The One You Feed How to Turn Shame Into Connection: Why Normalizing Helps Us with Ginny Gay & Brandi Lust
May 19, 2023
Ginny Gay, a certified mindfulness and meditation teacher, and Brandi Lust, a passionate speaker on organizational well-being, delve into the transformative power of normalizing our struggles. They challenge the misconception that vulnerability is a weakness, emphasizing how sharing difficult experiences can dissolve shame and build connections. Listeners are encouraged to engage in open conversations about grief and personal journeys while cultivating spaces of authenticity. Their insights highlight the strength found in community support and the importance of embracing our shared humanity.
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Normalization as Expansion
- Normalizing involves acknowledging an experience as real and accepting it as part of being human.
- This shifts away from viewing struggles as personal flaws or evidence of doing life wrong.
Defining "Normalize"
- Dictionary definitions of "normalize" include conforming to a standard, restoring to normal, and allowing taboo subjects to be viewed as normal.
- The speakers discuss these definitions and their implications.
The Power of Normal
- What we consider normal shapes our worldview and possibilities.
- This concept gained traction during the 2016 US presidential campaigns.
