As a bonus to this Greatest Hits episode this week, I’m spending some time pitching you to move towards discomfort tbecause it ties in perfectly with the topic of forgiveness and blame. And whether this is your first time listening or your 100th time, I’m offering one question I want you to keep in mind throughout this episode that will shift your perspective on your emotional suffering.
This two-part conversation is the perfect example that there is no one right answer here, and we’re never going to get a certified letter from the universe about whether “cancel culture” is a productive and meaningful response to injustice. However, we’re taking a deep dive into the emotional aspect of it, and why it’s so easy to conflate all our human drives and fears with the notion of being held accountable.
“Cancel culture” and the whole notion of call-ins or call-outs is a subject I’ve avoided talking about here on the podcast. This is largely due to my own black and white thinking I’ve experienced about having this conversation, but I’m really excited to finally dive into this topic today and bring you a variety of perspectives on this with three of my incredible students from my Advanced Certification in Feminist Coaching, Amber Taylor, Brig Johnson, and Brenda Lomeli.
Black and white thinking is a term I’m sure you’re all familiar with, and it’s a thought pattern our brains love. But, I’m taking a deep dive this week to show you the downsides of it and why I’m inviting you to embrace the shades of grey of life instead.
I recently got a message from one of my students, a fellow fat-positive/anti-diet coach, who was surprised to hear me mention on a recent podcast episode that one of the students in my Advanced Certification in Feminist Coaching is a weight loss coach. My student wanted to know, completely reasonably:
I dive into phobias, understanding circumstances, and how to find that deeper meaning and purpose for your life that you might be searching for right now. So many of you are making thought work harder than it needs to be by not fully understanding the nature of circumstances, and swimming in confusion about where you want to take your life, and it’s all being covered here today.