Naked Conversations: Race, Culture, & Beyond

Sage B. Hobbs | Naked Conversations
Naked Conversations: Race, Culture, & Beyond

This show is a collection of real, honest, and sometimes messy conversations between two friends. We’ll explore racism, antiracism, interracial friendship, activism, books, films, and more through our different lived experiences. We’ll offer questions and actions to help you go deeper into your exploration of race & culture, find your own inner disruptor, and be a part of the solution. Occasionally, we’ll bring you interviews with others who are experts in this work so we can learn together and do better.

  1. 10/18/2023

    S8E7: Healing Generational Trauma & Breaking from "Stable Misery" with Dr. Lynyetta Willis

    “Neither you nor your family are broken, you just have habits that need to be.” Today we are joined by Dr. Lynyetta Willis; psychologist, family empowerment coach, speaker, and award-winning author, who helps frustrated families break free from Stable Misery® and unhelpful parenting and partnership patterns.  We’re asking; what are the unhelpful stories we tell ourselves, and are these stories different for marginalized communities? Dr. Willis brings so much hope and optimism to her work, we hope you feel as empowered from this conversation as we do.     Listen to hear us talk about: THESE 5 main habits to work on to transform your life Questioning the stories we tell ourselves Chronic stress and survival mode  Marginalized community experiences  Analysing the experience of disempowerment  Advice for principals/teachers wanting to help families through difficult patterns   Resources mentioned: https://drlwillis.com/ www.Healingstablemisery.com    www.Mytriggerscore.com    The Body Keeps the Score Alissa Campbell - SEED Certification Dr Ross Green “children do well if they can”   ---------- Connect with us and learn more about our work: Sage: Speaking, leadership development & coaching, team building, and group facilitation www.sagebhobbs.com On LinkedIn Erica: Executive coaching and organizational strategy at Flying Colors LLC Help support antiracism work and community dialogue by SHARING to the show with your friends and family! Click the “share” button on whichever platform you listen and send it to folks who would find it helpful Good old “spread the word,” and talk about it with your people

    58 min
  2. 10/11/2023

    S8E6: Book Bans in Schools: The What and The Why

    Book bans are increasing at a rapid pace in school districts around the United States. What’s really going on here?  Today we are unpacking the motivations for book banning, which books are being banned, and what this means for our communities moving forward. We dive into the challenges of navigating content ‘appropriateness’ as a parent, and the role that fear can play in our decision making.  Our homework for you is to research which books are banned in your own state. You might be surprized what you find!    Listen to hear us talking about: What content would scare me as a parent, for my kids to have access to? Factoring in age appropriateness  Why we need to hear marginalized voices in literature The power of a concerned parent  Why do we read? What do we get from books?    Resources mentioned: And Tango Makes Three  by Justin Richardsonn and Peter Parnell true story, my sister, books reflecting the realities of the world All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely The Color Purple by Alice Walker (read at 13) The Bluest Eye. Pecola Breedlove by Toni Morrison (read in early 20’s) "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison* "Native Son" by Richard Wright* ---------- Connect with us and learn more about our work: Sage: Speaking, leadership development & coaching, team building, and group facilitation www.sagebhobbs.com On LinkedIn Erica: Executive coaching and organizational strategy at Flying Colors LLC Help support antiracism work and community dialogue by SHARING to the show with your friends and family!

    45 min
  3. 09/27/2023

    S8E4: Systematic Racism

    “You cannot heal what you have not diagnosed. You cannot repair what you do not see.” - Isabel Wilkerson Today we’re bringing it back to basics. What do we mean when we refer to “systematic racism”, and how is this different than racism on the individual level? Join us today as we unpack the realities of ‘racism by design’, and what are we really going to do about it in this lifetime.    Listen to hear us talk about: Defining systematic, structural and institutionalised racism Examples of structural racism in the public system Broadway shows that are challenging cultural norms  Resistance to ‘believing in’ systematic racism Important questions about racism we need to keep asking ourselves    Resources mentioned: "Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway "Six" on Broadway Caste: Origins of our Discontents -  Isabel Wilkerson On the Rooftop - Margaret Wilkerson Sexton   ---------- Connect with us and learn more about our work: Sage: Speaking, leadership development & coaching, team building, and group facilitation www.sagebhobbs.com On LinkedIn Erica: Executive coaching and organizational strategy at Flying Colors LLC Help support antiracism work and community dialogue by SHARING to the show with your friends and family! Click the “share” button on whichever platform you listen and send it to folks who would find it helpful Good old “spread the word,” and talk about it with your people Love the show? Please rate it and review it on Apple Podcasts. Just a few short words really helps folks to find the show.  Thank you :)

    32 min
  4. 09/20/2023

    S8E3: Using Somatics to Reclaim Our Agency. With Maria-Victoria Albina.

    Today we are joined by the outstanding María-Victoria Albina; Master Certified Somatic Life Coach, UCSF-trained Family Nurse Practitioner and Breathwork Meditation Guide.  In this lively conversation, we dive into the nature of the oppressive systems we live in, how they require us to disconnect us from our bodies and why it is such a radical act to reconnect to a feeling of safety within ourselves.    Listen to hear us talk about:  Our current systems demand/require us to be disconnected from our bodies  Somatic practice as an inherently radical act Increasing awareness of choices and agency Embodied safety & nervous system flexibility  Marginalized bodies and nervous system regulation  THIS simple somatic practice (secret weapon for regulating)    Resources Mentioned: victoria@victoriaalbina.com You can find Maria-Victoria on Instagram here, and you can reference a past interview here.  Victoria Albina - a Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner, a nervous system expert, and the host of Feminist Wellness. The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities through Mindfulness  https://www.rhondavmagee.com/print/   FREE gift of meditation resources:  HERE    Books Mentioned Life on The Hyphen: The Cuban-American Way Louise Hays   ---------- Connect with us and learn more about our work: Sage: Speaking, leadership development & coaching, team building, and group facilitation www.sagebhobbs.com On LinkedIn Erica: Executive coaching and organizational strategy at Flying Colors LLC   Help support antiracism work and community dialogue by SHARING to the show with your friends and family! Click the “share” button on whichever platform you listen and send it to folks who would find it helpful Good old “spread the word,” and talk about it with your people  Love the show? Please rate it and review it on Apple Podcasts. Just a few short words really helps folks to find the show.  Thank you :)

    51 min
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This show is a collection of real, honest, and sometimes messy conversations between two friends. We’ll explore racism, antiracism, interracial friendship, activism, books, films, and more through our different lived experiences. We’ll offer questions and actions to help you go deeper into your exploration of race & culture, find your own inner disruptor, and be a part of the solution. Occasionally, we’ll bring you interviews with others who are experts in this work so we can learn together and do better.

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