Racial Chaos

Tjela Naphtha

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Episode Title: “Racial Chaos” Intro: In this episode, Tracy talks with Kasey Louis, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a private counseling practice in Olympia, Washington. They discuss the sensitive topic of race / racism, and specifically how it affects women of color in our world today. As a woman of color herself, Kasey shares a variety of stories about her direct experiences with racism, and shares some of her ideas about what people can do to better understand and support people of color. <ol> <li>Introduction: “Kasey, tell us a bit about yourself….”</li> </ol> <ol> <li>Women of color and the unique struggles they have in their lives today</li> </ol> <ol> <li>Kasey tells her stories, and how she coped with racism / profiling in the following areas:</li> </ol> <ol> <li>School (Valedictorian story)</li> <li>Military</li> </ol> <ul> <li>College</li> </ul> <ol> <li>Being a Mom with children in school)</li> <li>Counseling Practice (The guy at your office door)</li> </ol> <ol> <li>Some of the strategies Kasey has used to cope with racism / profiling include:</li> </ol> <ol> <li>Think of who your are “Your foundation”)</li> <li>Calm your emotional chaos</li> </ol> <ul> <li>Remember your values, principles, faith</li> </ul> <ol> <li>Speak the truth, know when to “defend” and when to advocate</li> <li>Ask a person their name, listen to their stories</li> <li>Validate them</li> </ol> <ul> <li>Educate them person by person,</li> <li>Call attention to any of their assumptions</li> </ul> <ol> <li>Encourage them to ask questions</li> <li>Try and find the joy and the lesson in the tough situations</li> <li>Don’t let them limit you!</li> </ol> <ul> <li>What can we do to be more culturally responsive and to better understand and support people of color? (Ideas)</li> </ul> <ol> <li>Awareness: continue to help people to be aware that this IS an issue</li> <li>Get to know each other…. person to person</li> <li>Share stories and