Speaking Up and Giving Yourself Permission with Nariah Broadus

Midlife Schmidlife

When I started this series that I’m calling “Now More than Ever” the global pandemic of the Corona Virus was the backdrop. And now on June 4, 2020 when I am publishing this recording, we still have the pandemic and now in the US, we also have a lot of hurt and anger from displays of racism and social injustice with the murder of George Floyd.

As a white woman, I am very aware that I have work I need to do against systemic racism and my own color blindness. I have taken to educating myself, reading books, listening and paying attention when I’d rather turn away.

What I also didn’t turn away from was the conversation with my friend Nariah Broadus that I am sharing with you today. Nariah is one of my trusted coaches and friends and she is also a woman of color.

Having had this conversation already scheduled, I wanted to be sure that Nariah was still up to having it. I would certainly understand if she chose to reschedule.

Nariah very willingly agreed to have the conversation. She feels it's important to get out of the stories we are telling ourselves. And she felt the conversation was not just about race relations but also speaking up in your life and giving yourself permission to do so. That this is what brings about positive change.

I’m hoping that you not only learn about giving yourself permission but also about being willing to be messy with it. Be messy with knowing that speaking up for the bigger things like speaking out against racism means that it’s okay to not have the exact word or know exactly what to say. Please realize that no one is expecting that.

It’s past time that as white women realize we have more influence and power than we ever thought possible. So please use this time to listen, really listen, to learn and to take action.

My hopes are that this conversation inspires you too.

Show notes with resource links can be found at: https://lizapplegatecoaching.com/blog/speaking-up-and-giving-yourself-permission