Podcast Episodes

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 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.

The fact is there will always be people who have totally opposite opinions and views of the world to you, and when it comes to sexism, there are people who believe women are inherently less worthy or inferior because of their gender. But instead of staying in righteous indignation and anger, which often leaves you feeling burned out and resentful, I’m proposing that it’s possible the exact opposite could be the key to creating successful change.

I’m sharing an interview I did with one of my students, Amanda Kingsley. She coaches women post-abortion on making peace with their choices and working through the complex thoughts and feelings they experience, and I’m so grateful she’s doing this work. The discussion around abortion is so polarized that there’s really no space for women to discuss the negative emotions they might have, and this is an incredibly important subject to talk about publicly to desensitize and unfuck our brains in the wake of this decision.