Get ready for a different kind of conversation today with my friend and publishing family, Tamela Gordon! Tamela is a talented writer and editor, and she’s joining me this week for a fun exploration of hood wellness, community care, and DEI work.

In this episode you’ll hear:

[4:12] Tamela breaks down her book, Hood Wellness, and how it came to be

[8:40] What community care looks like

[18:22] Trudi and Tamela explore negativity bias

[21:44] Why self-work is so crucial when talking about community care

[27:00] Conversation and being in community

[33:53] What Tamela would love people to take away from her book

[37:22] Exploring the current social climate

[44:32] What people should be paying attention to right now around equity and inclusion practice

Pre-order Tamela’s book, Hood Wellness: Tales of Communal Care from People Who Drowned on Dry Land

Connect with Tamela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shewritestolive

Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/equitycenteredcoaching

Get your notebooks out for this one, because my guest this week is one of the smartest people I’ve ever met and you’re gonna learn some things today! I’m joined for this conversation by Mina Raver, who builds noninvasive neuro-tech for neurodivergent professionals who struggle with productivity.

Get ready to get nerdy with us over this as we explore neurodivergence, what that means, and why it’s important—particularly in the context of business and personal development.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

[3:07] Mina breaks down the concept of neurodivergence

[7:02] The systems that lead to classifying people as neurotypical or neurodivergent

[9:10] How businesses can be responsible to neurodiversity

[10:02] The relationship between culture and cognitive functioning

[16:10] Similarities in patterns that exist between coaching practices and schools, systems, and communities

[18:42] Why it’s important that people are coming into awareness about their own neurodivergence in their 30s, 40s, and beyond

[25:45] White supremacy’s effect on neurodiversity

[32:20] Mina unpacks preserving neurodiversity

[39:40] Where to start if you want to improve your support of neurodiversity

Learn more about Mina Raver and her work:

https://www.catalystium.com/

https://betterceo.app/

Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/equitycenteredcoaching

There are a lot of opportunities to be really dynamic with the way that we’re doing our coaching work, and facilitating the future is one of the ways to do that. Today I’m joined by my friend and colleague, Chris Wallace Caldwell to break down this intersection between coaching and facilitations for you.

Chris has an extensive background in non-profit leadership, strategic planning, group facilitation, program development, and corporate social responsibility and she brings a particular skill in grasping the common elements of group work and the ability to synthesize a unified vision and focused path forward. Let’s dive in!

In this episode, you’ll hear:

[8:20] Trudi and Chris break down the titles of coach and facilitator

[15:27] Some of the dilemmas and misconceptions Chris has encountered in her facilitator role

[20:15] We explore facilitation neutrality

[24:54] The power of consent in facilitation

[30:38] One of the skill gaps Trudi sees in the nonprofit space

[35:50] The things groups and organizations struggle with the most that coaching might be able to support

[48:24] One of the biggest skills a facilitator can hold

[54:17] The biggest opportunity in coaching in organizations

Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/equitycenteredcoaching

Learn more about Chris:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-wallace-caldwell

Website: https://catalysisllc.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswallacecaldwell/