The Discomfort Practice with Betsy Reed

Isa Noyola is a well known and respected translatina activist and trans leader in the US. She talks about her work to end ICE detention of trans migrants, what it's like to come out as trans when you're a first generation Mexican American pastor's kid and how none of us is free until all of us are free. Betsy & Isa talk about being free to express the feminine in a patriarchal world, the strong values and community organising experience their religious backgrounds gave them both and reasons to be optimistic, even in (and especially in) difficult times. You can find out more about Isa's organisation, Mijente, here: https://mijente.com You can support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/TheDiscomfortPractice Follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/thebetsyreed

Kirsty Schneeberger MBE is a distinguished environmental campaigner, leader, and CEO of London-based conservation non-profit Synchronicity Earth. Betsy and Kirsty talk about the truly uncomfortable facts around species decline, environmental degradation, climate change and political inaction. They end up in paradigm shift and the importance of living with the heart as we collectively face our 'butterfly soup' moment, knowing some beautiful shifts will occur while still living in the dark.

In this quick solo episode, Betsy talks about being in the unknown - in a pandemic, recording while not knowing the results of the US Presidential Election, unsure of where Brexit negotiations will leave her as a British person resident in Spain. She talks about being in the 'butterfly soup' moment and how sometimes, stepping back from discomfort and nourishing ourselves is the way through discomfort.

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Welcome to The Discomfort Practice. Your host Betsy Reed invites you into her own discomfort practice as she puts it all out there on the Internet, talks about her background in a conservative Christian family, comes out of the spiritual closet and reflects on the pivotal moment 17 years ago when she realised her White Privilege was a superpower she could use to hold space for those who don’t have the same privilege.

Dr. Mick Jackson is the Founder of WildHearts, which works with business and channels its profits back into projects that help humankind. His life-changing moment (and the reason he set up WildHearts) came after a harrowing adventure that involved carrying his dying sherpa for four days after his lungs collapsed while climbing Broad Peak and K2.

Betsy and Mick talk about getting comfortable with discomfort, how travel helps us to see the world through the perspective of others, how anyone can be an entrepreneur, and how he's had to pivot his business model and successful MicroTyco programme- and created unexpected impact - as a result of Covid-19 lockdowns.

Follow Wild Hearts Group on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wildheartsgroup/

Check out their website at https://www.wildheartsgroup.com

Follow them on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/wildhearts/

Watch their videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/thewildheartsteam

And see them on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/wildheartsgroup

Nick Bridwell is a writer and journalist living in Plano, Texas. The murder of George Floyd by police was the catalyst to prompt him and long-time friend, performer So Sique, to create the Uncomfortable Conversations podcast. It's a place for real conversations about the social issues plaguing modern-day America - conversations people haven't had but need to.

Betsy and Nick talk about Nick's fresh decision to quit his job to pursue work he feels is more aligned with his purpose, the value of dialogue with people you know will disagree with you, and how uncomfortable it can be to say what you value and want. Find Nick on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nickbridwellwriter/

And check out his writing on his website www.nickbridwellwriter.com

Follow Uncomfortable Conversations on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uncomfortable.convos/

On their website at www.uncomfortable-convos.com

And watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuiOzmANXa7jQu12Lb7wctQ

Lucie Lincoln is a writer, content creator, organisational culture expert and host of the podcast 'Almost Grown… Up,' the podcast 'for Millennials who don't want to grow up but have unfortunately realised they might have to.'

Betsy and Lucie talk about being 'discomfort running buddies' together in Barcelona, how excruciating it can be to put creative projects into the world and explore the idea that the current global discomfort (we're - hopefully - mid-pandemic at this stage), just might be a golden opportunity to nurture our creativity and a collective shift as humanity.

You can follow Lucie on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lucie.lincoln/

Find out more about her creative projects on her website www.lucie.lincoln.com

And check out her podcast 'Almost Grown… Up' on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4rOAkVNfZl1CFwZX984Abp or wherever you listen to podcasts

Jonelle Lewis is a yoga teacher, mentor, brand ambassador and respected figure in the London wellness industry (and is currently based in Los Angeles). For years she's pointed out inconsistencies around lack of diversity, sexual harassment, cultural appropriation and privilege in the yoga and wellness world. With the spotlight on #BlackLivesMatter and systemic racism in all areas of society, Jonelle has stepped into her voice and been invited to contribute her wisdom more widely.

Betsy and Jonelle talk about 'spiritual capitalism' in the modern yoga industry, how Western yoga teachers need to be honest about the spiritual roots of yoga, calling out hypocrisy productively and how practicing discomfort with others provides community and accountability. Betsy confesses that, as a yoga and meditation teacher who escaped an oppressive conservative Christian background, she gets triggered by the idea of being a 'pretendy white Hindu.' You can follow Jonelle on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jonelleyoga And get info on her yoga workshops on https://www.jonellelewis.com

Welcome to The Discomfort Practice, where this first episode is being re-posted late, due to technical issues posting it. In it, Betsy invites you into her own discomfort practice as she puts it all out there on the Internet, talking about coming from a conservative Christian family, coming out of the spiritual closet and reflecting on the pivotal moment over 17 years ago when she realised her White Privilege was a superpower to be used to hold space for those who don't have it.

Follow Betsy on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thebetsyreed Her yoga account https://www.instagram.com/betsyreedyoga Her website: www.betsy-reed.com Her LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebetsyreed