Episode 17 (S8). Connecting With Your Why: The Heart of Social Change

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of connecting with one's deeper motivations in the context of social change and addressing discrimination.

We have a new episode for you! In this conversation, we explore the idea of “connecting with your why,” and reflect on what this means in the context of social change, challenging discrimination and our own journeys within the DEI space. What does it mean to stay connected to your deeper motivations for doing this work? In spaces where conversations about inequality and discrimination can be complex, emotional and at times overwhelming, how can grounding ourselves in our “why” help us to kee...

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Hosts: Nadia, Fran, Eugene

Topics covered

• social change
• discrimination
• DEI
• motivation
• inequality

Keywords

• social change
• discrimination
• DEI
• motivation
• inequality
• emotional
• journeys

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