When we first met our teachers Aaron and Porsha from Holistic Resistance, they invited us to track our capacity. Being in this work is challenging, they reminded us. And to not have capacity to be in the work can make us, well, dangerous.
As we’ve been exploring this over the past few years, it’s become a central part of what we are up to in our work. Helping people—together and individually—build their capacity feels like some of the most important work we can be doing today.
So, what do we mean by building capacity? Well, we talk about that in this episode. And, it’s kind of impossible to talk about building capacity without talking about one of the most tricky topics out there: shame.
We’d love to hear from you: what is your capacity? How do you track it in yourself? Don’t hesitate to drop us a note: greg@connecitonworks or shannon@connectionworks.
Some links for stuff mentioned on this episode:
Building Your Capacity Changes Everything - Shannon’s recent blog post on capacity.
Core Energetics - A somatic therapeutic modality that both of us have practiced.
The 1619 Project - Started as a NY Times project, it’s since expanded to be a book and a documentary. Highly recommend all of it.
Seeing White - Season 2 of the Scene on Radio podcast. A must listen for all white-bodied folks.
Ibram X Kendi - Black author, speaker, educator. Check out his books and other writings. Important stuff.
Ijeoma Oluo - Black author and speaker. Her books are must reads.
Layla F Saad - Black and muslim author, spaker, and educator. Her book Me and White Supremacy is a critical one.
Resmaa Menakem - Black author, therapist, and educator. His work highly informs ours.
This episode was recorded on March 6, 2023.
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