Loving Corrections_adrienne Maree Brown
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we
cannot change.
“we do not believe we can create compelling pathways from being harm doers to being healed, and to growing.
“we do not believe we can hold the complexity of a gray situation.
“we do not believe in our own complexity.
“we do not believe we can navigate conflict and struggle in principled ways.
“we can only handle binary thinking: good/... See more
we
cannot change.
“we do not believe we can create compelling pathways from being harm doers to being healed, and to growing.
“we do not believe we can hold the complexity of a gray situation.
“we do not believe in our own complexity.
“we do not believe we can navigate conflict and struggle in principled ways.
“we can only handle binary thinking: good/... See more
adrienne maree brown • adrienne maree brown — On Radical Imagination and Moving Towards Life | The On Being Project
Acknowledge intent while addressing impact. It is possible to be well-meaning and still cause harm. No matter our intention, we practice accountability when we are willing to acknowledge the impact of our words and actions on others. Likewise, people’s words and behaviors may have an impact on us, but they are rarely actually about us. The way we r
... See moreSonya Renee Taylor • The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies (Emergent Strategy Book 9)
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both perpetrator and victim. They are brought together and directly confronted with the pain of the other. Rather than shame emotions, which can turn to self-justification, anger or denial of the seriousness of what has been done, the focus is on developing mutual empathy: in the perpetrator, a sense of remorse, sadness and guilt; in the victim, mo
... See morePaul Gilbert • The Compassionate Mind (Compassion Focused Therapy)
But in this period of human history, we are aware of all kinds of toxic and dangerous relationships. So when I say “right relationship,”