When I was asked last month to present to the NAMI audience, the biggest problem our country was facing was that of a global health pandemic.
Many things have happened in our nation, in our town(s), and even in our families that may to some, pale a global pandemic, in comparison.
Some of these challenges have provoked conversations that we may not have felt we had to have before. Or we may have been having these conversations with family members or on social media for some time. These are the conversations that you feel like you need to be pumped up to have before they happen. And feel like you need help calming down after.
Communication skills are the most challenging to use when emotions are high. Speaking in ways that the other person will listen. Listening so that the other person will be open to returning the favor to you- these are more important than ever when you feel passionate about what is being discussed. This is when good communication skills are the most crucial to practice.
I trust that the process I lay out in my (free) virtual presentation on June 18th at 11cst can be put to use as you navigate the difficult and important conversations that you are having.
Register for this free presentation below, and share it with those who may benefit from an overview of resolving conflicts.
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EbonyJanice Moore started The Free People Project years ago "because my heart was broken."
I caught her on an Instagram LIVE with Elizabeth Gilbert where Ms. Moore explained how important to her it is for women of color to have a space to learn self-care. A space that is FOR women of color, not a space created for others that they can join if they wish to conform.
“The only grace you can have is the grace you can imagine!”
~Toni Morrison
Dream Yourself Free is a different approach than resistance. Dream Yourself Free is a place where women of color can freely imagine, surrounded by grace.
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