What can businesses do to meaningfully align their operations with social and environmental values? In today’s episode, Michael Kramer, Manager and Trust Steward at Natural Investments, and co-author of The Resilient Investor: A Plan for Your Life, Not Just Your Money, shares his insights on the intersection of socially responsible investing (SRI), resilience, and purpose-driven business models.
Nairuti Shastry and Zac Chapman: In Pursuit of More Just Economic Futures
What does it take to reimagine our financial structures so that social movements can thrive in abundant ecosystems rather than being starved for resources? In this episode, Zac Chapman and Nairuti Shastry from the New Economy Coalition (NEC) join us to explore the Solidarity Economy Funding Library, a powerful initiative that helps organizers access funding, investment, and fiscal sponsorship opportunities while fostering stronger relationships between movement organizations and funders.
Dr. Richard Schwartz: Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the Next Economy
We are all made up of various parts that dictate how we relate to and engage with the world around us. And when these parts are hurt, we struggle to find joy, peace, and comfort. These revelations formed the basis of Dr. Richard Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems Model (IFS), and today, he joins us to discuss how his groundbreaking philosophy can help to build the Next Economy.
Jasmine Rashid: The Financial Activist Playbook
Financial activism is more than just making trades on Wall Street; it’s about making impact-driven investments that sustainably grow entire communities and about providing a platform for a more equitable society. The Financial Activist Playbook is a comprehensive resource designed to empower everyday people with insider knowledge on moving money for a more equitable economy, and we are thrilled to be joined today by its author, Jasmine Rashid.
Natalie Foster: Fighting for America’s Next Economy by Raising the Floor for Everyone
How would America’s economy change if we could guarantee financial support for everyone? In this conversation with Natalie Foster, Economic Security Project president and author of The Guarantee, we explore how stability can be found for American people if the government provides an economic floor through which no one can fall and that can provide guaranteed income.
Exploring Overworking Through the Lens of Nonviolent Communication
In our fast-paced society, many of my clients face the challenge of overcommitment and overworking. This tendency is influenced by various socio-economic pressures, such as the need to perform and keep up with the rapid changes in our world. While some of these pressures are systemic and vast, recognizing and detaching from the internalized beliefs about productivity can offer significant freedom. Rather than enacting habitual programming that may have been helpful in the past but is no longer supportive, you can make decisions that are more aligned to your needs and self-awareness. You may realize you have more choice in the moment than you may have thought.
Below are some journal prompts crafted to guide your exploration through the principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). These prompts are designed to help you connect more deeply with your feelings and needs in relation to overworking. As you reflect on each question, please use the accompanying feelings and needs list link to support your inquiry.
Reward and Recognition: Reflect on times when you received belonging, acceptance, or appreciation for exceeding expectations. Using the NVC feelings and needs list, identify the emotions and needs that were met during these instances.
How does striving for perfection or excellence relate to your sense of self-worth and identity?
Have there been other ways that these needs were met while you were in alignment with your deepest self?
Past Experiences and Validation: Think about moments from your past where being capable, helpful, or productive brought you validation or a sense of belonging. Acknowledge the feelings of joy or fulfillment from these achievements.
How can you integrate this understanding into a more balanced work-life approach while honoring your emotional needs?
Introducing 'Beyond the B,' Our New B Corp Podcast!
LIFT team members Emmy Allison and Ryan Honeyman facilitate an ongoing conversation about what is working and not working in the B Corp movement, advise companies on how to increase their impact, and provide a deep dive into the new B Corp standards that are shaping our community.
Dana Brown: The Next System of Healthcare
While healthcare has the potential to function as an essential pillar of the next economy, it’s no secret that the current US healthcare system is dysfunctional. Today, we are joined by Dana Brown, a leading expert in public-sector pharmaceutical production, to imagine a non-extractive system of healthcare that prioritizes the health and wellbeing of people over profits.
Chris Marquis: A New Regenerative Paradigm for Tomorrow’s Economy
From climate change to inequality, many of society's most pressing issues are deeply intertwined with the prioritization of wealth accumulation at the expense of broader societal and environmental concerns. Today, we are joined by Chris Marquis, the author of The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profit and Socializes Cost, to discuss how we can rebalance interactions between corporations, governments, and civil society to deliver outcomes that benefit both people and the planet.
Sibley Simon - Affordable Housing for the Future
What if addressing the problem of homelessness was not only a moral necessity but the most financially efficient choice? Sibley Simon is the President of New Way Homes, a nonprofit operating an Impact Investment Fund to develop workforce opportunities and affordable housing.
John Fullerton: Collaboration and The Regenerative Economy Movement
What is the regenerative economy movement? Can it help us overcome our societal addiction to growth and transform the current economy? Joining us today to unpack these questions is John Fullerton, the Founder and President of the Capital Institute, a self-described unconventional economist, teacher, writer, and impact investor.
Kevin Eppler: Finding Meaning, Connection, Direction, and Purpose as Allies
Racial equality and social justice cannot be achieved without all members of society playing their part. And as the historical makers of systems of segregation, white men need to start by looking inward. Joining us today to further explain a white man’s role in social justice is the Curriculum Coordinator, Facilitator, Immersion Coordinator, Change Maker, Equity and ABAR Specialist, and Founder of White Men for Racial Justice (WMRJ), Kevin Eppler.
Marjorie Kelly: Imagining the Next System of Capital
Is it possible to create an effective economic system where life is at the center? In this conversation, we explore the possibilities with Marjorie Kelly. A thought leader in next-generation enterprise design, employee ownership, impact investing, and building a community-rooted democratic economy, Marjorie is a distinguished senior fellow at the Democracy Collaborative and the author of four books.
Garrett Bucks: The Right Kind of White
Is there a ‘right way’ to approach whiteness? In this conversation with Garrett Bucks, author of The Right Kind of White and Founder of Barnraisers, we dissect the impact of attitudes of white saviorism on authentic relationships.
Hugues Sygney Jr.: Businesses for Change
Due to their unique positions, businesses have a better chance of making a lasting impact on their communities compared to NGOs, governments, or other entities that promise help that ultimately, never arrives. Hugues Sygney Jr. from B Lab United States & Canada has made it his mission to bridge the divide between businesses and the communities that desperately need their help, and he joins us today to share his story.
Denise Hearn: Embodied Economics, Antitrust, and Changing the Profit Paradigm
When antitrust laws were first established in America, they functioned as a direct assertion that private institutions and individuals should not control democracy. But what is the state of competition and antitrust today? And what are the tools we have at our disposal to curb the most egregious excesses of private firms? Here to help us unpack the complex topic is Denise Hearn, a writer, applied researcher, and advisor specializing in how economic power and paradigms shape our world.
Andrew Gibbons: Tools For Self-Connection
What if the Next Economy started with self-connection? During this episode, Feldenkrais practitioner Andrew Gibbons joins us for the first installment of our culture series. Sharing his experience of discovering, implementing, and learning to teach the Feldenkrais Methodology, Andrew offers a deep dive into the world of changing behavior and coordination through slow and intentional movement.
Lama Rod Owens: Love, Activism, and Becoming a Spiritual Warrior
Embarking on a journey of self-discovery requires sacrifice and, unfortunately, far too many of us lack the time or space to pursue it. But what if we could rely on our communities and one another for support? Joining us today to help us unpack this topic is Lama Rod Owens as we explore love, activism, and what it means to be a spiritual warrior.
Roxy Manning: The Antiracist Heart, Nonviolent Communication, and Learning to Practice Compassion
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Doing the urgent work of dismantling white supremacy and capitalism is an overwhelming task that cannot be achieved alone. But how do we find healing and connection within our communities and move forward when there is so much hurt to be overcome? Joining us today to help unpack this nuanced and urgent topic is Roxy Manning, Ph.D. — an Antiracist, Nonviolent communication (NVC) speaker, consultant, and psychologist.
Roxy is the author of two highly relevant books, The Antiracist Heart: A Self-Compassion and Activism Handbook and How to Have Antiracist Conversations: Embracing Our Full Humanity to Challenge White Supremacy. Drawing on over twenty years of experience in nonviolent communication (NVC), she has held training and workshops around the world, engaging in the meaningful work of healing relationships within global majority communities.
In today’s conversation we delve into the nuances of nonviolent communication and learn how practicing compassion, both for ourselves and others, can combat the harmful teachings of white supremacy and capitalism. Roxy shares the powerful lessons she’s learned from her work, the challenges she continues to face, and the experiences that continue to give her hope. To hear the full scope of everything we cover today, tune in for this profound and important conversation.
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Key Points From This Episode:
• Introducing Antiracist, Nonviolent communication speaker, consultant, and psychologist, Roxy Manning. [0:00:27]
• An overview of what nonviolent communication (NVC) means in different contexts. [0:04:09]
• Unpacking why the global majority community is not a monolith, and the many ways people’s needs can differ from one another. [0:07:14]
• Unknowingly internalizing insidious white supremacist beliefs; how it can pit BIPOC folks against one another; the challenge of learning how to recognize and change this. [0:08:22]
• Learning to have compassion for yourself and others; unpacking why capitalism and white supremacy harms all of us. [0:15:57]
• Roxy’s self-compassion practice and how this has helped her in life and at work. [0:24:00]
• How acknowledging our privilege can help us make connections outside of our communities. [0:27:19]
• Highlights from the work Roxy has done healing relationships within global majority communities. [0:32:09]
• Roxy’s approach to handling microaggressions within and outside of global majority communities. [0:35:17]
• What gives Roxy hope as she continues to do the hard work of anti-racism and NVC. [0:37:06]
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Quotes:
“We're all in this together. We're all suffering from what capitalism and white supremacy has done to us.” — @roxymanningphd [0:17:18]
“Some people are more impacted, in many different ways, by the systems that we've inherited, than others. Because those systems were designed to benefit some people over others.” — @roxymanningphd [0:19:19]
“If I call you out, no matter how intensely [or] harshly I do it, I'm actually telling you, there's still a chance for connection. Because when I don't care, when I have lost all trust, or faith in you, I walk away.” — @roxymanningphd [0:27:26]
“The more that we acknowledge our own privilege and work on it, the more we can actually have the kinds of connections outside of our communities that we want.” — @roxymanningphd [0:29:39]
“If we are always punishing the other when they do something to us, we're reinforcing that message that we have to punish ourselves in order to motivate our own change. That's problematic.” — @roxymanningphd [0:32:00]
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Roxy Manning: https://roxannemanning.com/
Antiracist Conversations: https://antiracistconversations.com/
Roxy Manning on X: https://twitter.com/roxymanningphd
Roxy Manning on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxymanningphd/
Roxy Manning Books: https://roxannemanning.com/books/
The Antiracist Heart: A Self-Compassion and Activism Handbook: https://www.powells.com/book/antiracist-heart-a-self-compassion-activism-handbook-9781523003785
How to Have Antiracist Conversations: Embracing Our Full Humanity to Challenge White Supremacy: https://www.powells.com/book/how-to-have-antiracist-conversations-embracing-our-full-humanity-to-challenge-white-supremacy-9781523003730
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Communicate Authentically and Courageously: Culture Offerings Workshop Series
We’re excited to announce that Phoenix’s Culture Offerings spring workshops are now open! These workshops are designed to transform the way we communicate in our workplaces by focusing on skills like collaboration, conflict resolution, and empathy. We'll cover topics such as how to have difficult conversations with confidence and creativity, how to process challenging emotions, and how to embody our values when advocating for justice.
Registration for the spring Culture Offerings series is now open — the four workshops include:
Surfing Workplace Waves 🌊: learn how to surf the ups and downs of your workplace with more ease and confidence.
Offering Feedback In The Workplace 💬: this two-part workshop utilizes NVC tools to offer feedback in a way that is authentic, honest and helpful.
Staying Grounded Under Fire 🔥: learn how to receive challenging interactions with more ease and playfulness utilizing NVC tools and technique.
How To Have Conversations About Racial Justice 📣: navigate complex racial justice conversations with skills that foster connection in high stakes situations in this two-part workshop.
We believe that these trainings are essential for anyone looking to transition to the Next Economy. And, as a special offer for our valued community, we're providing a 10% discount on individual workshops or the entire series with the code LIFTCULT10OFF.
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Culture Offerings with Phoenix Soleil: The Journey to Nonviolent Communication
What if honing the skill of self-compassion was an entry point to better communicate with, understand, and connect with others? Today, Haitian-American artist, activist, and educator Phoenix Soleil joins us to explore the concept of nonviolent communication and its impact on relationships.