I’m sure you’ve been in situations like this – the ones where someone is talking way more than anyone else in the group. Maybe you were at a party, maybe it’s a group of friends, or perhaps it happens at work. Share the Air In workshops, we always have an agreement about sharing the air. I explain …
[Continue reading] What’s Privilege got to do with it? – Part 2
Last week I introduced you to social mindbugs. This week, I’m going to make the case a little more, because I know that it’s challenging to take in that what our unconscious mind believes can lead us in a direction/to a behaviour or conclusion that our conscious mind would abhor. In case you missed …
Earlier this week I had a conversation with a friend - about a conversation he had with someone who is new to Canada. It went something like this: "What is this "people of colour" business?" "Well, that's what we call people who are not white" (note: my friend is white, his friend, who is new to …