What Identity Didn't I Share About Me That I Hold?

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Sally Kohn: What are some steps that people can take to identify what our privileges are and where our blind spots are? She says the idea of head winds and tail winds comes from debby irving's writings, and it's really shaped her thinking. "I almost never think about being straight because i have tail wends my favor," she said.

Most of us want to be good people–but what even makes a person “good?” And is our fixation on whether or not we ARE good holding us back from becoming even better? Dolly Chugh is an author and social psychologist who studies the psychology of good people. In this episode, she explains how ethical behavior is full of complexity and paradox, and shares insights on why even striving to be a “good-ish” person can actually help us grow into the better, nicer person we want to become.