{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Feb6b7cbd-459e-4fe9-95b0-710033d1a1da","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 107: Balancing Discomfort","description":"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.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 The difficulty of knowing how to respond to the greater events of the world\n\u2022 How our perceptions of racist behavior are shifting\n\u2022 That it\u2019s not enough to not be racist; we need to be anti-racist\n\u2022 The discomfort of talking about this stuff\n\u2022 Figuring out how we can make a difference\n\u2022 Our desire to encourage people to look at things from a different perspective\n\u2022 Using kindness when speaking up\n\u2022 The language Shannon used on social media when she spoke up about a (perhaps inadvertently) racist comment\n\u2022 How hard it is to know what the right thing to do is\n\u2022 Self care during this difficult time\n\u2022 Keeping up with events without letting it take over your day\n\u2022 Productive discomfort vs debilitating pain\n\u2022 Finding the balance of taking care of emotions while still taking action\n\u2022 Getting conscious of where your discomfort is and pushing against those boundaries a bit\n\u2022 Extending grace to others","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}