44 min
How To Interrupt Subtle Acts Of Exclusion With Doc Jana Leading With Empathy & Allyship
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In Episode 82, Doc Jana, CEO & Founder of Doc Jana LLC and TMI Consulting Inc, joins Melinda in a conversation that gives individuals and organizations a clear approach to interrupting what Doc calls “subtle acts of exclusion,” also known as microaggressions, at work. They guide us through the steps in addressing our own biases, which are often the root of these subtle acts of exclusion. Doc also shares their latest work and their participation in pleasure activism as a way to reclaim joy and find liberation and healing from the pain of trauma.
About Doc Jana (they/them)
Dr. Jana (they/them) is a non-binary Awareness Artist and Pleasure Activist. They use their work and art to create a loving embrace of people and culture expansive enough to exclude no one. Their mission at Doc Jana LLC is to liberate hearts, minds, and bodies through joy, love, and knowledge.
As a certified meditation and yoga instructor, Doc Jana is also the author of several best-selling books, four on inclusion and one book of poetry. They are the founder of TMI Consulting Inc, the world’s first diversity-focused Certified Benefit Corporation. Doc Jana has been featured in numerous publications and media including Fast Company, NY Times, and Forbes for their work on diversity, equity, empowerment, and inclusion. They’ve done a TEDx on privilege and were named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc.com.
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For more about Empovia, and to join us for our monthly live event, visit https://ally.cc. There, you’ll also find educational resources and highlights from this episode.
Connect With Doc Jana On Social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyjana/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTiffanyJana/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/twiffanyjana/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyjana/
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Production Team
Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler
Co-Producers: Renzo Santos & Christina Swindlehurst Chan
Creative Director @ Podcast Rocket: Rob Scheerbarth
[Image description: Leading With Empathy & Allyship promo with photos of Doc Jana, an African-American nonbinary person with short curly blue hair, matching blue glasses, gray suit on top of blue and white t-shirt, and an electric smile; beside them is the white book cover of SUBTLE ACTS OF EXCLUSION: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions; and host Melinda Briana Epler, a White woman with red hair, glasses, and orange shirt holding a white mug behind a laptop.]
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In Episode 82, Doc Jana, CEO & Founder of Doc Jana LLC and TMI Consulting Inc, joins Melinda in a conversation that gives individuals and organizations a clear approach to interrupting what Doc calls “subtle acts of exclusion,” also known as microaggressions, at work. They guide us through the steps in addressing our own biases, which are often the root of these subtle acts of exclusion. Doc also shares their latest work and their participation in pleasure activism as a way to reclaim joy and find liberation and healing from the pain of trauma.
About Doc Jana (they/them)
Dr. Jana (they/them) is a non-binary Awareness Artist and Pleasure Activist. They use their work and art to create a loving embrace of people and culture expansive enough to exclude no one. Their mission at Doc Jana LLC is to liberate hearts, minds, and bodies through joy, love, and knowledge.
As a certified meditation and yoga instructor, Doc Jana is also the author of several best-selling books, four on inclusion and one book of poetry. They are the founder of TMI Consulting Inc, the world’s first diversity-focused Certified Benefit Corporation. Doc Jana has been featured in numerous publications and media including Fast Company, NY Times, and Forbes for their work on diversity, equity, empowerment, and inclusion. They’ve done a TEDx on privilege and were named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc.com.
Find Leading With Empathy & Allyship useful? Subscribe to our podcast and like this episode!
For more about Empovia, and to join us for our monthly live event, visit https://ally.cc. There, you’ll also find educational resources and highlights from this episode.
Connect With Doc Jana On Social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyjana/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTiffanyJana/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/twiffanyjana/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyjana/
Connect With Us On Social
YouTube: youtube.com/@empovia
Twitter: twitter.com/empoviaco
Facebook: facebook.com/empovia
Instagram: instagram.com/empovia/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/empovia/
Production Team
Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler
Co-Producers: Renzo Santos & Christina Swindlehurst Chan
Creative Director @ Podcast Rocket: Rob Scheerbarth
[Image description: Leading With Empathy & Allyship promo with photos of Doc Jana, an African-American nonbinary person with short curly blue hair, matching blue glasses, gray suit on top of blue and white t-shirt, and an electric smile; beside them is the white book cover of SUBTLE ACTS OF EXCLUSION: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions; and host Melinda Briana Epler, a White woman with red hair, glasses, and orange shirt holding a white mug behind a laptop.]
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44 min