Episode 70
Interracial Relationships
Welcome back to the WDMP Podcast. Instead of a regular question, today we're answering a listener's request to talk about the dynamics between interracial couples and the conflicts that arise from their cultural differences.
We take it as an opportunity to slow down and acknowledge that there's so much that comes with this big, heavy topic. There's the weight of inherited hurt and oppression, the weight of silenced voices and marginalized bodies. Of trying to do things differently - maybe even better - than those who came before us. We discuss how this situation can be ripe for misunderstanding as each person brings generations of meaning and experience into the relationship, which could be totally different from their partners. Finally, we share an embodied practice for pausing, checking in with your inner vibrations, and letting yourself imagine what could be and being honest about what you don't know.
Quote:
“Imagination lives in that space of transformation…it invites it.”
Resources from today: The VIMBASI practice from Resmaa Menakem's The Quaking of America: an Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning. You may also want to listen to these two episodes from Rebecca's Connectfulness Practice Podcast: Episode 30: Embodying Anti-Racism in Interracial Relationships with Francesca Maximé and Episode 46: The Impact of Racism on Relationships with Akilah Riley Richardson
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