Naked Conversations: Race, Culture, & Beyond

8 seasons, 51 raw, awkward & brave conversations later, we've arrived at our finale. This is definitely not the end of us using our voices to speak up against injustice & work for radical change, just the end of our podcast. We are so grateful for all of you being with us in this work; listening, learning and acting. Be brave & keep it up ya’ll. Listen to hear us talk about Sharing emotional labour between friends How has building this podcast together impacted us each personally? How are we carrying the vision for a more equitable and just world forward from here?   Resources mentioned  The Humanize Podcast   ---------- Connect with us and learn more about our work: Sage: Speaking, leadership development & coaching, team building, and group facilitation www.sagebhobbs.com On LinkedIn Erica: Executive coaching and organizational strategy at Flying Colors LLC Help support antiracism work and community dialogue by SHARING to the show with your friends and family! Click the “share” button on whichever platform you listen and send it to folks who would find it helpful Good old “spread the word,” and talk about it with your people 

“Neither you nor your family are broken, you just have habits that need to be.” Today we are joined by Dr. Lynyetta Willis; psychologist, family empowerment coach, speaker, and award-winning author, who helps frustrated families break free from Stable Misery and unhelpful parenting and partnership patterns.  We’re asking; what are the unhelpful stories we tell ourselves, and are these stories different for marginalized communities? Dr. Willis brings so much hope and optimism to her work, we hope you feel as empowered from this conversation as we do.     Listen to hear us talk about: THESE 5 main habits to work on to transform your life Questioning the stories we tell ourselves Chronic stress and survival mode  Marginalized community experiences  Analysing the experience of disempowerment  Advice for principals/teachers wanting to help families through difficult patterns   Resources mentioned: https://drlwillis.com/ www.Healingstablemisery.com    www.Mytriggerscore.com    The Body Keeps the Score Alissa Campbell - SEED Certification Dr Ross Green “children do well if they can”   ---------- Connect with us and learn more about our work: Sage: Speaking, leadership development & coaching, team building, and group facilitation www.sagebhobbs.com On LinkedIn Erica: Executive coaching and organizational strategy at Flying Colors LLC Help support antiracism work and community dialogue by SHARING to the show with your friends and family! Click the “share” button on whichever platform you listen and send it to folks who would find it helpful Good old “spread the word,” and talk about it with your people  

Book bans are increasing at a rapid pace in school districts around the United States. What’s really going on here?  Today we are unpacking the motivations for book banning, which books are being banned, and what this means for our communities moving forward. We dive into the challenges of navigating content ‘appropriateness’ as a parent, and the role that fear can play in our decision making.  Our homework for you is to research which books are banned in your own state. You might be surprized what you find!    Listen to hear us talking about: What content would scare me as a parent, for my kids to have access to? Factoring in age appropriateness  Why we need to hear marginalized voices in literature The power of a concerned parent  Why do we read? What do we get from books?    Resources mentioned: And Tango Makes Three  by Justin Richardsonn and Peter Parnell true story, my sister, books reflecting the realities of the world All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely The Color Purple by Alice Walker (read at 13) The Bluest Eye. Pecola Breedlove by Toni Morrison (read in early 20’s) "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison* "Native Son" by Richard Wright* ---------- Connect with us and learn more about our work: Sage: Speaking, leadership development & coaching, team building, and group facilitation www.sagebhobbs.com On LinkedIn Erica: Executive coaching and organizational strategy at Flying Colors LLC Help support antiracism work and community dialogue by SHARING to the show with your friends and family!

“Fear and trust are the core challenges of our time” - Sage  It’s time we talked about trust. Today we explore why Erica & I first decided to trust each other, and how these same principles can be applied to building trust in organisations. This is such an important topic, when we don’t feel safe it’s extremely hard to move forward and create meaningful change.    Listen to hear us talk about: When was the first moment that you trusted someone?  Different types of trust Steps to building trust  Restoring broken trust  The role of vulnerability & risk in building trust  Strategies for building trust in organisations  How does trust (or lack of) impact DEI work?    ---------- Connect with us and learn more about our work: Sage: Speaking, leadership development & coaching, team building, and group facilitation www.sagebhobbs.com On LinkedIn Erica: Executive coaching and organizational strategy at Flying Colors LLC Help support antiracism work and community dialogue by SHARING to the show with your friends and family! Click the “share” button on whichever platform you listen and send it to folks who would find it helpful Good old “spread the word,” and talk about it with your people Love the show? Please rate it and review it on Apple Podcasts. Just a few short words really helps folks to find the show.  Thank you :)