"It's polite pain"

In this episode I chat with my friend Nadine Pemberton about her lived experience of racism.  Nadine was a practising solicitor for many years, advising the boards of a number of UK public bodies and is now a coach, mentor and freelance consultant.

We discuss what terms like white supremacy, privilege and micro-aggression actually mean, with Nadine sharing her own experiences of racism, particularly in the workplace. 

If the fallout of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests have left you with questions about how you continue your learning and raise anti-racist children then give this episode a listen.  Nadine shares her thoughts on how we talk to our children about these issues and the really practical steps we can take to raise our children to celebrate difference. 

Nadine is such a wonderfully positive woman and we also chat about realising your dreams through vision-boarding and intention setting - Nadine's own experience will absolutely leave you feeling inspired.

Mentioned in this episode:

• BAME - Black Asian and Minority Ethnic, a commonly used term in the UK to refer to non-white racial / ethnic groups
• BIPOC - Black and Indigenous People Of Colour, a term that is increasingly used as an alternative to BAME
• Global Majority - this is Nadine's term of choice when referring to non-white racial / ethnic groups (definitely a term I am going to use from now on)
• Bettina Love - https://bettinalove.com/

I feel incredibly grateful to Nadine for being so open and speaking so eloquently about what is naturally a very emotional subject.  I really hope that this episode will leave you wanting to take further steps on your anti-racism journey.

Let's carry on the conversation over on Instagram - @a.minimalist.mother

You can read my blog over at www.aminimalistmother.com

And you can find Nadine at www.facebook.com/pempluscoaching and @pempluscoaching on Twitter and Instagram and @livingstlucia on Instagram.

 

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