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Program Outline

Mentimeter: “How do you currently feel about this election season?”

Welcome + Session Framing - Lisa

Mentimeter (Revisited) - August

Pre-Election Reflections - Kimberly

Post-Election Planning - August

Bringing it Together - Darrie

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Co-presenters

Lisa Geason-Bauer

President

B Local WI

August M Ball

Liberatory Action Co-Chair

Kimberly Flood

B Local Guest and Mental Health Coach

Darrie Matthew Burrage

Liberatory Action Co-Chair

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Housekeeping

Please remain on mute (unless you have been called on to share)
Please add pronouns next to your name
Staying on camera is up to you.
Please use the chat box (share your inquiries / questions) in the chat (we will strive to answer all of them)
Post the webinar, we will be sharing all slides, resources doc with everyone who registered.
Unpack why session not being recorded

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Who forum is NOT for…

Persons who are currently experiencing

extreme anxiety in their life.

Unpacking sensitive topics can lead people

into anxiety spirials, if this is you…

please prioritize your mental wellbeing and seek professional assistance.

If you are joining because you want to convince others about your perspective, this forum is not a good fit for you.

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Who forum IS for…

Persons who are able to come to this program today from a place of neutrality, having compassion for yourself and others.

Individuals who are open to failing (as this work is imprecise and challenging).

Today we are going to practice:

Building safe spaces for engagement
Creating boundaries for self regulation
Building personal resilience
Modeling self care behaviors

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Housekeeping

“When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.”

Benefits:

Makes participants more comfortable
Allows for more candid and deep conversations
Promotes greater understanding of different perspectives
Helps build trust and mutual respect between participants
Levels the playing field between people with different power and influence

Chatham House Rule

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Actions you can take at WORK… to help de-stress

• take a break & move- walk about the building

• remove yourself from social media, teams chats, slack channels etc

• go outside, go to a park and observe nature

• if you are inside and can’t go outside, view soothing images (cute animal pictures), or connect with a pet (emotional support)

• If you need help - please ask for it (company HR department can get you info on benefits tied to therapy)

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Normalize, acknowledge the role of therapy in helping us to live our best life.
Business leaders /owners should consider prioritizing wellbeing (in all forms) for their workforce

Actions business can take….

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We are HUMAN!

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In what percentage of the disagreements that you have with other people are you the one who’s right?

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WHAT DO YOU SEE?

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PERCEPTION

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DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECT

Source: https://mycollaborativeteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Dunning-Kruger-chart.png

The Lake Wobegon effect (self-enhancement bias) , which is a tendency to overestimate one's abilities and view oneself as superior to others.: pervasive human tendency to overestimate one's achievements and capabilities in relation to others [Lake Wobegon is a fictional town created by Garrison Keillor as the setting of the recurring segment "News from Lake Wobegon" for the radio program A Prairie Home Companion broadcast from St Paul, Minnesota – where "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and the children are all above average."

The Lake Wobegon effect: pervasive human tendency to overestimate one's achievements and capabilities in relation to others

Illusory superiority refers to a cognitive bias where individuals tend to overestimate their abilities, skills, or qualities compared to others. It is a common tendency for people to believe they are better than average in various domains, regardless of actual evidence or objective measures.

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INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY

…is the capacity to recognize the limits of our knowledge

Key beliefs:

There is more than one way to do most things
The things you believe to be true might in fact be wrong
Humans are prone to bias and fallibility

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KEY POINT – Mindset / Humility is key

Share:

Research has shown Intellectual humility and Beginner’s mindset – can powerfully improve our thinking and decision making

(https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200528-is-this-the-secret-of-smart-leadership and

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/leadership/beginners-mindset-decision-making-for-leadership.html)

The Lake Wobegon effect: pervasive human tendency to overestimate one's achievements and capabilities in relation to others

Illusory superiority refers to a cognitive bias where individuals tend to overestimate their abilities, skills, or qualities compared to others. It is a common tendency for people to believe they are better than average in various domains, regardless of actual evidence or objective measures.

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EMPATHY

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[cu·ri·os·i·ty]

The genuine desire to learn or know more - to explore

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Self Care

Resilience

Sustained Well-being

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FREEDOM NEEDS YOUR FOCUS

Tucson, AZ

Freedom Needs Your Focus

By AMB

Set those bags down. Who told you, you had to carry them? Who told you you couldn’t dance, you couldn’t smile? Sing?

Who taught you to throw your precious energy around like dodge balls in an empty gym?

Distraction.

Who told you your activism was only worthy if you called out every slight? Reducing your light to a human correction pen.

Your knuckles bloody and your feet blistered, who told you?

Who told you letting the food in your fridge go stale would somehow feed the hungry? Who lied to you?

And who benefits from that lie?

Who told you liberation work was to be conflated with suffering? Where did you learn that this work must be done with rage rather than love?

Do you not trust that joy is sustainable? You don’t need to convince anyone. Are you not convinced of your power?

Could you dance with ease for longer than just a moment, without feeling afraid, pulling back in, dipping back into rage? Hate?

Darling, you are sacred. Lock your doors from hate. Do not engage it. You are safe in love.

Stay safe in love. Stay safe, my love.

Who told you your nervous system must stay in a constant state of dysregulation in order to prove you care?

Freedom needs your focus.

Who told you, you couldn’t laugh in the face of the absurdity of it all?

Who banned you from bonding with those you are in sacred contract with?

Who made you forget that our ancestors greatest wish was our joy and restfulness?

We don’t get free from overworking, undernourishing and outperforming.

You know this. Remember?

Remember: Freedom needs your focus

That tightness in your shoulders? That headache, that 5 hour dissociative nap…Your body is reminding you, you are out of alignment with your liberation.

These are not just big pretty words these are the agreements you made when you came here.

You have gone back on your word, darling. You have forgotten.

It’s time to remember:

Freedom needs your focus.

Nothing is created in rage. It is but destruction. And we, inevitably, the collateral damage.

Ohhh rage is cunning. She makes us think we’re getting somewhere when really we’re just running in place. Balding the tread on our tires.

Love is liberation.

Do you remember?

Focus.

Love is the sustaining solar energy that is regenerative and FREE!

Remember, freedom doesn’t need your frustration, your burnout, your depression or your rage.

Freedom needs your clarity, your consciousness, spaciousness, your inner peace, your creativity, your joy, your love…

Freedom needs your focus.

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SACRED COMMUNITY

Viñales , Cuba

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SACRED COMMUNITY

Sacred community is the practice of intentional co-creation of a shared future.

Built upon trust, authenticity, mutual support and grounding in shared values that honor the well-being and growth of the collective.

Viñales , Cuba

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SAFE vs BRAVE SPACES

Lake Tahoe, California

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SAFE vs BRAVE SPACES

Brave Space: Encourages risk and vulnerability.

Safe Space: Prioritizes comfort and protection.

Lake Tahoe, California

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PLANNING

Tulum, Mexico

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