Trauma Transformation Expert: “Healing Starts with the Individual but Within Community,” “How Love Can Transform One’s Perspective” Overcoming Bias and the Power of Love in Corporate Change with Yemi Penn

The Global Affair with Nicole Gibson

Join host Nicole Gibson of the Love Out Loud movement in an illuminating interview with Yemi Penn, a consultant dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and organizational change. In this insightful conversation, Yemi delves into the complexities of confronting unconscious bias andpolarized mindsets within corporate environments. With a focus on healing trauma and fostering sustainable change, Yemi explores the profound link between trauma, shame, power, and identity.
Throughout the discussion, practical strategies for facilitating difficult conversations across divides are shared, emphasizing the importance of deep listening, vulnerability, and leading with love instead of fear. From dissecting power dynamics to advocating for inner healing, Yemi offers a roadmap for creating transformative change both personally and professionally.
Discover how embracing vulnerability can lead to personal and professional growth as Yemi unpacks the ripple effects of doing inner work. This episode challenges listeners to analyze their own biases, listen deeply across differences, and lead courageously from a place of love.
Actionable steps are outlined, encouraging listeners to embark on their own journey of self-discovery and transformation. Tune in to gain invaluable insights into fostering inclusivity, understanding power dynamics, and creating positive change in today's corporate landscape.
Key Takeaways
[00:01:28] Evoking radical Change
[00:04:14] Sustaining the world
[00:08:20] Why these conversations are so important
[00:11:04] Yemi's journey
[00:15:38] Conflict Resolution and its importance in today's society
[00:20:15] Expectations within people
[00:22:39] What is Love?
[00:24:37] Yemi's personal pain experience and growth
[00:29:02] Which community is the most polarised?
[00:33:18] The Power and Privilege wheel
[00:36:20] Combatting the unconscious defence mechanism
[00:39:09] Relating to others through conflict
[00:40:45] The pyramid of belief and how it feeds your identity
[00:44:38] Nicole's experience with unconscious identity programming
[00:47:00] Shame is limiting us all
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Extra
Sylvia Duckworth's Power and Privilege Wheel

Memorable Quotes
"The beautiful and frustrating thing about life is that it's so messy, and that we can be more than one thing" [00:20:43]
"people ultimately have messy divorces and litigation and she was like out of all my experience what I've realised is what someone's really saying is you will pay for my broken heart" [00:26:48]
"If you're spending more than up to 80% of your working day or your waking hours at work that has been built systematically for centuries to be a profit-making. Yeah, there you go. You can understand why there's a bit of resistance and polarisation." [00:32:05]

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