Episode 107: Balancing Discomfort

Protests over police brutality being met by police brutality. A global pandemic. Coming to terms with the fact that not being racist is not enough--we need to be anti-racist. All of these things can lead to a lot of discomfort. In this episode, Shannon and Janine discuss balancing the discomfort with the need to take action and the need to take care of ourselves.

Discussion topics include:

• The difficulty of knowing how to respond to the greater events of the world

• How our perceptions of racist behavior are shifting

• That it’s not enough to not be racist; we need to be anti-racist

• The discomfort of talking about this stuff

• Figuring out how we can make a difference

• Our desire to encourage people to look at things from a different perspective

• Using kindness when speaking up

• The language Shannon used on social media when she spoke up about a (perhaps inadvertently) racist comment

• How hard it is to know what the right thing to do is

• Self care during this difficult time

• Keeping up with events without letting it take over your day

• Productive discomfort vs debilitating pain

• Finding the balance of taking care of emotions while still taking action

• Getting conscious of where your discomfort is and pushing against those boundaries a bit

• Extending grace to others