Unlocking the Places Where It Is Safe to be Ourselves
People would be amazed at how often, early in my life, I felt invisible. Sure, I was sitting in the front row in class and raising my hand to answer questions and was a really good student. I was sitting in the 2nd chair in the clarinet section in the band. I was the best player on the basketball team. And yet, deep down I was aware that my friends and classmates truly didn’t see me.
I don’t recall any specific conversations where my parents told me how I had to show up, but I intrinsically knew that I didn’t want to do anything that would draw too much attention. I wanted to fit in. I did not want to be “othered”.
I got so good at it that I didn’t truly realize how adept I had become at compartmentalizing my life. Code-switching. Moving and speaking in a certain way “in public” and exhaling when I was with family and friends who “got me”.
But over the last several years, I have intentionally focused on finding the spaces in which I could be myself. There’s an ease to it. There is comfort. There is understanding. There is…joy.
In this special episode of Unlocking the Club, I revisit conversations we’ve had on the show with previous guests where they have shared those spaces and places they go to to connect with themselves. To be at ease. They reveal the people they surround themselves with in an effort to show up fully. We talk about how to find and how to create the psychological safety that will allow us to be our full selves. We unlock the spaces, sanctuaries and clubs when you can be unapologetically you!
I invite you to join the conversation as I discuss:
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Importance of psychological safety
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Creating safe spaces is essential
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The Four Stages of Psychological Safety by Timothy Clark
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Prioritize safe spaces
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Finding community
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Showing up with authenticity
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Healing powers of nature
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Empowerment
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Finding our sanctuaries
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Prioritize self-care for psychological safety.
Honorable Mention:
Therapy for Black Girls
Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks
The Nap Ministry
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This award-nominated podcast is hosted by Angela Taylor. Angela Taylor is an equity & inclusion strategist, executive coach, motivational speaker, podcaster, TV Analyst and entrepreneur! She is the co-founder of Dignitas, Principal of Tindall Avenue Coaching and Owner & Chief Indulge Officer of Indulge Boise Food Tours, which is a culinary and cultural experience brand that is the #1 Rated Food Tour in Boise. Angela also connects her passion for sports and storytelling as a Studio Analyst & Game Analyst for Women's Basketball with the Pac-12 Network.
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