Session Information

Abstract: It's not a new idea that interrogating your system of beliefs and values — who you are, really, is deeply important. Values-based work is an idea that ethics classes, grad school, and leaders in professions from business to comedy, and tech to education emphasize. More than those aspirational TEDtalks, no matter what you do (or want to do) for a living, your worldview daily shapes your decisions and words, even your unconscious and interpersonal. 

Do you believe in direct communication? Or should critical feedback be sent through text? Most people value free speech, but should everyone have the right to speak without consequences? Does that include your neighbor who doesn't 'believe' in trans people, DEI, or Critical Race Theory? As we all breathe a system that celebrates cruelty, how do we reflect on our beliefs, trauma, genuine ignorance, and complicity? What steps can we take to practice learning and compassion? Let's move together to challenge that our present must be — subversively envisioning what can be.

In this workshop we'll talk about biases and hypocrisies, focusing on how to mitigate their damage. We'll briefly delve into how mental illness and trauma interfere with our ability to learn and grow, and I'll share skills I use to navigate these complicating parts of ourselves.
Finally, we'll work together to create a tool for introspection and practice individually using it. You should leave this workshop confident in the use of another tool — be that new insight or community — to once again face a difficult world.