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How to bring our politics into a session: Coaching on Gaza (w/ Dara Silverman)
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“I think if people don't change by shame or blame or forcing them into things, I think they change because they have a vision of the world they want.”
In this episode, I get to talk with Dara Silverman, a white queer Jewish consultant, somatic coach, and trainer with over 20 years with organizations and movements for social, racial, economic, and gender justice. Dara was the founding director of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), an organization bringing together white folks working for racial and economic justice. She shares insights into supporting clients around the ongoing genocide in Gaza. We discuss how politicized coaches can hold the principle of “not having an agenda for clients” while still bringing in their political views. Dara also shares how white coaches and facilitators committed to systemic change can integrate anti-racism into our work for change.
Check out the episode page for the transcript and the full list of the resources mentioned in this episode: https://widerroots.com/3
Key moments
- 02:28 - Dara's background
- 08:22 - Coaching clients around Gaza
- 12:13 - Holding "not having an agenda" while being politicized
- 21:03 - Relaxed, Dignified, and Accountable: Supporting white folks to show up for racial justice
- 26:30 - The role of coaching in movement spaces
- 33:28 - Dara's coaching growth area
- 35:21 - Dara's sources of nourishment
Resources & Links
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (organization)
- Strozzi Institute (coach training training program)
- generative somatics (somatics training)
- Leadership That Works, Coaching for Transformation (coaching program, now only in India)
- Black Leadership for Organizing and Dignity (organization)
- The Embodiment Institute (organization)
- Coaching for Healing Justice and Liberation (coach training program)
- Nervous by Jen Soriano (book)
- Fargo (TV series)
- Handsome (podcast)
Connect with Dara Silverman
- Website: DaraSilverman.com for upcoming courses and resources.
- Opening to Freedom: Embodied Facilitation for White Folks - the year-long program that Dara discussed in the episode. Register by March 25, 2024.
- Weekly online somatic practice group
- Instagram: Follow @darasilver
- LinkedIn: Dara Silverman
Follow the podcast
- WiderRoots.com - Join the newsletter for more resources on personal + systemic transformation
- @WiderRootsPod - Follow the podcast on Instagram to get a peek behind the scenes
- Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find this show
- Connect with Jeremy on his coaching website
If you have suggestions for topics/guests, please email [email protected].
12 episodes
Manage episode 403475220 series 3551188
“I think if people don't change by shame or blame or forcing them into things, I think they change because they have a vision of the world they want.”
In this episode, I get to talk with Dara Silverman, a white queer Jewish consultant, somatic coach, and trainer with over 20 years with organizations and movements for social, racial, economic, and gender justice. Dara was the founding director of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), an organization bringing together white folks working for racial and economic justice. She shares insights into supporting clients around the ongoing genocide in Gaza. We discuss how politicized coaches can hold the principle of “not having an agenda for clients” while still bringing in their political views. Dara also shares how white coaches and facilitators committed to systemic change can integrate anti-racism into our work for change.
Check out the episode page for the transcript and the full list of the resources mentioned in this episode: https://widerroots.com/3
Key moments
- 02:28 - Dara's background
- 08:22 - Coaching clients around Gaza
- 12:13 - Holding "not having an agenda" while being politicized
- 21:03 - Relaxed, Dignified, and Accountable: Supporting white folks to show up for racial justice
- 26:30 - The role of coaching in movement spaces
- 33:28 - Dara's coaching growth area
- 35:21 - Dara's sources of nourishment
Resources & Links
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (organization)
- Strozzi Institute (coach training training program)
- generative somatics (somatics training)
- Leadership That Works, Coaching for Transformation (coaching program, now only in India)
- Black Leadership for Organizing and Dignity (organization)
- The Embodiment Institute (organization)
- Coaching for Healing Justice and Liberation (coach training program)
- Nervous by Jen Soriano (book)
- Fargo (TV series)
- Handsome (podcast)
Connect with Dara Silverman
- Website: DaraSilverman.com for upcoming courses and resources.
- Opening to Freedom: Embodied Facilitation for White Folks - the year-long program that Dara discussed in the episode. Register by March 25, 2024.
- Weekly online somatic practice group
- Instagram: Follow @darasilver
- LinkedIn: Dara Silverman
Follow the podcast
- WiderRoots.com - Join the newsletter for more resources on personal + systemic transformation
- @WiderRootsPod - Follow the podcast on Instagram to get a peek behind the scenes
- Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find this show
- Connect with Jeremy on his coaching website
If you have suggestions for topics/guests, please email [email protected].
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