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Ruth King on Healing Racism (Re-release)

The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Buddhism, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

We’re re-releasing another episode this week as we continue to be in the midst of a crisis point of racial injustice here in the United States. Ruth King is another leading voice on this important issue and we hope that you find wisdom and healing in her words. We hope you’ll take some time to pause, listen to what she has to say, and consider the ways in which you might take some action to further healing and justice at whatever scope and scale you are able.  To that end, we’ve created a small resource guide to point you in a few directions that we think might be helpful as you look to further educate yourself on what action steps to take.  Donate to or get involved with: Southern Poverty Law Center- The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality. https://www.splcenter.org/   NAACP Legal Defense Fund- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans. https://www.naacpldf.org/ Campaign Zero- Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide. https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ Ideas of other ways to get involved: Sign the petition for George Floyd- Yes millions have signed and so can you.- https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd I found this to be a great article that had lot’s of action to take- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice So many of the changes we need to see regarding police brutality have to happen at the local level. That is good news because it’s easier to get involved and have more impact. This page has Campaign Zero’s list of issues by city and state: There are so many books out there but here are some books that come highly recommended: “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism” by Robin DiAngelo “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do” by Jennifer L. Eberhardt  “Raising White Kids” by Jennifer Harvey  “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo  “The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement” by Matthew Horace and Ron Harris  “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin “Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race” by Reni Eddo-Lodge “They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, And A New Era In America’s Racial Justice Movement” by Wesley Lowery “The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear” by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and William Barber II “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander The End of Policing- Alex S. Vitale (free book) In This Interview, Ruth King and I Discuss Healing Racism and … Her book, Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From The Inside Out The value of being curious about the good and bad wolves inside of us Racism being a heart disease that is curable Her open heart surgery at the age of 27 Rage being an exit route Rage being energy moving through the body Habitual patterns of racism being a layer on top of the real issue that we can’t tolerate – they are defense mechanisms Racial affinity groups 6 hindrances The structure of racism Racism vs Prejudice Racist vs Racism Understanding our own experience with racism and talking about it What it’s like to be “membered” Individual vs group identity Diversity within the body of color Ruth King Links Ruthking.net Facebook Daily Harvest: Delivers absolutely delicious organic, carefully sourced, chef-created fruit and veggie smoothies, soups, overnight oats, bowls, and more. To get $25 off your first box go to www.dailyharvest.com and enter promo code FEED Beachbody On Demand: Workout at home with this easy to use streaming service with over 1300 super effective workouts suited for anybody at any time. Listeners of the show can get a free trial membership when you text WOLF to the number 303030.  But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone, we are re-releasing this week the episode with Ruth King where we talked with her

0:05.6

about her book Mindful of Race, Transforming Racism from the Inside Out. We want to really be

0:12.3

putting forward voices right now that we think are important to be heard and Ruth's is certainly

0:17.2

one of those. You heard her recently in our special episode How to Work with Anger that we put

0:22.1

out early during the COVID crisis and now we're re-releasing this full episode with her. I hope that

0:28.0

you find lots of wisdom and healing in her words. I work with the bad wolf so to speak in a way that

0:36.0

is not making it wrong because the minute I make it wrong it has to act out more to get my attention.

0:50.7

Welcome to the One You Feed. Throughout time great thinkers have recognized the importance of the

0:56.0

thoughts we have, quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think ring true. And yet

1:03.5

for many of us our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity,

1:10.0

jealousy or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us

1:16.0

back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes conscious,

1:22.7

consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people

1:28.5

keep themselves moving in the right direction. How they feed their good wolf.

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Thanks for joining us. Our guest on this episode is Ruth King, an emotional wisdom author,

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Coach and consultant. She's a guiding teacher at Insight Meditation Community of Washington.

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She's also on the Teachers Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and is the founder of

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Mindful Members Insight Meditation Community in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ruth has a master's degree

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in clinical psychology from John F. Kennedy University and is the author of several publications

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including her new book Mindful of Race, Transforming Racism from the Inside Out. And here's the

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interview with Ruth King. Hi Ruth, welcome to the show. Thank you. It's lovely to be here.

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I am happy to have you on. Your book is called Mindful of Race, Transforming Racism from the Inside

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