https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-inclusion-solution-live--6483677enSociety & CultureCopyright The Winters Grouphttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3b2d44e2d3c04d869835ad9052c7e7a7.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-inclusion-solution-live--6483677Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:16:07 +0000The Winters GroupThe Winters Groupinfo@wintersgroup.comThe Inclusion Solution LIVE is the official podcast of The Winters Group, Inc., a Black woman-owned global diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) consulting firm. For nearly four decades, The Winters Group has unapologetically challenged...cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/operationalizing-love-with-dr-durryle-brooks--63687414Love and Justice Consulting LLC, to share his story and discuss the origins of his Critical Theory of Love framework. Listen in to hear more about the transformative power of taking a trauma-centered, healing-focused approach that prioritizes people’s dignity. At the same time, get inspired to create a safe and affirming space for doing the work of unlearning and reimagining the systems that influence our day-to-day interactions, making it possible to operationalize love and realize meaningful change.]]>Kajabi-2148782991Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupWhat is the role of love in social transformation? How can increased self-awareness and self-compassion allow us to cultivate deeper connections across different communities? In the Season 7 finale of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host...Love and Justice Consulting LLC, to share his story and discuss the origins of his Critical Theory of Love framework. Listen in to hear more about the transformative power of taking a trauma-centered, healing-focused approach that prioritizes people’s dignity. At the same time, get inspired to create a safe and affirming space for doing the work of unlearning and reimagining the systems that influence our day-to-day interactions, making it possible to operationalize love and realize meaningful change.]]>2130clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-women-of-color-heal-from-workplace-trauma--63687421Women of Color Retail Alliance, to discuss the power of storytelling and the community that can emerge when women of color share their truths and take collective action. Just in time for National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, listen in for Kimberly’s tips for self-care during tough times and for her advice on proactively seeking out the people who will have your back so that you can move forward and thrive.]]>Kajabi-2148751732Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:59:00 +0000The Winters GroupHow do women of color recover after experiencing injustice in the workplace? How does daily exposure to traumatic events affect their health? In this episode of the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Gabrielle Gayagoy...Women of Color Retail Alliance, to discuss the power of storytelling and the community that can emerge when women of color share their truths and take collective action. Just in time for National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, listen in for Kimberly’s tips for self-care during tough times and for her advice on proactively seeking out the people who will have your back so that you can move forward and thrive.]]>3252clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bridging-across-differences-as-a-black-leader-living-abroad--63687431Kajabi-2148723184Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:23:00 +0000The Winters GroupHow do we mitigate bias when working as part of a multicultural team? In this seventh episode of the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez, Marketing and PR Strategist at The Winters Group,...1600clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/understanding-what-pride-means-today--63687417Slow Integration Coaching (sarahrimmel.com), to discuss what Pride means today. Tune in to this insightful invitation to think critically about the impact on those with intersecting identities, and how the relationship to Pride can shift depending on where one is on their own journey to self-understanding. As a bonus, Leigh tees up the continuation of this conversation at The Winters Group’s upcoming Virtual Learning Lab on justice for the queer community, “Pride for Past, Present, and the Future.”]]>Kajabi-2148694683Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:45:00 +0000The Winters GroupHow do we lean in with curiosity when our colleagues from the LGBTQIA+ community express that Pride doesn’t always resonate for them? How do we hold space for the complexities of the grief and frustration that Pride can evoke while at the same...Slow Integration Coaching (sarahrimmel.com), to discuss what Pride means today. Tune in to this insightful invitation to think critically about the impact on those with intersecting identities, and how the relationship to Pride can shift depending on where one is on their own journey to self-understanding. As a bonus, Leigh tees up the continuation of this conversation at The Winters Group’s upcoming Virtual Learning Lab on justice for the queer community, “Pride for Past, Present, and the Future.”]]>2567clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-inclusion-solution-amplifying-diverse-perspectives--63687426Kajabi-2148665506Thu, 30 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupWhat do we miss when we don’t have diverse perspectives represented in the media? How can we remove barriers and amplify the voices of those from historically marginalized backgrounds? In today’s episode of The Inclusion Solution LIVE, co-managing...1829clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celeste-warren-on-the-meaning-of-justice-for-all--63687425Kajabi-2148633384Tue, 14 May 2024 18:50:00 +0000The Winters GroupHow do organizations keep the momentum going for DEI efforts when faced with pushback and resistance to the work? How can DEI leaders make diversity and inclusion feel relevant to global audiences? In this fourth episode of the Justice for All season...2259clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-shirley-davis-on-living-beyond-what-if--63687422Kajabi-2148601232Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:05:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this third episode of the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with Dr. Shirley Davis, President of SDS Global Enterprises and author of the...2111clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/phluid-founder-rob-smith-on-challenging-boundaries-with-humanity--63687438Kajabi-2148582277Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupWhat happens when we are open to embracing both femininity and masculinity within ourselves and others? How do we create spaces where the embodiment of gender expansiveness can thrive alongside other identities? In this week’s episode of the Justice...3105clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seeking-justice-for-all-with-dr-ruha-benjamin--63687416Kajabi-2148574201Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:56:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this kickoff episode for the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of African...2390clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer-introducing-justice-for-all--63687446Kajabi-2148563211Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:15:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this seventh season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, Mary-Frances Winters and The Winters Group team celebrate our 40th anniversary with the theme “Justice for All.” Listen in to deepen your understanding of why injustices persist and find...111clean7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-empower-to-mepower-why-all-leaders-need-cultural-competence--63687467Kajabi-2148525720Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:55:00 +0000The Winters GroupWhat insights and opportunities do we miss out on when we only define leadership through the lens of the dominant culture? How can leadership development programs help professionals from historically marginalized backgrounds lean into their different...2606clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-empower-to-mepower-helping-first-generation-leaders-recognize-their-strengths--63687450Kajabi-2148486042Tue, 30 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupHost Mareisha N. Reese sits down with Valda Valbrun, Founder and CEO of The Valbrun Consulting Group, for an in-depth conversation on how aspiring leaders from immigrant backgrounds can transform their experiences with assimilation into opportunities...2356clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-empower-to-mepower-how-leaders-can-be-better-allies-to-the-hispanic-community--63687437Kajabi-2148447830Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:50:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn today’s episode for the sixth season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, From EMpower to MEpower: BIPOC Leadership Conversations, host Mareisha N. Reese, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with Dr....2826clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-empower-to-mepower-determining-your-role-in-bipoc-leadership-development--63687458Kajabi-2148411300Tue, 02 Jan 2024 20:45:00 +0000The Winters GroupWhether you’re an aspiring leader from a historically marginalized group or an ally or powerbroker, everyone has an important role to play to ensure dignity, humanity, and respect are always on the table for those who do not identify as part of the...1865clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-empower-to-mepower-why-owning-your-lived-experience-makes-you-a-better-leader--63687441Kajabi-2148365742Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:40:00 +0000The Winters GroupHost Mareisha N. Reese sits down with Tami Jackson and Rochelle Younan-Montgomery, Lead Content Designers of The emPOWERment Institute from The Winters Group, Inc., for an extended conversation on how professionals who identify as Black, Indigenous,...3158clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-empower-to-mepower-how-systems-create-barriers-for-bipoc-leaders-and-what-to-do--63687442Kajabi-2148334427Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:30:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn today’s episode for the sixth season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, From EMpower to MEpower: BIPOC Leadership Conversations, host Mareisha N. Reese, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Winters Group, Inc., welcomes David L. Casey,...1942clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-empower-to-mepower-unpacking-the-bipoc-leadership-opportunity-gap--63687444Kajabi-2148295584Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:20:00 +0000The Winters GroupHost Mareisha N. Reese sits down with Terrence Harewood, Ph.D., Program Co-Chair of The emPOWERment Institute from The Winters Group, Inc., to discuss the opportunity gap for aspiring leaders who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color...2259clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-empower-to-mepower-what-it-means-to-bring-your-whole-self-to-work--63687445Kajabi-2148264368Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:45:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this kickoff episode for the sixth season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, From EMpower to MEpower: BIPOC Leadership Conversations, host Mareisha N. Reese sits down with Mary-Frances Winters, Founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., to...2032clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer-introducing-from-empower-to-mepower-bipoc-leadership-conversations--63687447Kajabi-2148225664Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this sixth season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Mareisha N. Reese, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Winters Group, Inc., unpacks how professionals who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) can tap...160clean6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-ease-tools-for-slowing-down-and-reflecting-on-what-you-really-value--63687452Kajabi-2148118176Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:25:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn the summer finale for the fifth season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE, The Physiology of Inclusion™: Finding Ease, co-hosts Kevin A. Carter and Rochelle Younan-Montgomery of The Winters Group, Inc., share the tools they turn to when they need to...2212clean5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guided-practice-with-rochelle-younan-montgomery--63687448Kajabi-2148086234Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:30:00 +0000The Winters GroupSometimes all it takes is a moment of deep reflection to turn your day around with intention. In this episode of The Physiology of Inclusion™: Finding Ease, co-host Rochelle Younan-Montgomery, Instructional Designer for The Winters Group, Inc., leads...580clean5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guided-practice-with-kevin-a-carter--63687466Kajabi-2148057258Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:12:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this third installment of The Physiology of Inclusion™: Finding Ease, co-host Kevin A. Carter, Vice President of Strategy and Assessments for The Winters Group, Inc., shares how he uses Insight Dialogue in his practice to deepen his connection to...734clean5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-be-well-to-do-well-the-physiology-of-inclusion--63687471Kajabi-2148025182Tue, 25 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupSelf-care and well-being are essential for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) practitioners to navigate the challenges of their work and sustain their efforts. In this second episode of Season 5 of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast,...1905clean5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-is-self-care-so-important-in-deij-work--63687470Kajabi-2147994098Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this kickoff episode for The Physiology of Inclusion™: Finding Ease, diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) practitioners Kevin A. Carter and Rochelle Younan-Montgomery of The Winters Group, Inc., share their why for prioritizing...1974clean5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer-introducing-the-physiology-of-inclusion-finding-ease--63687429Kajabi-2147974632Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this fifth season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, The Winters Group invites listeners to embrace self-care with our miniseries The Physiology of Inclusion™: Finding Ease. Featuring Vice President of Strategy and Assessments Kevin A. Carter...228clean5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-a-look-back-at-season-4--63687454Kajabi-2147952097Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn the finale episode of the companion podcast for Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2023), lead author Mary-Frances Winters and special projects editor Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez take a look...1209clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-disrupting-the-racist-narrative-in-marketing-and-advertising--63687434Kajabi-2147952079Tue, 30 May 2023 12:55:00 +0000The Winters GroupThe messages created by cultural gatekeepers such as marketers have the power to perpetuate inequities — and to also disrupt them. Marketers can push back on the dominant narrative by building in time to consider the impact of their decisions and to...2582clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-how-algorithms-automate-bias--63687457Kajabi-2147946423Tue, 23 May 2023 17:07:00 +0000The Winters GroupFor too long, tech has been overwhelmingly dominated by the white male perspective. In order to achieve racial justice and truly move toward socially conscious design in tech and artificial intelligence (AI), allies must ask themselves if they are...2374clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-going-beyond-the-performative-in-learning-and-development--63687418Kajabi-2147940920Tue, 16 May 2023 17:42:00 +0000The Winters GroupSometimes contracting undifferentiated racial justice learning for “all staff” groups may not be the most effective approach for learning and development. For example, employees who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) already...2281clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-inviting-conversation-with-loving-accountability--63687462Kajabi-2147935698Tue, 09 May 2023 14:12:00 +0000The Winters GroupRacial justice requires that white folks and non-Black people of color be clear in the ways they perpetuate anti-Black colorism, both historically and moment to moment. While it is easy to cause harm unknowingly, recognizing and getting curious about...2123clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-how-to-be-an-active-ally--63687459Kajabi-2147930195Tue, 02 May 2023 12:39:00 +0000The Winters GroupAllyship is always active — it is what one does and how one shows up for others, not just a frame of mind. To be an effective ally requires internal work, curiosity about others, and an approach that engages those who have been marginalized versus...1524clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-justice-in-procurement--63687473Kajabi-2147923987Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:54:00 +0000The Winters GroupMany organizations these days have supplier diversity programs, however, they’re often implemented without considering the potential barriers posed to smaller vendors owned by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). How can we reimagine...1772clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-make-a-difference-with-your-deij-data--63687424Kajabi-2147918562Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:38:00 +0000The Winters GroupAn important part of justice work is making sure we collect information so that we can understand the root causes of injustice. Data points in and of themselves can be dehumanizing, so there also needs to be a qualitative element that takes into...2344clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-recruiting-hiring-and-other-hr-practices-for-racial-justice--63687490Kajabi-2147915561Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:20:00 +0000The Winters GroupUnderstanding how HR policies impact people differently due to institutionalized inequity is crucial to creating a justice-centered culture. So is questioning and interrogating longheld practices that serve as barriers to hiring BIPOC talent, from how...2233clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-anticipating-and-addressing-resistance-to-deij-work--63687475Kajabi-2147912463Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:50:00 +0000The Winters GroupDiversity, equity, inclusion, and justice work is a change management process. Like any change management process, there’s going to be resistance for a variety of reasons: Employees may be unclear about their role, feel uncomfortable about their...1612clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-how-a-developmental-approach-can-help-you-meet-people-where-they-are--63687428Kajabi-2147907015Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupWhen taking a developmental approach to racial justice, coaching leaders who have lived in predominantly monocultural, monolingual environments will be distinct from coaching those who have had a lot of exposure and experiences with different...2095clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-the-leadership-imperative--63687440Kajabi-2147905348Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:03:00 +0000The Winters GroupIt’s so important in the quest for racial justice that leaders step up with their actions and not just their words. They must be willing to be courageous and vulnerable, and ready to anticipate criticism in the name of justice. In this companion...2329clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-creating-the-space-to-speak-with-psychological-safety--63687482Kajabi-2147898557Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:15:00 +0000The Winters GroupWhat type of mindset is needed to cultivate a psychologically safe workplace? What do we need to bring in terms of caring, compassion, and empathy? In this next episode of the companion podcast for Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for...1683clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-who-are-the-gatekeepers--63687481Kajabi-2147892835Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:07:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this companion podcast episode for Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2023), lead author Mary-Frances Winters and special projects editor Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez ask members of The...1731clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-justice-at-work-the-weaponization-of-racial-justice-concepts--63687486Kajabi-2147888797Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:05:00 +0000The Winters GroupThe new book Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2023) by Mary-Frances Winters and the team at The Winters Group, Inc., reimagines policies, practices, procedures, and ways of working that...2452clean4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer-introducing-racial-justice-at-work--63687456Kajabi-2147883748Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:05:00 +0000The Winters GroupJustice is a newer concept in the corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion space, and there is a lack of understanding about what it means and how to actualize it. There is a great deal of effort put into hiring BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people...180clean4trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-black-fatigue-self-care-healing-and-loving-relationships-keep-me-grounded-w-chevara-orrin--63687497www.BlackFatigue.com for more information and resources regarding Mary-Frances Winters' newest book, Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883721Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupChevara Orrin is an award-winning diversity and inclusion practitioner, social entrepreneur, published author, social justice activist and Principle Strategist with The Winters Group, Inc. Chevara shares how her intersectional identities influence the...www.BlackFatigue.com for more information and resources regarding Mary-Frances Winters' newest book, Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2784clean36fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/combating-black-fatigue-with-real-change-w-djuana-beamon--63687478www.wintersgroup.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883722Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupDjuana Beamon is a thought leader and diversity practitioner who has worked at a number of different organizations. She agreed to share her Black Fatigue story with a mission to wake people up. This week’s episode is a challenge presented to both...www.wintersgroup.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2033clean35fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-intersectional-black-fatigue-needs-boundaries-w-tremayne-bess--63687464Amazon, Bookshop, Indiebound, Berrett-Koehler, and Barnes & Noble. Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883723Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:00:58 +0000The Winters GroupTremayne Bess experiences the intersectional fatigue that comes with being Black, Gay, and often older in the HR spaces where he works. Tremayne is now the Director of HR at Splunk, but has previously had to remove himself from many workplace...Amazon, Bookshop, Indiebound, Berrett-Koehler, and Barnes & Noble. Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2703clean34fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/liberating-myself-from-my-black-fatigue-w-tami-jackson--63687499Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit is now available on Amazon, Bookshop, Indiebound, Berrett-Koehler, and Barnes & Noble. Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883724Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupTami Jackson is known as the purple tressed, J.E.D.I. Knight with 15 years of professional experience in a variety of industries including sports/entertainment, advertising, higher ed, tech and learning and development with a penchant for justice,...Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit is now available on Amazon, Bookshop, Indiebound, Berrett-Koehler, and Barnes & Noble. Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>3074clean34fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-fatigue-can-not-be-fixed-with-a-nap-it-s-chronic-w-shannon-sullivan--63687469Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit is now available on Amazon, Bookshop, Indiebound, Berrett-Koehler, and Barnes & Noble. Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883725Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:00:43 +0000The Winters GroupLanguage truly matters in this episode with special guest Dr. Shannon Sullivan, Chair of the Philosophy Department at UNC Charlotte and author of Good White People: The Problem with Middle-Class White Anti-Racism. This discussion covers a range of...Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit is now available on Amazon, Bookshop, Indiebound, Berrett-Koehler, and Barnes & Noble. Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>3524clean33fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-black-fatigue-trauma-healing-w-dr-tara-doaty--63687488Amazon, Bookshop, Indiebound, Berrett-Koehler, and Barnes & Noble.   Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com   Learn more about Dr. Tara Doaty and Sage Wellness Group - www.sagewellnessgroup.com    Follow Dr. Tara Doaty on Facebook & Instagram: @itsdrtara  Follow Sage Wellness Company Facebook & Instagram: @sagewellnessgroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883726Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupDr. Tara Doaty, CEO of Sage Wellness Group, is a Howard University trained clinical psychologist who works with survivors of trauma, especially with parents, children and families. She has personally experienced Black Fatigue and has witnessed it in...Amazon, Bookshop, Indiebound, Berrett-Koehler, and Barnes & Noble.   Share your Black Fatigue story or experience using #MyBlackFatigue on any social platform Learn more about The Winters Group and other available resources -  www.wintersgroup.com   Learn more about Dr. Tara Doaty and Sage Wellness Group - www.sagewellnessgroup.com    Follow Dr. Tara Doaty on Facebook & Instagram: @itsdrtara  Follow Sage Wellness Company Facebook & Instagram: @sagewellnessgroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>3034clean32fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-black-fatigue-introduction--63687495Amazon here. Learn more about The Winters Group here. 
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883727Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupBest-selling author and CEO of The Winters Group Inc., Mary-Frances Winters, will be your host in this third season of The Inclusion Solution Live to discuss the many layers of Black Fatigue with her special guests. The racist system is not just...Amazon here. Learn more about The Winters Group here. 
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>538clean31fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/redemption-song-a-conversation-on-black-women-justice-and-incarceration--63687493Brittany J. Harris, VP Learning & Innovation & Chevara Orrin, Principal Strategist Learn more about and support Claudia by visiting her site, here: https://claudiashivers.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883728Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupThe current racial justice movement has magnified calls to defund the police, abolish the prison system, and invest in more restorative forms of justice centered on healing, community, humanity--proactively removing barriers. Inasmuch as these...Brittany J. Harris, VP Learning & Innovation & Chevara Orrin, Principal Strategist Learn more about and support Claudia by visiting her site, here: https://claudiashivers.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>4081cleanbonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/using-your-story-power-for-good-during-a-global-pandemic-w-stephanie-harris--63687492here. Follow Stephanie on Instagram and Facebook. *We do not own the rights to the music in this episode. Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883729Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:52:23 +0000The Winters GroupIn this episode, Brittany J. Harris connects with Stephanie Harris (no, we're not related, but we're family :-)). Stephanie is a mindset coach, wellness activist, wife of a COVID-19 survivor, mother, and of course, an everyday person living during a...here. Follow Stephanie on Instagram and Facebook. *We do not own the rights to the music in this episode. Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>3343clean27fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/decolonizing-diversity-equity-and-inclusion--63687484 What would it mean to decolonize diversity, equity, and inclusion work? Put differently, what would it mean to reimagine a DEI industry that centers humanity, justice, and dismantling systems of inequity and oppression in all forms? What can we, as practitioners, advocates, and leaders, be doing differently to sharpen our own toolkit, do the work more effectively, and ultimately dismantle inequitable systems. To our own, our work’s, and broader society’s detriment, we worry that we have been the proverbial “choir” for far too long. In this episode you will hear from:

• Mary-Frances Winters, President and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc.
• Brittany J. Harris, Vice President of Learning & Innovation
• Chevara Orrin, Principal Strategist for The Winters Group, Inc.
• Amazing Audience Members!

If you haven't read the Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work series on the Inclusion Solution, check it out here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883730Thu, 11 Jun 2020 13:31:54 +0000The Winters GroupAt this year's Forum on Workplace Inclusion, The Winters Group, Inc hosted a live podcast recording event to explore the question: What would it mean to decolonize diversity, equity, and inclusion work? Put differently, what would it mean to... What would it mean to decolonize diversity, equity, and inclusion work? Put differently, what would it mean to reimagine a DEI industry that centers humanity, justice, and dismantling systems of inequity and oppression in all forms? What can we, as practitioners, advocates, and leaders, be doing differently to sharpen our own toolkit, do the work more effectively, and ultimately dismantle inequitable systems. To our own, our work’s, and broader society’s detriment, we worry that we have been the proverbial “choir” for far too long. In this episode you will hear from:

• Mary-Frances Winters, President and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc.
• Brittany J. Harris, Vice President of Learning & Innovation
• Chevara Orrin, Principal Strategist for The Winters Group, Inc.
• Amazing Audience Members!

If you haven't read the Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work series on the Inclusion Solution, check it out here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>3602cleanbonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teaching-and-motherhood-during-a-global-pandemic-with-julie-cassidy--63687491Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883732Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupJulie Cassidy has been teaching for nearly three decades, and she's a single mom living during this global pandemic. In our conversation, Julie shares what it's been like transitioning from the classroom environment to a distance learning environment....Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2180clean25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teaching-and-immigration-policy-during-a-global-pandemic-with-meaghan-shiffler--63687451Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883731Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupMeaghan Shiffler is a teacher living in Detroit and a newlywed navigating the US immigration system with her wife during this global pandemic. She shares more about the pivots she's had to make in her life -- from rescheduling her wedding to a small...Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2581clean26fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saving-lives-and-calling-out-racism-w-dr-calvin-smith-iii--63687460here. *We do not own the rights to the music in this episode. Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883733Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:35:19 +0000The Winters GroupDr. Calvin Smith, III is an Atlanta-native hailing from Westlake HIgh School, Morehouse College, and Meharry Medical College's School of Medicine. He is a Black man and advocate working in Nashville, TN at COVID-19 testing centers--and of course, he's...here. *We do not own the rights to the music in this episode. Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>3512clean24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grieving-and-fatherhood-during-a-global-pandemic-with-ryan-bell--63687465The Inclusion Solution here. Contact Ryan by email - thebelleffectinfo@gmail.com Follow Ryan on Instagam Follow The Black Father Family on Facebook and Instagram. *We do not own the rights to the music in this episode. Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883734Tue, 26 May 2020 14:08:13 +0000The Winters GroupRyan is a father, educator, advocate, and son living during a global pandemic. In our talk, he shares what it has been like grieving the loss of his dad and being a co-parenting father during this time. We talk about a recent post he wrote for the...The Inclusion Solution here. Contact Ryan by email - thebelleffectinfo@gmail.com Follow Ryan on Instagam Follow The Black Father Family on Facebook and Instagram. *We do not own the rights to the music in this episode. Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2823clean23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ramadan-and-the-power-of-community-during-a-global-pandemic-with-aisha-ghori-ozaki--63687477Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883735Tue, 19 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupAisha Ghori Ozaki is a Muslim-American, mom, partner, equity & inclusion leader living during a global pandemic. In our conversation, she shares what life has been like for her multi-racial family and how their holy observance of Ramadan has been...Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2901clean22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-abroad-during-a-global-pandemic-with-sajdah-ali-george--63687474here. Learn more about the George Diverse Learning Center here. Follow Sajdah on Facebook here. Follow Sajdah on Twitter here. *We do not own the rights to the music in this video. Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development*
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883736Tue, 12 May 2020 21:01:38 +0000The Winters GroupSajdah is a mom, wife, educator, consultant living abroad in the British Virgin Islands during a global pandemic. She offers a glimpse into how the British Virgins Islands' response to COVID has differed from her home country, the United States. We...here. Learn more about the George Diverse Learning Center here. Follow Sajdah on Facebook here. Follow Sajdah on Twitter here. *We do not own the rights to the music in this video. Song: People Everyday by Arrested Development*
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>3127clean21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-inclusion-solution-live-trailer--63687443Kajabi-2147883737Fri, 03 Apr 2020 19:31:58 +0000The Winters Group"This is The Inclusion Solution Live! The Winters Group's podcast for all things diversity, equity and inclusion. I am your host Brittany J. Harris, Vice President of Learning and Innovation, and I am excited to leverage this medium as yet another...30cleantrailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-an-angry-black-woman-with-brittany-j-harris-and-valda-valbrun--63687494original piece written for The Inclusion Solution Blog. Learn more about Brittany J. Harris here. Learn more about Valda Valbrun here. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883738Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:45:36 +0000The Winters GroupValda Valbrun and Brittany J. Harris explore the common stereotype of the Angry Black Woman and how it perpetuates marginalization and oppression. All too often Black women who dare to express legitimate anger about microaggressions or worse treatment...original piece written for The Inclusion Solution Blog. Learn more about Brittany J. Harris here. Learn more about Valda Valbrun here. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2677clean16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-women-s-college-student-re-learns-to-love-women-with-leigh-morrison--63687455piece written for The Inclusion Solution Blog. Learn more about Leigh here. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883739Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:26:59 +0000The Winters GroupLeigh Morrison shares how attending a women's college helped her in understanding the ways in which she internalized sexism and gender oppression in very subtle ways. She challenges us to consider the ways in which we might harbor negative messages...piece written for The Inclusion Solution Blog. Learn more about Leigh here. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2514clean15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-the-model-minority-isn-t-a-compliment-with-thamara-subramanian--63687496 piece written for The Inclusion Solution Blog. Learn more about Thamara here. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883740Fri, 06 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupAs a south Asian American, Thamara Subramanian dives into a personal and historical recollection of the model minority myth and reveals that is not a new or millennial phenomenon, but instead a historically misconstrued tool of oppression. She affirms... piece written for The Inclusion Solution Blog. Learn more about Thamara here. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2506clean14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whiteness-and-working-ourselves-to-death-with-travis-jones--63687453here. Read Travis' original article on The Inclusion Solution Blog, here.  Click Here to Subscribe to The Inclusion Solution Blog Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883741Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0000The Winters GroupIn this episode, The Winters Group's very own Principal Strategist, Travis Jones, reveals how his identities as a white, cisgender male (and new father) influences his worldview and the cultural scripts he received growing up. He unpacks whiteness and...here. Read Travis' original article on The Inclusion Solution Blog, here.  Click Here to Subscribe to The Inclusion Solution Blog Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2812clean13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pain-of-internalized-oppression-with-mary-frances-winters--63687498 Mary-Frances Winters elaborates on her Demystifying Internalized Oppression piece written for The Inclusion Solution Blog. She unpacks:

• Messages she received in her childhood based on race and color
• The role of practitioners and diversity leaders in dismantling forms of assimilation and internal oppression

"I admit that I was not particularly eager to reflect on so many painful memories of how internalized oppression has manifested for me. However, in service of the work and helping others to acknowledge and address the pain, I offer a glimpse into my own life in answer to these questions."  She also gives us a teaser of her newest books to be released this year! Listen to this episode for all of this and more!  Learn more about Mary-Frances here. Visit The Inclusion Solution here. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883742Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:36:02 +0000The Winters GroupIn this episode of The Inclusion Solution Live, Brittany J. Harris is joined by President & CEO of The Winters Group, Mary-Frances Winters. Mary-Frances Winters elaborates on her... Mary-Frances Winters elaborates on her Demystifying Internalized Oppression piece written for The Inclusion Solution Blog. She unpacks:

• Messages she received in her childhood based on race and color
• The role of practitioners and diversity leaders in dismantling forms of assimilation and internal oppression

"I admit that I was not particularly eager to reflect on so many painful memories of how internalized oppression has manifested for me. However, in service of the work and helping others to acknowledge and address the pain, I offer a glimpse into my own life in answer to these questions."  She also gives us a teaser of her newest books to be released this year! Listen to this episode for all of this and more!  Learn more about Mary-Frances here. Visit The Inclusion Solution here. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>2735clean12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introduction-demystifying-internalized-oppression-with-brittany-j-harris--63687472Brittany J. Harris, will be the host and has invited TWG team members to share their narratives and reflections on messages they’ve internalized about their identities. All of the guests that will appear in this season have also previously written for The Winters Group's Inclusion Solution Blog. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>Kajabi-2147883743Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:33:51 +0000The Winters GroupThank you for joining us for the first season of the Inclusion Solution Live!  Much of the current work in D&I spaces brings interpersonal or structural forms of oppression to light, but it’s less common for D&I professionals to address...Brittany J. Harris, will be the host and has invited TWG team members to share their narratives and reflections on messages they’ve internalized about their identities. All of the guests that will appear in this season have also previously written for The Winters Group's Inclusion Solution Blog. Follow The Winters Group on: Instagram: @thewintersgroupLinkedIn: The Winters Group, Inc.Twitter: @TheWintersGroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWintersGroup/message]]>1607clean11full