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Are There Stigmas Associated With Living Your Story?

Do you like coloring your hair the full spectrum of the rainbow?

Do you enjoy speaking about topics that others find uncomfortable?

Do you simply wish to live your life without judgement or persecution?

There are over six billion people on this planet with cultural, national, political, and social differences.

There may be differences that are objectively amoral, but for the most part, one could say there are different flavors to live a life.

If you like chocolate and somebody likes vanilla, it would be an absurd argument to have with them over which flavor is best.

Likewise, if you like to skip down the street singing show tunes and another person likes peace, quiet and solitude, there is no need to try to belittle each other for different life choices.

However, people can find ways to make differences worth fighting over.

They can make the other feel insignificant and small.

When you go about living your personal story, have you come across dissenters?

Are there #stigmas associated with living your #story?

Join us, DeeJae DuRante, Caleb Pearson, Oleg Loughed, as we explore the impact of stigmas, ways to reduce stigmas, and other related topics.

Why Do We Feel The Need To Create New Things?

Why do you feel the need to create?

Why does getting something new make us feel so good?

Why is what we have not enough?

Tune in, as Oleg and BJ Miller, explore the need for creation, ways to appreciate life, and other related topics.

Conversations About Race

Some may find it difficult or uncomfortable to talk about race, but why does it seem this way? While it may come down to understanding the history or developing a common language to use, having conversations about race should be something we are not afraid of.

In this episode, April discusses the internalized conceptions we have about race, where they come from, and what we can do to alter or reframe them. Although we may not believe in the conceptions that have been passed down from generations, they are still ingrained in us, and it is up to us to educate ourselves in order to deviate from them.

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Finding Your Voice

For a long time, she didn't know how to use her voice.

She said, “ … A lot of my story, at least right now, has to do with my identity … Coming into that and finding the agency to claim that … when we think about finding our voices, I think that’s something that everybody goes through …”

Was there a time in your life when you felt that you didn’t have a voice? If so, how did you rediscover your voice?

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Identity: You get to claim your identity

  • On Criticism: Surround yourself with people who will support you

  • On Story: Know your roots

  • On Voice: Use your voice to be brave for others