Resmaa Menakem on Trauma & White Body Supremacy - Resmaa Menakem - 315

Relationship Coaching School Podcast

Jayson Gaddis

Relationships, Relationshippodcast, Sex, Relationshipadvice, Society & Culture, Jaysongaddispodcast, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 981 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Somatic Abolitonist, Resmaa Menakem, shares a true story about racial discrimination between the police and his family.

He also challenges the hell out of me.

Man, this was a good one, very intense. I learned a ton.

I continue to learn about how me, as a white heterosexual male, can improve in the area of race, equity and diversity.

This is a pretty charged episode. Trigger warning.

Check it out.

Shownotes:

5:25 Introduction Resmaa Menakem
9:35 Fearing racism deep-rooted in society
15:05 The necessary work to make a shift in society
21:30 How white people can address racial problems and understand black people
34:00 How trauma stays in people’s bodies and transforms through time
35:00 Cultural baggage
37:20 Racism manifested in police agencies
49:05 Diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings
58:10 What does the work of healing cultural trauma looks like for white people
1:11:35 How training black people differs from training white people
1:21:50 Action step

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0:00.0	Trauma in a person decontextualized can look like personality over time.
0:04.8	Trauma in a family can look like family traits over time.
0:08.4	Trauma in people can look like culture.
0:11.2	The further you get away from some type of traumatic event, the more it can become
0:15.0	decontextualized. So, Hey, what's up and welcome back to another episode of the relationship school
0:40.0	podcast. I'm your host Jason and I'm grateful to be here with you right now. If you're new
0:45.9	welcome this podcast is all about love connection relationships, family
0:51.0	dynamics, work relationships, intimate partnerships, sex, etc.
0:59.9	And we often, you know, I interview folks, I talk, my wife comes in, sometimes my kids show up.
1:08.0	And our job is to, really, my job is to share with you what I'm learning from all these amazing
1:14.8	people and my own experience with the students in the relationship school, my
1:19.3	clients and my family of course.
1:22.9	If you're returning welcome back,
1:24.6	it's really cool to have you here.
1:26.2	Thanks for all your support over the years.
1:28.3	Thanks for your reviews.
1:29.6	Those of you who have left them are over 700 now, so thanks. That helps us reach more people.
1:34.5	Here's one from Libby who said, I love how focused and to the point the
1:38.2	podcast is. I love the conversations in Story Podcast too, but this one is
1:41.8	great for when you want to get to the point.
1:44.6	And it's fun to listen to, don't get me wrong.
1:46.6	It definitely gives me comfort and hope for the kind of relationships I'm dreaming of building
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