Shift Happens...Cultivating Calm Amidst Great Change

In this episode we discuss the issues that we face individually and as a country this holiday season and the ways in which we can create the best holiday season possible in these uncertain times.

In this episode we talk about an increased internal fire with regard to activism, overt and covert racism, white privilege, and how to live in an anti-racist way.


Links:

Overt and Covert Racism Examples
https://www.r2hub.org/library/overt-and-covert-racism


Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo Discuss Race in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POnUfzVP5uI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1TDfQ96Do4pKpPbafnKrAFVx-JAJKxczJhBr2F1BkXpnfrmQs07756wOk

Washington Post- Resources to Understand America's Long History of Injustice and Inequality
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/08/understanding-racism-inequality-america/?arc404=true&fbclid=IwAR1gdR7Laz57kP__oWOV_mLhDtqiQQzvEHbpxXjqvOfWxdpS6iL4pM0phQU

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf

Youtube Video Systemic Racism Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ&t=3s

Black Owned Bookstores to Support Now Throughout the US
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/83495-black-owned-bookstores-to-support-now.html

In this episode we discuss the causes of the deep well of self-criticism integrated into America culture, it's potentially crippling effects and approaching it with a practice of gentle awareness that makes us more available to ourselves, the people we love and our larger community.

Jon Kabat-Zin Heartscape Meditation
https://youtu.be/0H20wUUo2-c

Pema Chodron Mastrine Heart Meditation
https://youtu.be/PRhkrQFbERs

Reverend Angel Kyoto Williams Making Friends with Discomfort
https://youtu.be/WH7kh2F-0YQ

In this episode we discuss why so many of us are feeling traumatized by the current state of our country, how that can bring up past trauma, the various ways that trauma can impact your life and how to address this impact with awareness and gentle self-care.


Links:
Joe Biden Ad-
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1307491919384260609?s=20

Nadine Burke Harris Ted Talk- https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?language=en

We very rarely devote time to cultivating Joy. In this episode we discuss various ways to notice the Joy that already exists in your life, how to expand upon that Joy and how to cultivate new ways to experience Joy.  In these turbulent times this is essential to having the best quality of life possible.

Cultivating Joy Links:
Roller Skating in the Black Community
https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/united-skates/about
Moxi Skate Team: Body Positive Badasses
https://youtu.be/EERdJdlUP0M
Cutest animals ever
https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/too-cute/
Best Show Ever:
https://www.eater.com/21439588/netflix-announces-great-british-bake-off-season-11-2020-us-premiere-date

In this episode we process feelings and experiences related to Tuesday night's Presidential Debate involving President Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden.

In this episode we discuss how to manage when you feel shut down or experience "conversation stoppers" when communicating with someone, and how to take up more space in communication.

In this episode we discuss managing communication with the people you love who are voting for Trump: Do you want to have a conversation? If so, exploring how to do so with kindness and respect. If not, how to avoid be bated into a conversation, and how to take care of yourself and the people you love while communicating about the charged and multi-layered topic of the 2020 political season.



Links:

Protest Data- https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1n_sdaDH4RTKhGON8DoRjFXef-VB-dfFqLBy5ss79WmRXxPs0SZlsCHtU  

Welcome to the second season of Shift Happens...! This season is called Leaderless Nation. In this season we will be focusing on managing life during COVID 19 in the 2020 Political season. In this first episode, also called Leaderless Nation, we talk about common feelings people are experiencing with the upcoming election, ways to lead ourselves while living in a leaderless nation and how to care for ourselves and one another during this intense time.

As discussed in this episode, here are links to things that cultivate joy, represent current events, and also things that may validate what you are feeling or experiencing right now:

• Adaptive Halloween Costumes for Disabled Children https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/disney-adaptive-halloween-costumes-36814265
• HULU’s Woke, Lamorne Morris from New Girl. https://news.yahoo.com/true-story-behind-hulus-show-164700043.html
• Pherell Williams & Jayze Entrepreneur https://youtu.be/bTOoY5MIkvM
• Pro Wrestling Icon Mick Foley Has One Scathing Question For Trump Supporters
• Jim Gaffigan speaks out about Trump https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/jim-gaffigan-discusses-his-trump-rnc-twitter-reaction-rant.html 

Feeling like everything is coming to a head? You are not alone. In this episode we discuss how the restrictions shaping our life during the pandemic create an environment that almost forces us to look at ourselves and examine our lives. Many people are reckoning with one or more major areas in their lives: Love, family, career, life direction, quality of life, specific relationships, past traumas. This reconing may have begun before COVID-19 but it seems to be resolving now and can be incredibly painful. We discuss what we are hearing and ideas about how to approach this great reckoning in our lives in ways that ultimately lead us to greater freedom.