Strong Feelings is ending—but we’re excited to bring you the first episode of our new show, “Per My Last Email.” If you like what you hear, make sure you subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts—or visit the show at PMLEshow.com.—You deserve an equitable, actionable, and thoughtful performance review. So how do you move forward when you get…something else entirely? That’s what we’re tackling in our very first episode. Listen in as Jen and Sara coach people through big dilemmas—and even bigger feelings—about the wild and weird world of performance reviews. You’ll leave with new tools to help you rebound after unfair or unexpected feedback…or at least some good stories for the group chat.    Links:Common cognitive distortions at workThe 40 Best Questions to Ask in an InterviewGot a work situation eating away at you? Send it to us! Submit your dilemma at PMLEshow.com.

Strong Feelings is ending—but we’re excited to bring you the first episode of our new show, “Per My Last Email.” If you like what you hear, make sure you subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/per-my-last-email/id1680530221" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0XYX1YJNFAZysIknWvvAfR?si=7e86a20daafc4495&amp;nd=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/533527c5-75a0-4339-8f3b-e1fb89b1242b/per-my-last-email" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/1064132" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts—or visit the show at <a href="https://pmleshow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PMLEshow.com</a>.—You deserve an equitable, actionable, and thoughtful performance review. So how do you move forward when you get…something else entirely? That’s what we’re tackling in our very first episode. Listen in as Jen and Sara coach people through big dilemmas—and even bigger feelings—about the wild and weird world of performance reviews. You’ll leave with new tools to help you rebound after unfair or unexpected feedback…or at least some good stories for the group chat.    Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/v4cbm2tgh5pc620/Active%20Voice_Resource_Common%20Cognitive%20Distortions.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Common cognitive distortions at work</a></li><li><a href="https://review.firstround.com/the-40-best-questions-to-ask-in-an-interview-how-to-go-deeper-than-whats-the-culture-like" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The 40 Best Questions to Ask in an Interview</a></li></ul> Got a work situation eating away at you? Send it to us! Submit your dilemma at <a href="https://pmleshow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PMLEshow.com</a>.

Per My Last Email: My review sucked—now what?

Hey, Strong Feelings fans! We’ve decided to retire the show…so we can focus on a brand-new one! It’s called Per My Last Email, and we cannot wait for you to hear it. The first episode comes out April 13, so if you like this trailer, make sure to subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or Stitcher—or visit PMLEshow.com to get the details. Here’s what it’s all about! Enjoy! —Sara –How can I get my boss to advocate for me and have my back? Should I disclose my disability? Why can’t I juggle all of this work? Work raises a lot of questions—and too many of them get stuck in our heads, rattling around until we feel overwhelmed and unqualified. No more. Join hosts Sara Wachter-Boettcher and Jen Dionisio for this brand-new podcast designed to help you work through all the big feelings and confusing situations that come up at work. Each episode, they’ll share real-life dilemmas listeners are struggling with—from how to respond to passive-aggressive emails to what to do when your boss gives you truly terrible feedback. Then they’ll share the tools they use in their coaching sessions to help listeners get through whatever work throws their way.  Per My Last Email starts April 13—so subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts. Because work gets weird. Sara and Jen can’t wait to help you get through it. Submit a dilemma to the show--Theme music: “(I’m A) Modern Woman” by Maria TProducer: Emily DuncanCreated by: Active Voice

Hey, Strong Feelings fans! We’ve decided to retire the show…so we can focus on a brand-new one! It’s called Per My Last Email, and we cannot wait for you to hear it. The first episode comes out April 13, so if you like this trailer, make sure to subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/per-my-last-email/id1680530221" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0XYX1YJNFAZysIknWvvAfR?si=52ccb83a5eb54622&amp;nd=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2F533527c5-75a0-4339-8f3b-e1fb89b1242b/1/0100018747e04f17-20e5825a-f392-41d9-befb-b2bf9d9552b8-000000/oLlPjm2CESiq-pP0b8jMnBey7Pw=315" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/per-my-last-email-8824733" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>—or visit <a href="https://pmleshow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PMLEshow.com</a> to get the details. Here’s what it’s all about! Enjoy! —Sara –How can I get my boss to advocate for me and have my back? Should I disclose my disability? Why can’t I juggle all of this work? Work raises a lot of questions—and too many of them get stuck in our heads, rattling around until we feel overwhelmed and unqualified. No more. Join hosts Sara Wachter-Boettcher and Jen Dionisio for this brand-new podcast designed to help you work through all the big feelings and confusing situations that come up at work. Each episode, they’ll share real-life dilemmas listeners are struggling with—from how to respond to passive-aggressive emails to what to do when your boss gives you truly terrible feedback. Then they’ll share the tools they use in their coaching sessions to help listeners get through whatever work throws their way.  Per My Last Email starts April 13—so subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts. Because work gets weird. Sara and Jen can’t wait to help you get through it. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScE24a0bz-rm3j8SAPyWvwkGcjW5VDLPOs7i3g19dvYQ_1LmQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit a dilemma to the show</a>--Theme music: <a href="https://thisismariat.bandcamp.com/track/im-a-modern-woman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“(I’m A) Modern Woman” by Maria T</a>Producer: Emily DuncanCreated by: <a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Voice</a>

Introducing: Per My Last Email

We’ve spent the past few months deep in a series on pandemic clarity—hearing intimate stories about people whose relationships to work have changed dramatically over the past two years. But the more we listened to others’ stories, the more we realized…it was time to tell our own.In today’s episode, Sara is joined by Active Voice operations manager and Strong Feelings producer, Emily Duncan, to talk about their own reckonings with work. From the founding of Active Voice during the pandemic to confronting exploitation in the music industry, they offer glimpses into the reality of being leadership works-in-progress.What we do is really tech and UX and UI focused. But I do think that there's a ton of overlap in multiple industries. And I see myself as having the ability to take some of what I've been learning here and bring it back, take that fire from the Greek gods and bring it back down and share it. If I can come and help educate even just one person on their rights and what they deserve, I think that it will have all been worth it.—Emily Duncan, Ops Manager at Active VoiceLinks:Emily Duncan“Work needs to stay in its place”Active Voice

We’ve spent the past few months deep in a series on pandemic clarity—hearing intimate stories about people whose relationships to work have changed dramatically over the past two years. But the more we listened to others’ stories, the more we realized…it was time to tell our own.In today’s episode, Sara is joined by Active Voice operations manager and Strong Feelings producer, Emily Duncan, to talk about their own reckonings with work. From the founding of Active Voice during the pandemic to confronting exploitation in the music industry, they offer glimpses into the reality of being leadership works-in-progress.<blockquote>What we do is really tech and UX and UI focused. But I do think that there's a ton of overlap in multiple industries. And I see myself as having the ability to take some of what I've been learning here and bring it back, take that fire from the Greek gods and bring it back down and share it. If I can come and help educate even just one person on their rights and what they deserve, I think that it will have all been worth it.—Emily Duncan, Ops Manager at Active Voice</blockquote>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.rebelflute.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Duncan</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/2022-work-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Work needs to stay in its place”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Voice</a></li></ul>

Toxic Gratitude

What would you do if you found out you were being paid $25,000 less than your peers, and that while they were allowed to work from home, you were expected to show up in person? Kate Rotondo had both happen while working at one of the largest and best-known tech companies in the world, and the experience profoundly changed her relationship to work. Kate joins Sara to tell her story of institutional betrayal—and how it took her from working in code to working in clay.I had to let go of the responsibility of providing for my family. I had to let myself become expensive. I also had to shift my sense of what's important to me from getting my career back and earning that money to reclaiming my time—to becoming rich in something else, if it wasn't going to be career accolades, and it wasn't going to be respect at my job, and it wasn't going to be the money that came from that. I kind of had to shift and think, 'What I'm asking for here at work is to have the same lifestyle as my colleagues.' My colleagues wake up in the morning. They don't drive three hours to get to work…So how do I get that? How do I get the quality of life that the men around me have? How do I regain a sense of entitlement to that time? That I'm entitled to have free time. I'm entitled to have passions.—Kate Rotondo, founder, Equal ClayLinks:Kate RotondoEqual ClayBreak the Good Girl MythIGNITE: Design Your Creative PurposeBlind to BetrayalInstitutional BetrayalActive Voice

What would you do if you found out you were being paid $25,000 less than your peers, and that while they were allowed to work from home, you were expected to show up in person? Kate Rotondo had both happen while working at one of the largest and best-known tech companies in the world, and the experience profoundly changed her relationship to work. Kate joins Sara to tell her story of institutional betrayal—and how it took her from working in code to working in clay.<blockquote>I had to let go of the responsibility of providing for my family. I had to let myself become expensive. I also had to shift my sense of what's important to me from getting my career back and earning that money to reclaiming my time—to becoming rich in something else, if it wasn't going to be career accolades, and it wasn't going to be respect at my job, and it wasn't going to be the money that came from that. I kind of had to shift and think, 'What I'm asking for here at work is to have the same lifestyle as my colleagues.' My colleagues wake up in the morning. They don't drive three hours to get to work…So how do I get that? How do I get the quality of life that the men around me have? How do I regain a sense of entitlement to that time? That I'm entitled to have free time. I'm entitled to have passions.—Kate Rotondo, founder, Equal Clay</blockquote>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynrotondo?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Rotondo</a></li><li><a href="https://equalclay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Equal Clay</a></li><li><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/break-the-good-girl-myth-majo-molfino/1134981529;jsessionid=A54E7C19F3E3F60FD5595D6855D1631C.prodny_store02-atgap18?ean=9780062894052&amp;st=AFF&amp;2sid=HarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLC_7229662_NA&amp;sourceId=AFFHarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Break the Good Girl Myth</a></li><li><a href="https://majomolfino.com/program" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IGNITE: Design Your Creative Purpose</a></li><li><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blind-to-betrayal-jennifer-freyd/1114308214" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blind to Betrayal</a></li><li><a href="https://dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles/sf2014.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institutional Betrayal</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Voice</a></li></ul>

Fix Systems, Not Women

Joann Lee Wagner used to feel pretty guilty for taking breaks—until her organization decided to experiment with a new way of working: the four-day workweek. In the process, Joann had to do more than change her calendar. She had to rethink how she thought about work itself.Today we share the story of one person’s, and one organization's, experience trying out a four-day week: Joann Lee Wagner, the VP of people operations at Common Future. They tested a four-day week in 2020, and have since made it permanent. Listen in as Joann walks through how their experiment came together, what they learned in the process, and how it changed Joann forever. I think of my grandmother who was an entrepreneur in San Francisco in Fisherman's Wharf, selling her candles and working so hard to make a living for her family and the health challenges that came after that. I think about how she wouldn't want me to be in a place of such constant stress and hardship, where I'm working myself to the bone just to live now. I think that she would really have wanted something else for me. And so it took a moment of reflection to really think about, "Where is that coming from?" in order to be able to even come into work in a four-day workweek context. Because at the end of the day, we are really challenging the assumptions around work that we as organizations carry, but also we as individuals.—Joann Lee Wagner, VP of people operations at Common FutureLinks:Joann Lee WagnerCommon FutureQualtrics: Most U.S. Employees Want a Four-day Work Week Even if it Means Working Longer Hourswww.4dayweek.comWhite Supremacy CultureWork needs to stay in its placeActive Voice

Joann Lee Wagner used to feel pretty guilty for taking breaks—until her organization decided to experiment with a new way of working: the four-day workweek. In the process, Joann had to do more than change her calendar. She had to rethink how she thought about work itself.Today we share the story of one person’s, and one organization's, experience trying out a four-day week: Joann Lee Wagner, the VP of people operations at Common Future. They tested a four-day week in 2020, and have since made it permanent. Listen in as Joann walks through how their experiment came together, what they learned in the process, and how it changed Joann forever. <blockquote>I think of my grandmother who was an entrepreneur in San Francisco in Fisherman's Wharf, selling her candles and working so hard to make a living for her family and the health challenges that came after that. I think about how she wouldn't want me to be in a place of such constant stress and hardship, where I'm working myself to the bone just to live now. I think that she would really have wanted something else for me. And so it took a moment of reflection to really think about, "Where is that coming from?" in order to be able to even come into work in a four-day workweek context. Because at the end of the day, we are really challenging the assumptions around work that we as organizations carry, but also we as individuals.—Joann Lee Wagner, VP of people operations at Common Future</blockquote>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joann Lee Wagner</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonfuture.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Common Future</a></li><li><a href="https://www.qualtrics.com/news/most-u-s-employees-want-a-four-day-work-week-even-if-it-means-working-longer-hours/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Qualtrics: Most U.S. Employees Want a Four-day Work Week Even if it Means Working Longer Hours</a></li><li><a href="http://www.4dayweek.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.4dayweek.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/uploads/4/3/5/7/43579015/okun_-_white_sup_culture_2020.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Supremacy Culture</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/2022-work-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work needs to stay in its place</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Voice</a></li></ul>

The Four-Day Workweek

A year into the pandemic, Julie Threlkeld met with a leadership coach to talk about building her confidence in stakeholder meetings. And she left deciding what she actually needed was to retire early. Today on the show, Julie shares her story of leaving the tech workforce at age 56—and how keeping Future Julie in mind helped her get there. Sara also chats with Eugenié George, a financial wellness specialist and educator who specializes in helping women of color understand their money and their ancestry. She shares tips on how to manage your money to align with your values and financial goals.When I started working for myself, I had this vision of myself that I always called Future Julie, and Future Julie is the older version of myself…the person who's probably not going to get hired as a freelancer after a certain age, because that's just the reality. Or because she's too sick of trying to keep up with technology, or she's literally sick with something, or she just has other things to do with her life than meet other people's goals and trade your time for money. And that was always the person I was working toward supporting.—Julie ThrelkeldLinks:Julie ThrelkeldEugenié GeorgeWork needs to stay in its placeActive Voice

A year into the pandemic, Julie Threlkeld met with a leadership coach to talk about building her confidence in stakeholder meetings. And she left deciding what she actually needed was to retire early. Today on the show, Julie shares her story of leaving the tech workforce at age 56—and how keeping Future Julie in mind helped her get there. Sara also chats with Eugenié George, a financial wellness specialist and educator who specializes in helping women of color understand their money and their ancestry. She shares tips on how to manage your money to align with your values and financial goals.<blockquote>When I started working for myself, I had this vision of myself that I always called Future Julie, and Future Julie is the older version of myself…the person who's probably not going to get hired as a freelancer after a certain age, because that's just the reality. Or because she's too sick of trying to keep up with technology, or she's literally sick with something, or she just has other things to do with her life than meet other people's goals and trade your time for money. And that was always the person I was working toward supporting.—Julie Threlkeld</blockquote>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/juliethrelkeld?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julie Threlkeld</a></li><li><a href="https://eugeniegeorge.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eugenié George</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/2022-work-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work needs to stay in its place</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Voice</a></li></ul>

Future Julie

Who are you beyond the bio on your LinkedIn profile? In today’s episode, we tell the story of Alison Taylor—a designer and strategist who went to great lengths to find that out.After being hospitalized due to extreme burnout and a toxic workplace, Alison knew that she needed a change. So she started a journey of healing and self-discovery spanning five years and three countries. And that’s just the beginning.I just want to be me. I don't want to be "Alison: business designer/strategist, helping creative freelancers, early-stage startups, and folks design sustainable, unique products and systems that scale sustainably." I don't want to just be that. I'm so much more than that. And I felt like I was losing who I was….And then I realized, "Yo, you can unsubscribe from all of this.” Who's making up these rules? Everything is made up. And you don't have to subscribe to any of this. You can decide to be the person that you are, you can decide to use your voice.—Alison Taylor, founder, AugurLinks:Alison TaylorAugurCalifornia state workers’ comp benefitsWork needs to stay in its placeActive Voice

Who are you beyond the bio on your LinkedIn profile? In today’s episode, we tell the story of Alison Taylor—a designer and strategist who went to great lengths to find that out.After being hospitalized due to extreme burnout and a toxic workplace, Alison knew that she needed a change. So she started a journey of healing and self-discovery spanning five years and three countries. And that’s just the beginning.<blockquote>I just want to be me. I don't want to be "Alison: business designer/strategist, helping creative freelancers, early-stage startups, and folks design sustainable, unique products and systems that scale sustainably." I don't want to just be that. I'm so much more than that. And I felt like I was losing who I was….And then I realized, "Yo, you can unsubscribe from all of this.” Who's making up these rules? Everything is made up. And you don't have to subscribe to any of this. You can decide to be the person that you are, you can decide to use your voice.—Alison Taylor, founder, Augur</blockquote>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/yousofancy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison Taylor</a></li><li><a href="https://www.augur.design/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Augur</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/sjdb.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California state workers’ comp benefits</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/2022-work-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work needs to stay in its place</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Voice</a></li></ul>

The Thunderdome of American Capitalism

We’ve all heard about pandemic burnout. But that’s not the whole story. This season on Strong Feelings, we’re focusing on pandemic clarity: how the past two years have changed people’s relationships to work…for good. In February, we gathered detailed survey responses from 236 people working in tech and design. Our central question: How has your relationship to work changed in the past two years? The results of our research were just released in a new report called “Work needs to stay in its place”—available for download now at activevoicehq.com/research. We found that the pandemic didn’t just upend people’s daily routines. For many, it triggered a dramatic rethinking of their priorities and values at work. So that’s what we’re talking about this season. To kick things off, Sara sits down with researcher Dr. Urszula Pruchniewska, who worked on the report, to discuss some of their findings.I think the pandemic set the stage for us being able to talk about stuff that we might have been feeling for a really long time but we didn't share with each other, or even share with ourselves. The idea of work being your passion and doing what you love is so prevalent throughout society that it's weird to say, "No. Work is just work." Especially in design and tech fields…where we are taught to have so much personal feelings around our work. —Dr. Urszula Pruchniewska, research consultantOver the next two months, we’ll be sharing intimate stories with people who’ve experienced major changes to their mindsets, motivations, and relationships to work. You don’t want to miss it. Links:Urszula PruchniewskaWork needs to stay in its placeActive VoiceThis episode features clips from KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco, Fox Business, NPR, and NPR

We’ve all heard about pandemic burnout. But that’s not the whole story. This season on Strong Feelings, we’re focusing on pandemic clarity: how the past two years have changed people’s relationships to work…for good. In February, we gathered detailed survey responses from 236 people working in tech and design. Our central question: How has your relationship to work changed in the past two years? The results of our research were just released in a new report called “Work needs to stay in its place”—available for download now at <a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/2022-work-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">activevoicehq.com/research</a>. We found that the pandemic didn’t just upend people’s daily routines. For many, it triggered a dramatic rethinking of their priorities and values at work. So that’s what we’re talking about this season. To kick things off, Sara sits down with researcher Dr. Urszula Pruchniewska, who worked on the report, to discuss some of their findings.<blockquote>I think the pandemic set the stage for us being able to talk about stuff that we might have been feeling for a really long time but we didn't share with each other, or even share with ourselves. The idea of work being your passion and doing what you love is so prevalent throughout society that it's weird to say, "No. Work is just work." Especially in design and tech fields…where we are taught to have so much personal feelings around our work. —Dr. Urszula Pruchniewska, research consultant</blockquote>Over the next two months, we’ll be sharing intimate stories with people who’ve experienced major changes to their mindsets, motivations, and relationships to work. You don’t want to miss it. Links:<ul><li><a href="https://urszulap.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urszula Pruchniewska</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/2022-work-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work needs to stay in its place</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Voice</a></li></ul>This episode features clips from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exH5MMzf5gc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco, </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SomZivsVo4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fox Business,</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/11/12/1055412277/why-quitting-got-so-cool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NPR</a>, and <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/12/17/1065332194/no-shortage-of-labor-stories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NPR</a>

Introducing: Pandemic Clarity

Nora Keller

Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, equity, and respect at work. The best way to do that? Unionize! Tech worker and organizer Nora Keller tells us how to get started. Nora Keller is a product manager at the New York Times and an organizer for the Times Tech Guild. The unit was formed earlier this year and is one in a growing movement of new tech-worker unions fighting for equity, transparency, and a seat at the table. Every worker, no matter where they work, or what they do, deserves an equitable, accountable, and transparent workplace. The working class is going to find its power through solidarity. It's not going to find it through division. And the truth is that the average tech worker has a lot more in common with a healthcare worker or a teacher than they do with the Jeff Bezoses of the world. —Nora Keller, organizer, Times Tech GuildWe talk about:How Nora got involved in the unionizing effortWhat the members of the Times Tech Guild are fighting to change in their workplaceHow a union is formed and the process to getting it recognizedHow to spot and prepare for common union-busting tacticsThe risks of organizing and how the danger is often greater for members of marginalized or underrepresented groupsPlus: in our last You’ve Got This of the year, Sara calls us to keep questioning our defaults in the workplace. How have your expectations of work changed this year, and what do you want to stop tolerating in 2022? For all this and more, check out https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast.Links:Nora KellerTimes Tech GuildPrinceton Study: Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average CitizensJane McAleveyNational Labor Relations BoardCWA UnionOPEIU UnionIs this a General Strike?Active Voice

Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, equity, and respect at work. The best way to do that? Unionize! Tech worker and organizer Nora Keller tells us how to get started. Nora Keller is a product manager at the New York Times and an organizer for the Times Tech Guild. The unit was formed earlier this year and is one in a growing movement of new tech-worker unions fighting for equity, transparency, and a seat at the table. <blockquote>Every worker, no matter where they work, or what they do, deserves an equitable, accountable, and transparent workplace. The working class is going to find its power through solidarity. It's not going to find it through division. And the truth is that the average tech worker has a lot more in common with a healthcare worker or a teacher than they do with the Jeff Bezoses of the world. —Nora Keller, organizer, Times Tech Guild</blockquote>We talk about:<ul><li>How Nora got involved in the unionizing effort</li><li>What the members of the Times Tech Guild are fighting to change in their workplace</li><li>How a union is formed and the process to getting it recognized</li><li>How to spot and prepare for common union-busting tactics</li><li>The risks of organizing and how the danger is often greater for members of marginalized or underrepresented groups</li></ul>Plus: in our last You’ve Got This of the year, Sara calls us to keep questioning our defaults in the workplace. How have your expectations of work changed this year, and what do you want to stop tolerating in 2022? For all this and more, check out <a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast</a>.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/norakeller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nora Keller</a></li><li><a href="https://nytimesguild.org/tech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Times Tech Guild</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Princeton Study: Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens</a></li><li><a href="https://janemcalevey.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jane McAlevey</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nlrb.gov/contact-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Labor Relations Board</a></li><li><a href="https://cwa-union.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CWA Union</a></li><li><a href="https://www.opeiu.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OPEIU Union</a></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/18/are-we-witnessing-general-strike-our-own-time/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is this a General Strike?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Voice</a></li></ul>

Solidarity in Action with Nora Keller

Danielle Barnes

Design and tech events need more diverse lineups. But getting on stage? That's a big hurdle. Women Talk Design CEO Danielle Barnes joins us to talk about how to get over it by giving yourself “a soft place to practice.” Women Talk Design is on a mission to see a more diverse group of speakers onstage, and a more diverse group of leaders thriving in their workplaces. CEO Danielle Barnes shares her story of joining and building the organization from a speaker directory to a set of flagship programs and events designed to build a safe, welcoming community and  elevate the voices of women and non-binary people.One of the things that drives me to do this work is that I truly believe everyone should be able to see someone onstage—or leading a meeting, or in the books that they're reading—that looks like them, that has similar experiences to them, and think that that can be them as well.—Danielle Barnes, CEO, Women Talk DesignWe talk about:The evolution of Women Talk Design and how Danielle transitioned from volunteer to CEOThe power and necessity of public speaking and finding your voice How to find and hone your “why”The importance of seeing yourself represented onstage and in mediaThe myth of “waiting until you’re ready”Plus: in this week’s You’ve Got This, Sara offers tips for how to lower the stakes for yourself while practicing a new skill—whether speaking, listening, or anything else. Get more tools at https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast.Links:Danielle BarnesWomen Talk DesignPresent Yourself Intensive (starting January 12)Active Voice

Design and tech events need more diverse lineups. But getting on stage? That's a big hurdle. Women Talk Design CEO Danielle Barnes joins us to talk about how to get over it by giving yourself “a soft place to practice.” Women Talk Design is on a mission to see a more diverse group of speakers onstage, and a more diverse group of leaders thriving in their workplaces. CEO Danielle Barnes shares her story of joining and building the organization from a speaker directory to a set of flagship programs and events designed to build a safe, welcoming community and  elevate the voices of women and non-binary people.<blockquote>One of the things that drives me to do this work is that I truly believe everyone should be able to see someone onstage—or leading a meeting, or in the books that they're reading—that looks like them, that has similar experiences to them, and think that that can be them as well.—Danielle Barnes, CEO, Women Talk Design</blockquote>We talk about:<ul><li>The evolution of Women Talk Design and how Danielle transitioned from volunteer to CEO</li><li>The power and necessity of public speaking and finding your voice </li><li>How to find and hone your “why”</li><li>The importance of seeing yourself represented onstage and in media</li><li>The myth of “waiting until you’re ready”</li></ul>Plus: in this week’s You’ve Got This, Sara offers tips for how to lower the stakes for yourself while practicing a new skill—whether speaking, listening, or anything else. Get more tools at <a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast</a>.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnesdanielle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Danielle Barnes</a></li><li><a href="https://womentalkdesign.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women Talk Design</a></li><li><a href="https://womentalkdesign.com/presentyourself" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Present Yourself Intensive</a> (starting January 12)</li><li><a href="https://www.activevoicehq.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Voice</a></li></ul>

A Soft Place to Practice with Danielle Barnes

Life’s too short to just “lean in” and shut up. Join host Sara Wachter-Boettcher for a feminist look at real leadership in tech and design. Each week, you’ll meet new authors, activists, entrepreneurs, and troublemakers of all types who are changing the status quo: fighting online harassment, dismantling white supremacy in design, and so much more. You’ll hear how they got started, where they found the courage to speak up, and what they do to take care of themselves in tough times. Produced by Active Voice.

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Life’s too short to just “lean in” and shut up. Join host Sara Wachter-Boettcher for a feminist look at real leadership in tech and design. Each week, you’ll meet new authors, activists, entrepreneurs, and troublemakers of all types who are changing the status quo: fighting online harassment, dismantling white supremacy in design, and so much more. You’ll hear how they got started, where they found the courage to speak up, and what they do to take care of themselves in tough times. Produced by Active Voice.

Strong Feelings

Erika Hall

Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable with Erika Hall

Kate Warren

What do a sex podcast, a photography practice, and hanging out with witches have in common? They’re all part of Kate Warren’s jam-packed schedule. This week, we talk to the DC-based photographer, artist, and podcast host about using art to elevate conversations around race and gender, trading a 90-hour-a-week job in marketing for building her own multifaceted business, and what it’s like to immerse herself in contemporary witchcraft communities for a story… and have it change her life. &gt; It is absolutely paramount to me that I prioritize holding space for people to share their own stories in whatever way they feel best represents them and not tell their stories on their behalf… And so when I’m going into spaces like the trans community, I am making sure that I am communicating my mission and vision and intent and I’m treating my subjects as the collaborators that they are and not just a person to stand in front of the camera and be taken advantage of. &gt; —Kate Warren, photographer and host of Insert Here Follow Kate: Website | Insta | Podcast Also in this episode:  What to do when you’re doing too much “Less this, more that” in 2019 (check out our inspiration on The Cut, and their inspiration on Insta) Shedding a tear for the last season of Broad City—but fuck yeah to collaborating with your BFF  Oh, and if you do the “less this, more that” exercise we talk about? Share it with us! Email us at info@strongfeelings.co, @ us on Twitter or Insta @strngfeelings, or leave us a voicemail at (267) 225–5923 and we might even play your comment on the show.

<h4>What do a sex podcast, a photography practice, and hanging out with witches have in common? They’re all part of Kate Warren’s jam-packed schedule.</h4> This week, we talk to the DC-based photographer, artist, and podcast host about using art to elevate conversations around race and gender, trading a 90-hour-a-week job in marketing for building her own multifaceted business, and what it’s like to immerse herself in contemporary witchcraft communities for a story… and have it change her life. &gt; It is absolutely paramount to me that I prioritize holding space for people to share their own stories in whatever way they feel best represents them and not tell their stories on their behalf… And so when I’m going into spaces like the trans community, I am making sure that I am communicating my mission and vision and intent and I’m treating my subjects as the collaborators that they are and not just a person to stand in front of the camera and be taken advantage of. &gt; —Kate Warren, <a href="http://www.gokateshoot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">photographer</a> and host of <a href="http://inserthere.fullserviceradio.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insert Here</a> Follow Kate: <a href="http://www.gokateshoot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gokateshoot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insta</a> | <a href="http://inserthere.fullserviceradio.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast</a> <h3>Also in this episode:</h3> <ul> <li>What to do when you’re doing too much</li> <li>“Less this, more that” in 2019 (check out our <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2019/01/stella-bugbee-editors-letter-january-2019.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">inspiration on The Cut</a>, and their inspiration on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBx52bleCV/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insta</a>)</li> <li>Shedding a tear for the last season of Broad City—but fuck yeah to collaborating with your BFF</li> </ul> Oh, and if you do the “less this, more that” exercise we talk about? Share it with us! Email us at info@strongfeelings.co, @ us on Twitter or Insta @strngfeelings, or leave us a voicemail at (267) 225–5923 and we might even play your comment on the show.

Holding Space with Kate Warren

Are rest and joy part of your daily regimen? Maybe they should be. Author and activist adrienne maree brown joins us to talk about her new book, Pleasure Activism. adrienne is a black feminist writer and social justice advocate based in Detroit, and Pleasure Activism will change the way you think about yourself, your body, and your relationship to feeling good. She’s also the author of Emergent Strategy, the cohost of How to Survive the End of the World, a doula, a facilitator, and so much more. This is an episode we’re gonna be sitting with for a while.  Because the crises are so big, there’s a real desire to constantly be responding to these crises —there’s never a moment when we can’t justifiably be working because there’s so much to work on... But what ends up happening is we suffer because we don’t have joy, and connection to each other, and connection to our bodies, and connection to family, and pleasure in our lives. And that suffering builds up into exhaustion. That exhaustion leads to a depletion of hope, a depletion of vision, a depletion of innovation under pressure. —adrienne maree brown, author of Pleasure Activism  We talk about:  Acknowledging our bodies, even when things are dire. “No matter what else is happening, we still have this body that is full of nerves that can feel pleasure.” The power of reclaiming your body and relearning how to feel. “Somatics is a way that you can recreate, regenerate belonging through learning how to be authentic and to feel your feelings in real time, and communicate them in real time, ask for what you actually want and mean.” Raising sexually liberated kids, and talking frankly about sexual trauma: “If we are comfortable bringing children into a world in which they could be harmed, we need to get much more comfortable discussing that harm and figuring out ways to intervene on it.” Why we are what we practice—and that means practicing intervention, not politeness, in the face of racism. “If you keep rubbing at the same spot in your clothing, eventually you’re going to change that spot, you’re going to make it a worn-down area. I think we do the same thing ourselves. We wear down parts of ourselves that we actually need to keep sharp and strong. Like analysis, like the part of ourselves that can intervene on racism. We wear those things down by being polite over and over and over again.”  More from adrienne: Website | Twitter | Insta Plus:  Giving the finger to “posi vibes only” Reclaiming rest for black bodies with the Nap Ministry Rest is more than just another productivity hack The case for not reading your email in the morning  What are you doing for pleasure? Tell us!

<h4>Are rest and joy part of your daily regimen? Maybe they should be. Author and activist adrienne maree brown joins us to talk about her new book, Pleasure Activism.</h4> adrienne is a black feminist writer and social justice advocate based in Detroit, and <a href="https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pleasure Activism</a> will change the way you think about yourself, your body, and your relationship to feeling good. She’s also the author of <a href="https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emergent Strategy</a>, the cohost of <a href="https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Survive the End of the World</a>, a doula, a facilitator, and so much more. This is an episode we’re gonna be sitting with for a while. <blockquote> Because the crises are so big, there’s a real desire to constantly be responding to these crises —there’s never a moment when we can’t justifiably be working because there’s so much to work on... But what ends up happening is we suffer because we don’t have joy, and connection to each other, and connection to our bodies, and connection to family, and pleasure in our lives. And that suffering builds up into exhaustion. That exhaustion leads to a depletion of hope, a depletion of vision, a depletion of innovation under pressure. —adrienne maree brown, author of Pleasure Activism </blockquote> We talk about: <ul> <li>Acknowledging our bodies, even when things are dire. “No matter what else is happening, we still have this body that is full of nerves that can feel pleasure.”</li> <li>The power of reclaiming your body and relearning how to feel. “Somatics is a way that you can recreate, regenerate belonging through learning how to be authentic and to feel your feelings in real time, and communicate them in real time, ask for what you actually want and mean.”</li> <li>Raising sexually liberated kids, and talking frankly about sexual trauma: “If we are comfortable bringing children into a world in which they could be harmed, we need to get much more comfortable discussing that harm and figuring out ways to intervene on it.”</li> <li>Why we are what we practice—and that means practicing intervention, not politeness, in the face of racism. “If you keep rubbing at the same spot in your clothing, eventually you’re going to change that spot, you’re going to make it a worn-down area. I think we do the same thing ourselves. We wear down parts of ourselves that we actually need to keep sharp and strong. Like analysis, like the part of ourselves that can intervene on racism. We wear those things down by being polite over and over and over again.”</li> </ul> More from adrienne: <a href="http://adriennemareebrown.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/adriennemaree" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adriennemareebrown/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insta</a> Plus: <ul> <li>Giving the finger to “posi vibes only”</li> <li>Reclaiming rest for black bodies with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Nap Ministry</a></li> <li>Rest is more than just another productivity hack</li> <li>The case for not reading your email in the morning</li> </ul> What are you doing for pleasure? Tell us!

The Politics of Feeling Good with adrienne maree brown

Cora Harrington

Cora Harrington loves lingerie—and the complex feminist questions surrounding it. On today’s show, the founder of The Lingerie Addict talks about building a business out of a lingerie blog, questioning norms about gender and bodies, and why a $20 bra probably exploits women workers.   We loved hearing about Cora’s journey from nonprofit worker with a side-hustle blog to running a beloved—and deeply thoughtful—business about lingerie and writing the most inclusive book about lingerie out there: In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie. From America’s “puritanical” ideas about butts and nipples to how to write about bodies and lingerie in a gender-neutral and body-neutral way to how underpaid garment workers are part of our long history of devaluing women’s labor, this conversation is about so much more than satin and lace. Follow Cora: Twitter | Insta &gt; Bodies that are coded as women, or coded as more feminine, are seen as inherently transgressive, and are seen as something that needs to be covered up or censored or hidden…  You’re not allowed to talk about your body or see your body or reference your body in public. &gt; —Cora Harrington, founder of The Lingerie Addict and author of In Intimate Detail On the agenda:  Why Google won’t serve Cora’s site ads—too titillating!—and why should all be concerned about the Tumblr “female-presenting nipples” ban: “this is the kind of censorship that only grows over time. It doesn’t shrink.” How to take the value judgments out of writing about bodies: “No matter what body you’re in, it’s fine. Let’s get you in beautiful underpinnings.” How women’s labor is devalued—and what it truly takes to turn lace and tulle into “this three-dimensional structural support that can hold up pounds of flesh for hours at a time.”  Also in this episode: being mistaken for a booth babe, realizing you gotta take something off your plate, and setting intentions over a bowl of queso.

<h4>Cora Harrington loves lingerie—and the complex feminist questions surrounding it. On today’s show, the founder of <a href="https://www.thelingerieaddict.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lingerie Addict</a> talks about building a business out of a lingerie blog, questioning norms about gender and bodies, and why a $20 bra probably exploits women workers.  </h4> We loved hearing about Cora’s journey from nonprofit worker with a side-hustle blog to running a beloved—and deeply thoughtful—business about lingerie and writing the most inclusive book about lingerie out there: <a href="https://www.thelingerieaddict.com/in-intimate-detail" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie</a>. From America’s “puritanical” ideas about butts and nipples to how to write about bodies and lingerie in a gender-neutral and body-neutral way to how underpaid garment workers are part of our long history of devaluing women’s labor, this conversation is about so much more than satin and lace. Follow Cora: <a href="https://twitter.com/lingerie_addict" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelingerieaddict/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insta</a> &gt; Bodies that are coded as women, or coded as more feminine, are seen as inherently transgressive, and are seen as something that needs to be covered up or censored or hidden…  You’re not allowed to talk about your body or see your body or reference your body in public. &gt; —Cora Harrington, founder of The Lingerie Addict and author of In Intimate Detail On the agenda: <ul> <li>Why Google won’t serve Cora’s site ads—too titillating!—and why should all be concerned about the Tumblr “female-presenting nipples” ban: “this is the kind of censorship that only grows over time. It doesn’t shrink.”</li> <li>How to take the value judgments out of writing about bodies: “No matter what body you’re in, it’s fine. Let’s get you in beautiful underpinnings.”</li> <li>How women’s labor is devalued—and what it truly takes to turn lace and tulle into “this three-dimensional structural support that can hold up pounds of flesh for hours at a time.”</li> </ul> Also in this episode: being mistaken for a booth babe, realizing you gotta take something off your plate, and setting intentions over a bowl of queso.

Body Politics with Cora Harrington

Eve Rodsky

You know all the work it takes to stay on top of laundry, not let the insurance policy lapse, and keep track of school meetings and doctor’s appointments? All that often-invisible labor was exhausting Eve Rodsky. So she did something about it—for her family, and for all of us.That something is a brand-new book: Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much To Do and More Life to Live. It’s also a game you can play with your partner, a way for moms to stop being the “she-fault” parent, and—if Eve has her way—a tool for changing the dynamic of practically any relationship. We were doing everything so fairly. He helped me secure my dream job in philanthropy. I marked up his operating agreements, because I'm a lawyer by trade, as he grew a new business. We took turns doing the dishes. We took turns making each other dinner. Well, cut to two kids later. And I find myself literally sobbing on the side of the road over a text my husband sent me, and that text said, "I'm surprised you didn't get blueberries.”—Eve Rodksy, author,  Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much To Do and More Life to LiveWe talk about: How Eve created the “Shit I Do” list—a massive, viral spreadsheet that made all her invisible labor extremely visible. “How can we value what we don't see?”How that spreadsheet evolved into the Fair Play method (and what her husband thought when she showed it to him).What it was like to talk with and test Fair Play with 500 couples from across the country.Why the smallest details often cause the biggest fights—like the COO of a publicly traded company locked out of his house over a glue stick. Why a 50/50 split often isn’t the answer—but honest conversation is. “this is not about scorekeeping. It's about ownership.” Plus: fish sticks and frozen veggies for dinner, the pros and cons of being a latchkey kid, and why ownership is such a crucial concept. Photo credit:  © Avia Rosen 2019

<h4>You know all the work it takes to stay on top of laundry, not let the insurance policy lapse, and keep track of school meetings and doctor’s appointments? All that often-invisible labor was exhausting Eve Rodsky. So she did something about it—for her family, and for all of us.</h4>That something is a brand-new book: Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much To Do and More Life to Live. It’s also a game you can play with your partner, a way for moms to stop being the “she-fault” parent, and—if Eve has her way—a tool for changing the dynamic of practically any relationship. <blockquote>We were doing everything so fairly. He helped me secure my dream job in philanthropy. I marked up his operating agreements, because I'm a lawyer by trade, as he grew a new business. We took turns doing the dishes. We took turns making each other dinner. Well, cut to two kids later. And I find myself literally sobbing on the side of the road over a text my husband sent me, and that text said, "I'm surprised you didn't get blueberries.” —Eve Rodksy, author, Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much To Do and More Life to Live</blockquote>We talk about: <ul><li>How Eve created the “Shit I Do” list—a massive, viral spreadsheet that made all her invisible labor extremely visible. “How can we value what we don't see?”</li><li>How that spreadsheet evolved into the Fair Play method (and what her husband thought when she showed it to him).</li><li>What it was like to talk with and test Fair Play with 500 couples from across the country.</li><li>Why the smallest details often cause the biggest fights—like the COO of a publicly traded company locked out of his house over a glue stick. </li><li>Why a 50/50 split often isn’t the answer—but honest conversation is. “this is not about scorekeeping. It's about ownership.” </li></ul>Plus: fish sticks and frozen veggies for dinner, the pros and cons of being a latchkey kid, and why ownership is such a crucial concept. Photo credit: © Avia Rosen 2019

Fair Play with Eve Rodsky

Sonalee Rashatwar

Pleasure is Virtuous with Sonalee Rashatwar

What if lacing up your sneakers weren’t just an exercise habit, but a radical political act? That’s the premise of GirlTrek—the movement to help Black women and girls reclaim their health and their communities through a daily habit of walking.We sit down with Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, the co-founders of GirlTrek—the largest public health nonprofit for Black women and girls—to talk about reclaiming space for rest and health, what it means to take daily walks in the steps of a Civil Rights legacy, and why Black women making s’mores in the mountains of Colorado is actually a tiny act of rebellion. The most radical thing any woman can do, and particularly a black woman, is to slow her ass down. Slow down, stop running for other people's praise. Stop running for other people's approval. Slow down.—Morgan Dixon, cofounder, GirlTrekOn the agenda: Why GirlTrek’s annual Stress Protest is a life-changing experience. “We are having a genuine spiritual experience on the top of a mountain that is fueled by the truth-telling of Black women who come there and vocalize that they are hurting, and then commit to claim space for themselves and their family.”How GirlTrek is creating a workplace that’s not built on hustle. “We have an offseason every year. That's an annual sabbatical, essentially, that our entire team takes.”Why Black women particularly need self-care. “Two-thirds of black women engage in little to no leisure time physical activity...because we don't have any leisure time. That's why we don't exercise on our leisure time, because we don't have any leisure time.” How Harriet Tubman’s legacy inspires GirlTrek today. “She literally walked herself to freedom and saved her own life… And then she went back over and over again to get friends and family, which is what GirlTrek does.” Plus: We’re in love with the idea of a company offseason. Fellesferie, 2020 y’all. LinksGirlTrek.orgInstagramTwitterFacebook 

<h4>What if lacing up your sneakers weren’t just an exercise habit, but a radical political act? That’s the premise of GirlTrek—the movement to help Black women and girls reclaim their health and their communities through a daily habit of walking.</h4>We sit down with Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, the co-founders of GirlTrek—the largest public health nonprofit for Black women and girls—to talk about reclaiming space for rest and health, what it means to take daily walks in the steps of a Civil Rights legacy, and why Black women making s’mores in the mountains of Colorado is actually a tiny act of rebellion. <blockquote>The most radical thing any woman can do, and particularly a black woman, is to slow her ass down. Slow down, stop running for other people's praise. Stop running for other people's approval. Slow down. —Morgan Dixon, cofounder, GirlTrek</blockquote>On the agenda: <ul><li>Why GirlTrek’s annual Stress Protest is a life-changing experience. “We are having a genuine spiritual experience on the top of a mountain that is fueled by the truth-telling of Black women who come there and vocalize that they are hurting, and then commit to claim space for themselves and their family.”</li><li>How GirlTrek is creating a workplace that’s not built on hustle. “We have an offseason every year. That's an annual sabbatical, essentially, that our entire team takes.”</li><li>Why Black women particularly need self-care. “Two-thirds of black women engage in little to no leisure time physical activity...because we don't have any leisure time. That's why we don't exercise on our leisure time, because we don't have any leisure time.” </li><li>How Harriet Tubman’s legacy inspires GirlTrek today. “She literally walked herself to freedom and saved her own life… And then she went back over and over again to get friends and family, which is what GirlTrek does.” </li></ul>Plus: We’re in love with the idea of a company offseason. <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2017/08/05/europes-no-business-as-usual-summer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fellesferie</a>, 2020 y’all. <h3>Links</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.girltrek.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GirlTrek.org</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/girltrek/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/girltrek/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HealthyBlackWomenandGirls/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </li></ul>

Radical Daily Action with GirlTrek

Amy Westervelt

It’s a motherlode of an episode this week! We’re talking all about kids, work, and how the two fit together—or, way too often, don’t. From family leave policy to flex time to all the weird stuff people say when you opt out of kids altogether, we’ve got tons to discuss. Our guest today is Amy Westervelt—a journalist, podcast host, producer, the founder of podcast network Critical Frequency, and a mom to two kids. And now she’s also an author: her new book is called Forget “Having It All”: How America Messed Up Motherhood—and How to Fix It. Whew, that is a lot. And that’s actually how Amy ended up writing the book! It’s a hell of a story, and it led her to a deep-dive into the history, politics, and policy decisions around working parents. &gt; I took off literally an afternoon to have a baby and mostly also didn’t even tell the people that I was working for that I was pregnant—because with my first son, I did tell people, and like 80% of my freelance work disappeared and never came back… I felt kind of proud of myself for really not even pausing a beat to have a kid. And I felt like that was kind of a messed up thing to feel. I was like, “why am I patting myself on the back for the fact that no one even knew I was pregnant? &gt; —Amy Westervelt, author, Forget "Having it All": How America Messed Up Motherhood—And How to Fix It We talk with her about:  Why we need to make more space for taking care of others. “There’s a certain amount of caregiving that’s required to make society work and that can be in the form of parenthood, it can be in the form of taking care of elderly people. It can be in the form of taking care of yourself. All of those things are kind of necessary.” Why she started asking male CEOs how they balance work and family. “Oftentimes, it’s like, ‘I have a lot of paid help or I have a spouse who’s a full-time parent.’” What she does to decompress when all her responsibilities and ambitions start to add up. “So, when I start feeling really, really overwhelmed, the thing that helps me the most is to just go be alone. Whether that is sitting in a room for ten minutes or going on a walk or whatever.”  Also in this episode:  Sara and Katel talk about their own decisions not to have kids Katel experiences the sadness of a Bagel Thin Sara ditches a judgey OBGYN And, Sara and Katel get hyped to announce their first big workshop together, at Lead Dev NYC  Links:  Critical Frequency network Twitter Book

<h4>It’s a motherlode of an episode this week! We’re talking all about kids, work, and how the two fit together—or, way too often, don’t. From family leave policy to flex time to all the weird stuff people say when you opt out of kids altogether, we’ve got tons to discuss.</h4> Our guest today is Amy Westervelt—a journalist, podcast host, producer, the founder of podcast network Critical Frequency, and a mom to two kids. And now she’s also an author: her new book is called <a href="https://www.sealpress.com/titles/amy-westervelt/forget-having-it-all/9781580057868/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forget “Having It All”: How America Messed Up Motherhood—and How to Fix It</a>. Whew, that is a lot. And that’s actually how Amy ended up writing the book! It’s a hell of a story, and it led her to a deep-dive into the history, politics, and policy decisions around working parents. &gt; I took off literally an afternoon to have a baby and mostly also didn’t even tell the people that I was working for that I was pregnant—because with my first son, I did tell people, and like 80% of my freelance work disappeared and never came back… I felt kind of proud of myself for really not even pausing a beat to have a kid. And I felt like that was kind of a messed up thing to feel. I was like, “why am I patting myself on the back for the fact that no one even knew I was pregnant? &gt; —Amy Westervelt, author, Forget "Having it All": How America Messed Up Motherhood—And How to Fix It We talk with her about: <ul> <li>Why we need to make more space for taking care of others. “There’s a certain amount of caregiving that’s required to make society work and that can be in the form of parenthood, it can be in the form of taking care of elderly people. It can be in the form of taking care of yourself. All of those things are kind of necessary.”</li> <li>Why she started asking male CEOs how they balance work and family. “Oftentimes, it’s like, ‘I have a lot of paid help or I have a spouse who’s a full-time parent.’”</li> <li>What she does to decompress when all her responsibilities and ambitions start to add up. “So, when I start feeling really, really overwhelmed, the thing that helps me the most is to just go be alone. Whether that is sitting in a room for ten minutes or going on a walk or whatever.”</li> </ul> Also in this episode: <ul> <li>Sara and Katel talk about their own decisions not to have kids</li> <li>Katel experiences the sadness of a Bagel Thin</li> <li>Sara ditches a judgey OBGYN</li> <li>And, Sara and Katel get hyped to announce their first big workshop together, at <a href="https://newyork2019.theleaddeveloper.com/workshops/share-your-work" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lead Dev NYC</a></li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.criticalfrequency.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Critical Frequency network</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/amywestervelt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sealpress.com/titles/amy-westervelt/forget-having-it-all/9781580057868/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book</a></li></ul>

Forget "Having it All" with Amy Westervelt

Mary Pipher

Older women are the happiest demographic in this country—but you wouldn’t know it based on how our culture talks about them. Mary Pipher, author of _Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age, joins us to set the record straight. If you’re a woman, you’ve probably internalized a million messages about the horrors of getting older: changing bodies, diminished careers, invisibility everywhere. But Mary Pipher wants you to know there’s more to aging than gray hair—there’s also incredible resilience, growth, and even bliss. And the more we build those skills now, the better off we’ll all be.  “It’s in everybody's benefit, not just older people’s benefit, to have a new way of redefining older people that is not in terms of loss and diminishment, but in terms of growth.” —Mary Pipher, author of Women Rowing North  Whatever life stage you’re in, this interview will speak to you—promise. We talk about:  Why ageism is probably a bigger problem for older women than agin. The resilience of older people—and how all of us can bump up our resilience skills now. Why “friendshipping is a verb”—and why building lifetime friendships is “an emotional and mental health insurance policy” for women. Finding gratefulness and joy, even when things are tough. How to transcend our former selves, so we don’t just adapt as we age, but actually savor changes. Handling loss and the power of being with loved ones in their final days. What’s next for Mary: a 25th anniversary edition of her groundbreaking book, Reviving Ophelia, which changed the way we look at adolescent girls.  Plus: On our way to a 50-year friendship, caftans on the beach, and why every book needs a launch party with a book cake. (Author photo by Sarah Greder) Links:  Mary Pipher Books: Women Rowing North, out now, and the 25th anniversary edition of Reviving Ophelia, out in June The happiness of older women 

<h4>Older women are the happiest demographic in this country—but you wouldn’t know it based on how our culture talks about them. Mary Pipher, author of _Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age, joins us to set the record straight.</h4> If you’re a woman, you’ve probably internalized a million messages about the horrors of getting older: changing bodies, diminished careers, invisibility everywhere. But Mary Pipher wants you to know there’s more to aging than gray hair—there’s also incredible resilience, growth, and even bliss. And the more we build those skills now, the better off we’ll all be. <blockquote> “It’s in everybody's benefit, not just older people’s benefit, to have a new way of redefining older people that is not in terms of loss and diminishment, but in terms of growth.” —Mary Pipher, author of Women Rowing North </blockquote> Whatever life stage you’re in, this interview will speak to you—promise. We talk about: <ul> <li>Why ageism is probably a bigger problem for older women than agin.</li> <li>The resilience of older people—and how all of us can bump up our resilience skills now.</li> <li>Why “friendshipping is a verb”—and why building lifetime friendships is “an emotional and mental health insurance policy” for women.</li> <li>Finding gratefulness and joy, even when things are tough.</li> <li>How to transcend our former selves, so we don’t just adapt as we age, but actually savor changes.</li> <li>Handling loss and the power of being with loved ones in their final days.</li> <li>What’s next for Mary: a 25th anniversary edition of her groundbreaking book, Reviving Ophelia, which changed the way we look at adolescent girls.</li> </ul> Plus: On our way to a 50-year friendship, caftans on the beach, and why every book needs a launch party with a book cake. (Author photo by Sarah Greder) Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://marypipher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mary Pipher</a></li> <li>Books: <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/women-rowing-north-9781632869609/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women Rowing North</a>, out now, and the 25th anniversary edition of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576824/reviving-ophelia-25th-anniversary-edition-by-mary-pipher-phd-and-sara-pipher-gilliam/9780525537045/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reviving Ophelia</a>, out in June</li> <li><a href="https://lithub.com/want-to-be-happy-live-like-an-woman-over-50/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The happiness of older women</a></li> </ul>

Friendshipping Is a Verb with Mary Pipher

Sydette Harry

Be Your Full Amazing Self with Sydette Harry

Jessica Dore

Self reflection. Emotional care. Therapy. And...tarot? Hell yeah. The woman behind a wildly popular daily tarot reading on Twitter, Jessica Dore, shows us how mysticism and science can meet—and bring us all opportunities for healing and self-discovery. Jessica is a writer and graduate student of social work who reads tarot as a tool for therapeutic healing. Through her spiritual side hustle, she gathers a weekly tarot circle, leads workshops, and helps thousands of people access feelings, thoughts, and life questions to better understand themselves. &gt; The cards have a unique way of cutting right to the core of things with people. I’ll have people often tell me, “wow, this is worth ten sessions of therapy.” And that’s anecdotal, that’s not to say that tarot reading is a replacement for therapy at all. But people will say that they can just get right to the heart of things. &gt; —Jessica Dore, writer and healer We talk about:  Jessica’s path from working in self-help book publishing to tarot reader to social work grad student How her daily Twitter card pull gained her a huge following, and helps people connect with her—and themselves How tarot can help us access deeper feelings—and feel less alone Why it’s important to feel mentally and emotionally prepared when you’re helping people get in touch with themselves How to get started with tarot!  Links:  Jessica’s website Twitter Instagram  Plus:  Sara and Katel have an overdue friend date We check in with each other using an empirical rating system, and it's super helpful—for real! Fuck yeah to great roles for women and more diversity of women on screen in some of our favorite shows right now

<h4>Self reflection. Emotional care. Therapy. And...tarot? Hell yeah. The woman behind a wildly popular daily tarot reading on Twitter, Jessica Dore, shows us how mysticism and science can meet—and bring us all opportunities for healing and self-discovery.</h4> Jessica is a writer and graduate student of social work who reads tarot as a tool for therapeutic healing. Through her spiritual side hustle, she gathers a weekly tarot circle, leads workshops, and helps thousands of people access feelings, thoughts, and life questions to better understand themselves. &gt; The cards have a unique way of cutting right to the core of things with people. I’ll have people often tell me, “wow, this is worth ten sessions of therapy.” And that’s anecdotal, that’s not to say that tarot reading is a replacement for therapy at all. But people will say that they can just get right to the heart of things. &gt; —Jessica Dore, writer and healer We talk about: <ul> <li>Jessica’s path from working in self-help book publishing to tarot reader to social work grad student</li> <li>How her daily Twitter card pull gained her a huge following, and helps people connect with her—and themselves</li> <li>How tarot can help us access deeper feelings—and feel less alone</li> <li>Why it’s important to feel mentally and emotionally prepared when you’re helping people get in touch with themselves</li> <li>How to get started with tarot!</li> </ul> <h4>Links:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.jessicadore.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica’s website</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/thejessicadore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thejessicadore/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> <h4>Plus:</h4> <ul> <li>Sara and Katel have an overdue friend date</li> <li>We check in with each other using an empirical rating system, and it's super helpful—for real!</li> <li>Fuck yeah to great roles for women and more diversity of women on screen in some of our favorite shows right now</li></ul>

Therapeutic Tarot with Jessica Dore

Becca Gurney

What happens when one woman looks around her field and notices the leaders are mostly men? If that woman is Becca Gurney, she starts her own design studio, and creates a place that chooses to hire women, pay them fairly, and find clients ready to do the same. Becca is a Washington, DC-based graphic designer, art director, and founder of Design Choice. She’s built an agency focused on social justice issues that’s vocal about fair pay and offering work those who are often overlooked in the field—women and people of color.  The hardest part is knowing what you’re worth and then sticking to it. I do a lot of research to understand what my worth should be and a lot of that research involves knowing what men who are doing what I’m doing are charging. —Becca Gurney, founder of Design Choice  We chat about:  How Becca makes a conscious choice to look for new women and/or people of color to work with on projects, instead of hiring the same people over and over—and why you should, too The truth behind being asked to work for peanuts all the time—even when you’re the founder of a design studio—and the importance of turning down work that doesn’t value you and your expertise How to build a supportive network when you’re just starting out as a freelancer Why keeping politics out of business isn’t required—and can actually help guide your work to new places How to figure out what your male peers are making so you can be sure you’re being paid what your work is really worth  Links:  Design Choice, Becca’s design studio She Freelances, a new site for finding freelancers for hire in the DC-area (and if you are a freelancer in DC, add yourself!)  Plus:  The conference organizer who complained about speakers asking to be paid for their work and got ratioed on LinkedIn for having such a Bad. Take. Why Eva PenzeyMoog deserves all the stars—and cash—for her talk on designing against domestic violence Why it’s important for us to share what we make, how we ask for it, and which conferences treat speakers best. Why Karine Jean-Pierre is the woman we all need in our corner. 

<h4>What happens when one woman looks around her field and notices the leaders are mostly men? If that woman is Becca Gurney, she starts her own design studio, and creates a place that chooses to hire women, pay them fairly, and find clients ready to do the same.</h4> Becca is a Washington, DC-based graphic designer, art director, and founder of Design Choice. She’s built an agency focused on social justice issues that’s vocal about fair pay and offering work those who are often overlooked in the field—women and people of color. <blockquote> The hardest part is knowing what you’re worth and then sticking to it. I do a lot of research to understand what my worth should be and a lot of that research involves knowing what men who are doing what I’m doing are charging. —Becca Gurney, founder of Design Choice </blockquote> We chat about: <ul> <li>How Becca makes a conscious choice to look for new women and/or people of color to work with on projects, instead of hiring the same people over and over—and why you should, too</li> <li>The truth behind being asked to work for peanuts all the time—even when you’re the founder of a design studio—and the importance of turning down work that doesn’t value you and your expertise</li> <li>How to build a supportive network when you’re just starting out as a freelancer</li> <li>Why keeping politics out of business isn’t required—and can actually help guide your work to new places</li> <li>How to figure out what your male peers are making so you can be sure you’re being paid what your work is really worth</li> </ul> <h4>Links:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://designchoice.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Choice</a>, Becca’s design studio</li> <li><a href="https://she-freelances.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">She Freelances</a>, a new site for finding freelancers for hire in the DC-area (and if you are a freelancer in DC, add yourself!)</li> </ul> <h4>Plus:</h4> <ul> <li>The conference organizer who <a href="https://twitter.com/WalterStephanie/status/1134195997897297922" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">complained about speakers asking to be paid</a> for their work and got ratioed on LinkedIn for having such a Bad. Take.</li> <li>Why Eva PenzeyMoog deserves all the stars—and cash—for her <a href="https://twitter.com/epenzeymoog/status/1130492165384232962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">talk on designing against domestic violence</a></li> <li>Why it’s important for us to share what we make, how we ask for it, and which conferences treat speakers best.</li> <li>Why <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/-i-cannot-let-this-happen-karine-jean-pierre-on-blocking-sen-harris-61230661805" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> is the woman we all need in our corner.</li> </ul>

Know Your Worth with Becca Gurney

Talking about money is uncomfortable for lots of people—including us! But way too many of us aren’t getting paid what we deserve, and if we want to change that, then we all need to start speaking up—for ourselves, for each other, and for a more equitable financial future. So join us for this deep dive into all things work money: how to ask for a raise, negotiate an offer, and deal with all the weird feels that come up along the way. To help us out, we’ve got clips from our first Collective Strength event, where we were joined by one of our most fave people ever: author and consultant Karen McGrane. Plus, we asked y’all to tell us what advice you’d give your younger selves about salaries and negotiation, and a bunch of you answered! So we have tips and stories from folks at lots of career stages—all designed to help you feel more prepared to go get paid.  The more you do it, the less emotional it becomes, and the more it just becomes a very transactional kind of thing. The only way that you get to that place is by committing to yourself that you will negotiate every offer that you get... Every time you get a salary offer, ask for $5,000 more. Period. Every single time. And it can be more than that. Maybe you are making more money than that and it’s time for you to ask for $10,000 more or $20,000 more—I know somebody who once negotiated $100,000 more! Your ability to do that, though, starts with you being willing to ask for $5,000 more. —Karen McGrane, managing partner, Bond Art + Science  If you put some of this advice to the test, we’d love to hear how it goes! Leave us a message at (267) 225–5923, send an email, or find us on Twitter! We chat about:  That time Sara took on more and more work without a promotion—and ended up way behind financially. What we learned—and didn’t learn—about salaries growing up. Why negotiating your salary over the phone is the way to go, even if email feels easier. Why you should wait as long as possible to talk salary when you’re interviewing for a job. The “PITA quotient”: Remember to consider what a job will take from you then set your rate appropriately. Why Karen thinks you should always ask for at least $5,000 more in a salary negotiation (or, hell, maybe $100,000 more). How to “lovingly plot revenge” when you find out your salary is too low. Sorting out all the awkward feelings that come along with money talk.  Plus: What we’re doing on our summer vacation, big love to Harvest for supporting us all year, and fuck yeah to already hearing a money success story from a Collective Strength attendee! In this episode:  Karen McGrane Lauren Isaacson Kathryn Meisner Cyd Harrell Malaika Carpenter Sophie Shepherd Eugenié George Lara Hogan Susan Poulton Lynne Polischuik 

<h4>Talking about money is uncomfortable for lots of people—including us! But way too many of us aren’t getting paid what we deserve, and if we want to change that, then we all need to start speaking up—for ourselves, for each other, and for a more equitable financial future.</h4> So join us for this deep dive into all things work money: how to ask for a raise, negotiate an offer, and deal with all the weird feels that come up along the way. To help us out, we’ve got clips from our first <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Collective-Strength/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Collective Strength event</a>, where we were joined by one of our most fave people ever: author and consultant Karen McGrane. Plus, we asked y’all to tell us what advice you’d give your younger selves about salaries and negotiation, and a bunch of you answered! So we have tips and stories from folks at lots of career stages—all designed to help you feel more prepared to go get paid. <blockquote> The more you do it, the less emotional it becomes, and the more it just becomes a very transactional kind of thing. The only way that you get to that place is by committing to yourself that you will negotiate every offer that you get... Every time you get a salary offer, ask for $5,000 more. Period. Every single time. And it can be more than that. Maybe you are making more money than that and it’s time for you to ask for $10,000 more or $20,000 more—I know somebody who once negotiated $100,000 more! Your ability to do that, though, starts with you being willing to ask for $5,000 more. —<a href="https://twitter.com/karenmcgrane" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen McGrane</a>, managing partner, <a href="http://bondartscience.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bond Art + Science</a> </blockquote> If you put some of this advice to the test, we’d love to hear how it goes! Leave us a message at (267) 225–5923, <a href="mailto:info@strongfeelings.co">send an email</a>, or find us on <a href="https://twitter.com/strngfeelings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>! We chat about: <ul> <li>That time Sara took on more and more work without a promotion—and ended up way behind financially.</li> <li>What we learned—and didn’t learn—about salaries growing up.</li> <li>Why negotiating your salary over the phone is the way to go, even if email feels easier.</li> <li>Why you should wait as long as possible to talk salary when you’re interviewing for a job.</li> <li>The “PITA quotient”: Remember to consider what a job will take from you then set your rate appropriately.</li> <li>Why Karen thinks you should always ask for at least $5,000 more in a salary negotiation (or, hell, maybe $100,000 more).</li> <li>How to “lovingly plot revenge” when you find out your salary is too low.</li> <li>Sorting out all the awkward feelings that come along with money talk.</li> </ul> Plus: What we’re doing on our summer vacation, big love to Harvest for supporting us all year, and fuck yeah to already hearing a money success story from a Collective Strength attendee! <h4>In this episode:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/karenmcgrane" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen McGrane</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/curio_research" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lauren Isaacson</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/kathrynmeisner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kathryn Meisner</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/cydharrell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cyd Harrell</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/malaikaink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Malaika Carpenter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/sophshepherd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sophie Shepherd</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/_EugenieGeorge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eugenié George</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/lara_hogan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lara Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/sepoulton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan Poulton</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/lynneux" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lynne Polischuik</a></li> </ul>

Talk Money, Get Paid

Jennifer Armbrust

Can business be a site for radical creativity and social change? Join us as we go back to school with feminist business consultant Jennifer Armbrust. Jennifer is the founder and director of Sister, a consulting firm that advises companies on bringing feminist principles into business practices. She’s also the creator of Feminist Business School, an online course, and the author of Proposals for the Feminine Economy. We talk to her about what it means to bring feminism into business, what it might look like to build more equitable economic systems, and why she thinks all entrepreneurs should read some Audre Lorde.  Listen to your body’s messages as guidance, instead of seeing your body as an inconvenience to work—which is what capitalism says. Capitalism says, “you could work so much more if you didn’t get sick or pregnant or have to eat or go to sleep!”... So, that’s kind of the first place I work. How do we bring your body back into your business and let your body have some votes on what happens throughout the day? —Jennifer Armbrust, founder of Sister and creator of Feminist Business School  We chat about:  Why Jennifer let go of the pursuit for “ideological purity,” and embraced bringing her feminist backpack into the weeds of capitalism instead How our culture of overwork and constant pressure to produce fails us Why listening to your body, not just your to-do list, is a feminist act Why fear is what keeps people—and companies—stuck The importance of “tinkering”—using small shifts to create change The limitations of “conscious capitalism” in creating equitable futures  Links:  Sister Feminist Business School Proposals for the Feminine Economy Sister on Instagram  Plus:  Sara and Katel talk about their own successes (and...not-so-successes) bringing their feminist practices into their work Why having a woman in charge doesn’t make a business feminist The problem with individualistic “go get yours” women’s empowerment messages White feminism in history: how Southern white women’s slaveholding helped secure their economic future  Photo credit: Aubree Bernier-Clarke

<h4>Can business be a site for radical creativity and social change? Join us as we go back to school with feminist business consultant Jennifer Armbrust.</h4> Jennifer is the founder and director of Sister, a consulting firm that advises companies on bringing feminist principles into business practices. She’s also the creator of Feminist Business School, an online course, and the author of Proposals for the Feminine Economy. We talk to her about what it means to bring feminism into business, what it might look like to build more equitable economic systems, and why she thinks all entrepreneurs should read some Audre Lorde. <blockquote> Listen to your body’s messages as guidance, instead of seeing your body as an inconvenience to work—which is what capitalism says. Capitalism says, “you could work so much more if you didn’t get sick or pregnant or have to eat or go to sleep!”... So, that’s kind of the first place I work. How do we bring your body back into your business and let your body have some votes on what happens throughout the day? —Jennifer Armbrust, founder of <a href="https://sister.is" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sister</a> and creator of <a href="https://sister.is/feminist-business-school" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feminist Business School</a> </blockquote> We chat about: <ul> <li>Why Jennifer let go of the pursuit for “ideological purity,” and embraced bringing her feminist backpack into the weeds of capitalism instead</li> <li>How our culture of overwork and constant pressure to produce fails us</li> <li>Why listening to your body, not just your to-do list, is a feminist act</li> <li>Why fear is what keeps people—and companies—stuck</li> <li>The importance of “tinkering”—using small shifts to create change</li> <li>The limitations of “conscious capitalism” in creating equitable futures</li> </ul> <h4>Links:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://sister.is" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sister</a></li> <li><a href="https://sister.is/feminist-business-school" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feminist Business School</a></li> <li><a href="https://sister.is/selling/the-proposals-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Proposals for the Feminine Economy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sister.is/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sister on Instagram</a></li> </ul> <h4>Plus:</h4> <ul> <li>Sara and Katel talk about their own successes (and...not-so-successes) bringing their feminist practices into their work</li> <li>Why having a woman in charge doesn’t make a business feminist</li> <li>The problem with individualistic “go get yours” women’s empowerment messages</li> <li>White feminism in history: <a href="https://www.vox.com/2019/8/19/20807633/slavery-white-women-stephanie-jones-rogers-1619" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">how Southern white women’s slaveholding helped secure their economic future</a></li> </ul> Photo credit: Aubree Bernier-Clarke

Feminist Business School with Jennifer Armbrust

Rachel Robertson

Quiet Leadership with Rachel Robertson

Eileen Webb

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Nicole Sanchez

The System is Rigged with Nicole Sanchez

It’s time for riots, not diets. This week we talk about bodies, health, food, and fatness with Kimberly Dark, author of the new book, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old.Kimberly is a writer, a storyteller, a performance artist, a professor, a yoga teacher, a queer mother, and so much more—and she delves into all of it in this interview. From being shamed as a fat child to starving her way through her teens to finally leaving diets behind forever, we loved hearing how Kimberly learned to love and nurture her body—and how we can all change the way we think and talk about fatness, beauty, and aging. You can’t hate a person’s body and claim to want to help them.—Kimberly Dark, author, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old We talk about: How our healthcare system fails fat people. “I don’t use the word ‘obesity’ because it’s a medicalized term to describe a fat body, which, fat bodies are not inherently diseased.”  Why eating well and exercising shouldn’t be prerequisites to respect. “There should be no requirement for anyone to have to uphold health practices in order to be considered a worthy human being.”  Coming out as fat: “If you want to know me, if you want to know me in my full humanity as a human being, then I should be able to talk about my experiences in the world.” How to sit next to a fat person on a plane: “We’re going to occupy this space together; let’s acknowledge it, and let’s treat each other nicely.” The double-bind of beauty expectations. “Women are supposed to be on a quest for prettiness and we’re not ever supposed to acknowledge it.”Plus:Unpacking our own relationship to weight, food, and healthHow anti-fatness affects people at work Getting dressed up for the abortion ball Links:Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society Kimberly on Twitter and InstagramKimberly’s website

<h4>It’s time for riots, not diets. This week we talk about bodies, health, food, and fatness with Kimberly Dark, author of the new book, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old.</h4>Kimberly is a writer, a storyteller, a performance artist, a professor, a yoga teacher, a queer mother, and so much more—and she delves into all of it in this interview. From being shamed as a fat child to starving her way through her teens to finally leaving diets behind forever, we loved hearing how Kimberly learned to love and nurture her body—and how we can all change the way we think and talk about fatness, beauty, and aging. <blockquote>You can’t hate a person’s body and claim to want to help them. —Kimberly Dark, author, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old </blockquote>We talk about: <ul><li>How our healthcare system fails fat people. “I don’t use the word ‘obesity’ because it’s a medicalized term to describe a fat body, which, fat bodies are not inherently diseased.” </li><li>Why eating well and exercising shouldn’t be prerequisites to respect. “There should be no requirement for anyone to have to uphold health practices in order to be considered a worthy human being.” </li><li>Coming out as fat: “If you want to know me, if you want to know me in my full humanity as a human being, then I should be able to talk about my experiences in the world.” </li><li>How to sit next to a fat person on a plane: “We’re going to occupy this space together; let’s acknowledge it, and let’s treat each other nicely.” </li><li>The double-bind of beauty expectations. “Women are supposed to be on a quest for prettiness and we’re not ever supposed to acknowledge it.”</li></ul>Plus:<ul><li>Unpacking our own relationship to weight, food, and health</li><li>How anti-fatness affects people at work </li><li>Getting dressed up for the abortion ball </li></ul>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.akpress.org/fat-pretty-and-soon-to-be-old.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society</a> </li><li>Kimberly on <a href="https://twitter.com/kimberlydark" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kimberly.dark/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kimberlydark.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kimberly’s website</a></li></ul>

Miraculous Bodies with Kimberly Dark

Caroline Criado Perez

Did you know that women are 17 percent more likely to die in a car crash than men—and 47 percent more likely to be seriously injured? That’s because cars are designed for the average male, not the average human. This week’s guest is Caroline Criado Perez, and she’s on a mission to change that. Caroline Criado Perez is a journalist, a feminist campaigner, and the author of a new book called Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. It’s an in-depth look at the ways everything from heart-attack symptoms to snow-clearing routes put men first—and what needs to happen to change that. Caroline is also a fierce campaigner for women’s rights, and has a certain knack for making her feminist campaigns go viral. As you might guess, we absolutely love her.  You don't have to be nice all the time. Women are always taught we have to be nice and everyone has to love us. And actually, if you're trying to make change, that is impossible and you have to be okay with that. —Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men  Caroline chats with us about:  Gender bias and how it’s dangerous for women, even (and especially!) in medical situations. The invisibility of women in data, including in medical tests and medication, unpaid labor, disaster relief, car designs, and more. How a gender audit of policies in Sweden led to a change in how they clear the snow to best allow citizens to go about their day, instead of continuing to automatically favor men to the detriment of women. Why having women in the room when designing things for massive public use—like Twitter—is essential if you’re aiming to create something that will work for more people, not just white men.  Links:  Caroline on Twitter Caroline’s website with tour dates, writing, and her current campaign Book: [Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men]](https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/invisible-women_9781419729072/)  Plus:  #YouKnowMe, Shout Your Abortion, and why women seem to always have to share their most personal stories just to be seen as human. FY to seven girls at Bronx Prep Middle School who created a podcast about periods—called Sssh! Periods—and won the grand prize for middle school in NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge. 

<h4>Did you know that women are 17 percent more likely to die in a car crash than men—and 47 percent more likely to be seriously injured? That’s because cars are designed for the average male, not the average human. This week’s guest is Caroline Criado Perez, and she’s on a mission to change that.</h4> Caroline Criado Perez is a journalist, a feminist campaigner, and the author of a new book called Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. It’s an in-depth look at the ways everything from heart-attack symptoms to snow-clearing routes put men first—and what needs to happen to change that. Caroline is also a fierce campaigner for women’s rights, and has a certain knack for making her feminist campaigns go viral. As you might guess, we absolutely love her. <blockquote> You don't have to be nice all the time. Women are always taught we have to be nice and everyone has to love us. And actually, if you're trying to make change, that is impossible and you have to be okay with that. —Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men </blockquote> Caroline chats with us about: <ul> <li>Gender bias and how it’s dangerous for women, even (and especially!) in medical situations.</li> <li>The invisibility of women in data, including in medical tests and medication, unpaid labor, disaster relief, car designs, and more.</li> <li>How a gender audit of policies in Sweden led to a change in how they clear the snow to best allow citizens to go about their day, instead of continuing to automatically favor men to the detriment of women.</li> <li>Why having women in the room when designing things for massive public use—like Twitter—is essential if you’re aiming to create something that will work for more people, not just white men.</li> </ul> <h4>Links:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/CCriadoPerez/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caroline on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.carolinecriadoperez.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caroline’s website</a> with tour dates, writing, and her current campaign</li> <li>Book: [Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men]](<a href="https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/invisible-women_9781419729072/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/invisible-women_9781419729072/</a>)</li> </ul> <h4>Plus:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/youknowme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#YouKnowMe</a>, <a href="https://shoutyourabortion.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shout Your Abortion</a>, and why women seem to always have to share their most personal stories just to be seen as human.</li> <li>FY to seven girls at Bronx Prep Middle School who created a podcast about periods—called Sssh! Periods—and <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/05/15/721729850/periods-why-these-eighth-graders-arent-afraid-to-talk-about-them" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">won the grand prize for middle school in NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge</a>.</li> </ul>

You Don’t Have to be Nice with Caroline Criado Perez

Allison Chabot

We Think We Know What We Need with Dr. Allison Chabot

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