Three Things I Didn't Learn By Not... By Jay Cafferata

This episode explores the autopilot assumptions we accept as part of our own intersectionality.  The three things I didn't learn about being an Auto Pilot American are about being Normal, My Behavior, and Expectations for Me. 

This episode talks about how we use associations to create expectations to create experiences that become our Truth even though that Truth is not the TRUTH - that is implicit Bias in action - and how we don't consider how a person's accent colors our impression of them.  Is a French Accent exotic?  Is a Russian accent indicative of your job? This episode looks at how accents and implicit bias work together.

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This episode explores boundaries as a visual exercise.  Teaching our children about boundaries is important - but we have to think about how we set our boundaries first!

In this episode, I explore the idea that oftentimes we see diversity as about the color or pigmentation of our skin and yet we know there are more types of diversity than just that. And Vampires - they cannot see themselves in the mirror - you will have to hear what I have to say about that!

A Moment of Clarity is when you have that moment when the truth or reality of a situation hits you.  When you realize that this could be good, bad, or indifferent.  What you do next is up to you!

This episode is about the saying "A Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" as a way of exploring the message or the lessons that are the underlying meaning of this saying.  Don't dare to dream, you aren't good enough to be better and there are guarantees in life you can absolutely count on - all of which are suspect!  

This episode continues the theme of Three Things I didn't Learn.  Examining how women are treated in the border areas between the USA and Mexico reveals a life that is unseen and invisible - a life barely lived.  These powerful lessons help to demonstrate how women are used - not for themselves as sentient beings - but as messages to others.

It's that time of the year when folks join a gym, resolve to eat more healthily, take a walk every day, be more kind - all those things that we hope happen as we make our New Year Resolutions.  This episode talks about why affirmations might be a better way to get what you want rather than the goal-setting exercise doomed to failure called New Year's Resolutions.  

This episode examines how the words privilege and leverage can be used to take apart white skin privilege.

What does it mean when we allow others' perceptions of our body to impact our health?  Just thinking about why we make some of the choices we do about what we wear can help us to unlink the fear of others' perceptions and our own self-worth.