Respect and Ease

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i came up in a world where the teaching was these two things, and names were assigned based on that. And it is interesting to me, because we live in a very different world right now. There's new language that really helps people step into and express like whatever wherever they arein the spectrum engender. But yet, at the same time, i still stumble on a regular basis. I always want to lead with dignity, and so sometimes i willfall to just not saying anything, rather than saying the wrong thing. You said it so beautifully, that this is a process with an end goal. That is noble. That is beautiful. That is human connection.

You may know my guest today, Jeffrey Marsh, from their spiritual and inclusive messages that have received over 1 billion views on social media. Jeffrey is a viral TikTok and Instagram sensation, the first openly nonbinary public figure to be interviewed on national television, and the first nonbinary author to be offered a book deal with any "Big 5" publisher, at Penguin Random House.

Jeffrey’s bestselling Buddhist self-esteem guide How To Be You, is an innovative, category-non-conforming work that combines memoir, workbook, and spiritual advice, inviting anyone and everyone into the conversation through a lens of kindness and inclusivity. How To Be You topped Oprah's Gratitude Meter and was named Excellent Book of the Year by TED-Ed. Jeffrey has also been a student and teacher of Zen for over twenty years, and this practice has been central to both their lens on life, and capacity to do the work they do in a grounded, deeply-present, open-heart and joyful way.

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