Societal Racism and Self-Compassion with Janine Lyman

After moving to the U.S. from growing up in apartheid South Africa, Janine was deeply disturbed to notice implicit racial bias arise inside herself while teaching a college math course. Host John Kinyon guides Janine through the Mediate Your Life map for self-compassion—the Chooser-Evaluator process—to help Janine find empathy and healing for herself and discover a new integration, wholeness, and insight moving forward.

Timestamps:

[0:00:00] Intro

[00:04:05] A risky personal story

[00:05:00] Challenging assumptions about racism

[00:10:11] Racial awareness and transitions

[00:13:36] The Chooser-Evaluator framework

[00:19:19] Betrayal of Presented Worldview

[00:24:15] Inherent value of everybody.

[00:28:29] Justice and Empathy

[00:35:07] Balancing social and cultural injustices

[00:38:18] Naming the Internal Helper

[00:43:57] Intersection of Guilt and Activism

[00:49:11] Empathy between Justice and Helper

[00:55:34] Challenging assumptions about others

[01:04:08] The complexity of white privilege

[01:09:45] Healing and justice for all

[01:10:33] Genuine appreciation and connection

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