Episode Seven - Let's Rewind, Reset, Include Without Being "Inclusive"

24/11/2020 16 min Temporada 1 Episodio 7

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So, I got thinking about this podcast, and who it's targeted at and who it's speaking to. I realise that I was trying to speak to everyone, and in doing that, I was beginning to speak to no one.
A rethink was needed, and this episode starts to address that. I thought about the wider inclusivity conversations happening in our workplaces and in the media around race (and gender) and realised that I was falling into the same trap as the companies I criticise on LinkedIn. I was trying to force inclusivity rather than foster it with my natural discourse.
This podcast if for people who are affected by menopause and the perimenopause a.k.a. all of us! The perspective is coming from a 46 year old former American (now Brit), mixed-race, child-free, divorcée, with two businesses, who doesn't drive, she (me) also drinks too much, smokes too much (during the pandemic at least), doesn't exercise enough (but is a lot more active than most), and really likes parentheses - you can often hear them when she speaks! There are probably loads more adjectives to describe me - but the aforementioned should give you a feel for where I might be coming from. I also swear - a lot - I have been behaved so far.
So yeah, change is afoot. It won't be a complete 180 today, but the direction of travel is definitely different.