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Kindness Is Healing, Representation, and Global Perspective with Tahira Benjamin
Oct 16, 2023 ·
36m 2s
In this episode of the Kindness Is podcast Kaitlin sits down with Tahira Benjamin, the creative entrepreneur behind Beyond Your Feed Media and The Unwritten. Tahira's work centers on celebrating...
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In this episode of the Kindness Is podcast Kaitlin sits down with Tahira Benjamin, the creative entrepreneur behind Beyond Your Feed Media and The Unwritten. Tahira's work centers on celebrating and amplifying voices of color through paper goods, and she shares her journey and vision for a more inclusive and considerate world. This insightful conversation delves into the power of representation, healing, and the importance of collective action to address societal challenges. Listen in to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of kindness, not just on an individual level, but on a global scale. Join us as we explore healing, representation, and the quest for a more compassionate and interconnected world.
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"healing is a continuum that I've realized we're all in different parts of our journeys with"
"we're healing some part of ourselves and we're discovering what that is every day"
"(The Mahogany Collection from Hallmark) was really the only thing that we had to show people who looked like us and even some of the cultural references that resonated the phrases or music themes that just resonate with black folks."
"I wanted to create something beautiful that everyone can enjoy and give"
"We need to be seeing others as In their fullness and celebrating them and their fullness and understanding them"
"For a lot of white people, I think there's even this shock like 'wow, I didn't recognize that so many other people don't have the luxury of feeling seen.' "
"We're always kind of struggling to find funding to launch our projects, but that's one that I really hope. We will be able to develop within the next couple years especially for more mental health support."
"I was just raised to recognize that the world is big, and there are quite a few places that you can live outside of the US that the US is not the center of the world"
"There's some guilt I guess, because you leave behind the people that you love for your own safety and your own mental health."
"We actually feel safer in other countries that we don't know the native tongue, which for me is insanity. "
"I'm escaping the United States to go to yet another country that still is problematic and still is dangerous in a lot of ways. But yet physically, I feel safer. That has to be one of the biggest failures of this country,"
"I really empathize with how deep the brainwashing has been to make people think that this is the greatest country on earth, just because we said it is"
"Speak out about especially how our tax dollars are being allocated. And supporting the death and destruction everywhere and not just in this country."
"You don't need a platform and you don't need thousands of followers and you don't need all of these things to make your voice heard because you can make your voice heard within your circles of influence and your family and your friends"
"Just being a considerate person. That's really what it stems from consideration is one of those things that it feels like is lacking in the world in so many ways in interpersonal relationships."
"Fom how we walk in the world to how we speak to each other. What we create as our brands or with other organizations. It has to be inclusive of, not just what other people need and what they want, but how can we make people feel seen and heard. That to me has everything to do with consideration and consideration is kindness."
"It doesn't matter how many seasons of love is blind we have to watch or real housewives. The earth is screaming at us that we need to do something about the way that we're living"
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Full Transcript
Quotes
"healing is a continuum that I've realized we're all in different parts of our journeys with"
"we're healing some part of ourselves and we're discovering what that is every day"
"(The Mahogany Collection from Hallmark) was really the only thing that we had to show people who looked like us and even some of the cultural references that resonated the phrases or music themes that just resonate with black folks."
"I wanted to create something beautiful that everyone can enjoy and give"
"We need to be seeing others as In their fullness and celebrating them and their fullness and understanding them"
"For a lot of white people, I think there's even this shock like 'wow, I didn't recognize that so many other people don't have the luxury of feeling seen.' "
"We're always kind of struggling to find funding to launch our projects, but that's one that I really hope. We will be able to develop within the next couple years especially for more mental health support."
"I was just raised to recognize that the world is big, and there are quite a few places that you can live outside of the US that the US is not the center of the world"
"There's some guilt I guess, because you leave behind the people that you love for your own safety and your own mental health."
"We actually feel safer in other countries that we don't know the native tongue, which for me is insanity. "
"I'm escaping the United States to go to yet another country that still is problematic and still is dangerous in a lot of ways. But yet physically, I feel safer. That has to be one of the biggest failures of this country,"
"I really empathize with how deep the brainwashing has been to make people think that this is the greatest country on earth, just because we said it is"
"Speak out about especially how our tax dollars are being allocated. And supporting the death and destruction everywhere and not just in this country."
"You don't need a platform and you don't need thousands of followers and you don't need all of these things to make your voice heard because you can make your voice heard within your circles of influence and your family and your friends"
"Just being a considerate person. That's really what it stems from consideration is one of those things that it feels like is lacking in the world in so many ways in interpersonal relationships."
"Fom how we walk in the world to how we speak to each other. What we create as our brands or with other organizations. It has to be inclusive of, not just what other people need and what they want, but how can we make people feel seen and heard. That to me has everything to do with consideration and consideration is kindness."
"It doesn't matter how many seasons of love is blind we have to watch or real housewives. The earth is screaming at us that we need to do something about the way that we're living"
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