What can we do to combat, unlearn, and ultimately unburden ourselves from the influence of systemic structures of racism – both out in the world and inside of ourselves? Erin Trent Johnson, senior advisor at the Equity Lab, joins us to discuss this very important and timely topic.
About Our Guest: Erin Trent Johnson is the CEO, principal coach, and founder of Community Equity Partners, and the senior advisor at the Equity Lab. Erin works with educational, non-profit, government, and tech organizations that are committed to creating equitable and inclusive practices.
Sponsor Message: Every week Forrest creates detailed show notes for our Patreon supporters. Due to the essential nature of this topic, we’ve made the notes for this episode publicly available. They give a deep dive into the research behind the topics this episode explores, and we hope you’ll check them out.
From Dr. Hanson: Hardwire lasting change into your mind and heart in just a few minutes a day with Dr. Rick Hanson’s new program: Just One Minute. Each of the included 57 practices is grounded in modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom, and Rick’s background in the very real world of business and raising a family. They’re quick and easy to do, and each repetition strengthens key neural circuits – just like building a muscle in the gym. It’s the law of little things: a small thing repeated each day adds up to big results. Just one thing… that could change your life. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price!
Key Topics:
- 1:10: Finding hope and awakening in the moment.
- 6:30: “Unburdening” ourselves.
- 9:15: Overt vs. covert structures and systems of racism.
- 16:15: Key moments that lead to waking to systemic racism.
- 23:30: A message to your younger self.
