Ep 26: Getting Unstuck when Fear Has You Frozen

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅Sometimes people, especially white folks, choose not to engage with racial justice work, for fear of making a mistake. April and Tracie dig in to those fears, what's behind them, how they show up, and some strategies for addressing them so that you can keep going.Access a free discussion guide for this episode here: http://bit.ly/2MTR3ecFind April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.comLearn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director and Tracie is a senior partner: https://joyousjustice.com/Read more of Tracie's thoughts at bmoreincremental.comResources and notes:Read more from adrienne maree brownSee some of Cesar Millan (the dog whisperer)'s techniques on his YouTube channelApril N. Baskin's KAVOD Conflict Navigation Model K - Keep calmA - Acknowledge how you're feeling and the situationV - Validate the other person's feelingsO - Offer next steps (this can be "I need time to process, may I circle back with you next week")D - Debrief and Do: talk about it with a trusted confidante and follow through on what you said you'd do. ©2021 April N. Baskin, Joyous Justice. All rights reserved.Support the showDiscussion and reflection questions:What in this episode is new for you? What have you learned and how does it land?What is resonating? What is sticking with you and why?What, if anything feels hard? What is challenging or on the edge for you?If relevant. what feelings and sensations are arising as you reflect on themes from this episode, and where in your body do you feel them?What key insights or strategies are you carrying forward and how do you want to weave them into your living and/or leadership?