Episode 47: I believe we all have our own work to do and it is through doing so we can make the impact we were born to make in the world.
This week’s episode features yours truly, me the host of Soulful Conversations with Nadjejda, Nadjejda Chapoteau. I must admit this is the most raw, vulnerable, and unscripted episode I’ve done. I spoke from my heart. I even thought about deleting it and not sharing it but then I knew my perfectionism would kick in and it would take me a whole day if not days to do this.
Or I might allow my ego to convince me I don’t need to talk about this publicly as some will judge me, get upset at me, say I’m diverting attention where it doesn’t need to be right now…
So I chose to share it as is as it’s really me and yes, I’ll be sharing more on this topic and promise to be better prepared next time.
In it I shared about my reflections on unpacking of my racial biases, how I’m choosing to be true to myself, and am calling on women of color (all people of color) to do our work and unpack our own racial biases. I feel it’s not a conversation that is being discussed much especially in my circle.
If we aren’t doing our own work and just asking others to do it or do nothing at all, racial biases will remain an issue. White people aren’t the only ones with racial biases.
Of course, I’m calling on white women and men to do so as well.
This is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart and while I’m not ready to share where I’ll be going with this, I’ll say I’ve been seeking guidance from my higher power about what role I’m meant to play in this important conversation and cause. Last year during a conversation on this topic, I got I’m a bridge builder: I stand for building bridges.
I’ve gotten some major clarity on what my role is here, I’ll be sharing more on this soon! 🙂
Enjoy this week’s episode below and I’d love to hear your thoughts. I hope it will inspire you to do your own unpacking work and continue to do so if you’ve already begun. May it also bring you a different perspective and understand that things aren’t as black and white as we think they are. They actually aren’t most times.
Share your thoughts with me in comment section below and if you found it helpful, please share it thank you!
P.S. I want to clarify a mistake I made while I spoke during this episode. I mistakenly said Dr. Frantonia M. Pollins spoke on being color blind, it was actually Dr. Catrice M. Jackson who spoke of this and Dr. Frantonia Pollins spoke of how the talk of always doing more and being better affects colored people’s mindset.
Love and light xo 🙂
Nadjejda
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As a Latino myself and a new Flagler County resident, I will tell you that it is a form of unlawful racial discrimination. Whether the racial slurs are being directed at you or simply used around you, it can create a hostile work environment nevertheless, and especially in the position like there”s, one of law enforcement. So having said that, even if someone of the same race uses racial slurs jokingly, and in addition to racial slurs, racial jokes or verbalizing racial stereotyping can all create such an environment. In order for conduct to create a hostile work environment, it must be either severe or pervasive, meaning just one incident is often not enough. I assume that”s why the slap on the wrist. I have met with Sheriff Rick Staly and I can assure you, that if it was more than just roughhousing and joking around he would have definitely done much more, maybe even going for termination, but as I see it that was probably an apology behind the scenes.