Conversations from the Heart podcast
• Unlikely Leadership podcast
• Facebook: @audreycavenecia

Keep the dialogue going: Clarity on your values can give you perspective on the decisions you are making and why. The From Implicit to Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is where you can assess if you are making the impact you desire to create, and how to course-correct if not.

Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/explicit