Listen "152 - Living Beyond Boxes and Labels"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode Nicoleta is talking about labels, social identity and happiness with Jaï Bristow, an international diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) coach and consultant.Humans as complex multidimensional beings.Life growing up in a meditation centre.Depression and anxiety from the age of 10.Living with chronic health conditions and disability.Coming out as trans and non-binary.When gender becomes a limitation of freedom.Happiness as the feeling of joyful freedom.Insight into social justice and its healing power.The importance of internal and external healing.When we go “beyond boxes”.Labels, intersectionality, mirrors and windows.How the concept of diversity is misused these days.The importance of equitable equality and inclusion.Understanding power, privilege and prejudice.Authenticity, acceptance and curiosity to live a happy life.Jaï BristowJaï Bristow is a multiethnic queer disabled content creator, group facilitator and public speaker. They are a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) coach & consultant and offer in person and online workshops on power, privilege and prejudice, with the objective of raising awareness of and finding freedom from oppressive outer and inner structures. They host a number of online summits and are the creator of Beyond Boxes with Jaï Bristow, a podcast and youtube channel exploring labels and identity.Jaï has been working in events and media production since 2010 and hosting groups around social identity since 2016, focusing on gender, race, sexuality, class and disability. Their work is inspired by their own life experiences as well as mindfulness, inquiry and NVC tools. They have been practicing meditation since childhood, been a student of the Diamond Approach since 2016, which brings together ancient spiritual practices with modern psychology and inquiry methods, and been training in nonviolent communication (NVC) since 2018.Connect with Jaï here: jaibristow.comInstagram @beyond_boxes
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