S4 Ep 6: Getting Past the Fear of "Other" | Ellie Krug Authenticity, Belonging, Community
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- Society & Culture
On this episode of INCOGNITO the podcast, Michael interviews Ellie Krug! Ellie is a former civil lawyer and current national inclusivity trainer/speaker, author, radio host, and transgender rights activist based in Minnesota. In this conversation, Michael and Ellie discuss what it means to show up as you are, to practice compassion for yourself and others, and how the foundation of diversity and inclusion work is combatting the fear people have of “other.” Ellie shares the four commonalities of all people and how this can be used as a jumping off point for connection.
Key Takeaways:
- Show up as yourself, whoever you are
- Practice gray area thinking - have compassion for others and yourself
- Ask yourself: am I trying my best under current circumstances? If yes, that has to be good enough
- Diversity and inclusion is about getting past the fear of other
- We all have four commonalities: everyone wants the children in their life to succeed, everyone wants to be free of physical/emotional violence, everyone wants twenty minutes of peace, everyone wants to love and be loved
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Ellie’s Media Recommendations:
- Machaela Cavanaugh, Nebraska State Senator
- @MomsforSocialJustice (Twitter)
- “The Great Land Robbery” by Van R. Newkirk II (Atlantic article, September 2019)
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Find Ellie’s work
- Ellie’s Website: https://elliekrug.com/
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For more of Michael’s work, visit our website www.incognitotheplay.com or follow us on Instagram @incognitotheplay
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Thanks to Ned Doheny for providing our podcast music! You can find him and his music on Spotify.
Editing and co-production of this podcast by Nina Kissinger.
Email info@incognitotheplay.com with questions or comments about the show!
On this episode of INCOGNITO the podcast, Michael interviews Ellie Krug! Ellie is a former civil lawyer and current national inclusivity trainer/speaker, author, radio host, and transgender rights activist based in Minnesota. In this conversation, Michael and Ellie discuss what it means to show up as you are, to practice compassion for yourself and others, and how the foundation of diversity and inclusion work is combatting the fear people have of “other.” Ellie shares the four commonalities of all people and how this can be used as a jumping off point for connection.
Key Takeaways:
- Show up as yourself, whoever you are
- Practice gray area thinking - have compassion for others and yourself
- Ask yourself: am I trying my best under current circumstances? If yes, that has to be good enough
- Diversity and inclusion is about getting past the fear of other
- We all have four commonalities: everyone wants the children in their life to succeed, everyone wants to be free of physical/emotional violence, everyone wants twenty minutes of peace, everyone wants to love and be loved
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Ellie’s Media Recommendations:
- Machaela Cavanaugh, Nebraska State Senator
- @MomsforSocialJustice (Twitter)
- “The Great Land Robbery” by Van R. Newkirk II (Atlantic article, September 2019)
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Find Ellie’s work
- Ellie’s Website: https://elliekrug.com/
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For more of Michael’s work, visit our website www.incognitotheplay.com or follow us on Instagram @incognitotheplay
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Thanks to Ned Doheny for providing our podcast music! You can find him and his music on Spotify.
Editing and co-production of this podcast by Nina Kissinger.
Email info@incognitotheplay.com with questions or comments about the show!
44 min