Join me in episode 297 of the podcast for a moving and motivating conversation with Lloyd Fickett, founder of “The Collaborative Way”. We get in deep about life, love and leadership in this one.

• Shownotes:
  3:55 Introduction of Lloyd Fickett
• 5:55 What is The Collaborative Way?
• 16:00 Problems that can be solved with The Collaborative Way
• 24:25 How team leaders can improve their leadership skills
• 30:00 Steps we can take to make our relationships stronger
• 41:20 Lloyd's experiences with grief and growth after his wife’s passing 
• 49:30 Action step

I’m a big fan of esteemed psychologist Dr. Ed Tronick and was stoked to pick his brain in episode 296 of the podcast. Join us for an amazing conversation on The Still Face Experiment, relationship dynamics, his new book and much more.

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In episode 295 of the podcast I continue our race conversation with Michael Taylor and Jon Walton, 2 friends of TRS whose life’s work is to educate others and lift up people of color.

Check it out.

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As the anti-racism protests and movement continue to spread across our country, I wanted to represent a few Black voices on the podcast to help me/us get involved.  

In early 2019, I took a 7-week class for white people on equity, race, and diversity. Louiza “Weeze” Doran, who took time out of her insanely busy schedule right now, was one of my teachers. 

I consider her one of my main mentors when it comes to the subject of racism. 

Weeze is a coach, educator, political activist, organizer, and strategist, among many other things. She’s in direct action toward moving the system forward to equity, justice, inclusion, and liberation for the Black community.

Weeze and I talk about how we’re doing in our response so far after the George Floyd murder, 3 things that white people can do right now to support, and our historical culture of whiteness. She helps me get clear on how to define racism and what it looks like in everyday life, because it’s not always so obvious. She also answers some great questions from my listeners.

This is an amazing listen, folks. It will wake you up, may make you uncomfortable (and that’s a good thing -- it means you’re being activated!) and inspire you to look at your own life and take action.

Shownotes:

• 7:25 Introduction Louiza "Weeze" Doran
• 10:55 Society's response to George Floyd’s death
• 19:30 What white people can do to support the anti-racism movement
• 25:55 Defining racism
• 32:30 How living in your personal bubble keeps you from understanding other people’s lives and experiences
• 40:30 How to support the Black community without coming across as condescending
• 45:30 Where to get news and unbiased information
• 47:00 Examples of “unchecked white privilege” and covert racism
• 54:00 How to support Black people at work
• 56:05 About “white-centering”
• 59:45: How to talk to kids about racism
• 1:05:50 Hope about the future
• 1:11:35 Action step

As the pandemic continues, one of the most charged topics that’s come up is mask wearing. Many people are wearing them because their area requires it and/or they think it’ll help stop the spread. Others aren’t because their area has more relaxed rules and/or they think it’s holding them back from a much-needed return to normal life.

Either way, it’s turned into a divisive issue with people internally or even publicly shaming each other for wearing or not wearing a mask. 

This is a prime example of conflict, something that happens in our intimate relationships all the time. We want others to conform to our values and do what we’re doing. But this behavior just isn’t realistic.

Join me in episode 293 of the RS podcast to dig deeper into the issue and discuss how we can resolve a lot of the conflict we feel by actively listening to each other and learning about both viewpoints.

Useful Links:
https://relationshipschool.com/rct/