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Identity & belonging

Below are the best resources we could find on Identity and belonging.

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Bradshaw On: The Eight Stages of Man (1982) E5: Don’t Start the Crisis Without Me!

Episode Five: Don’t Start The Crisis Without Me. Psychologist/Theologian John Bradshaw traces human life through eight stages of psychosocial development (based on the works of Erik Erikson) focusing on the ego needs and strengths of each stage.

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Racing into the Future

While we too often and too loudly insist that race does not matter, there is a growing body of research that shows race impacts many of our decisions (many with deadly consequences), and that implicit bias and racial anxiety are likely to be greater for those who cling to the belief of a colorblind...

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Obama’s People and the African Americans: The Language of Othering

To the list of identities Black people in America have assumed or been asked to, we can now add, thanks to this presidential election season, “Obama’s people” and “the African Americans.”

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The Danger of Hiding Who You Are | Morgana Bailey

Morgana Bailey has been hiding her true self for 16 years. In a brave talk, she utters four words that might not seem like a big deal to some, but to her have been paralyzing. Why speak up? Because she’s realized that her silence has personal, professional and societal consequences.

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How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir

Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir about a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears.

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Adopting a Child of a Different Race? Let’s Talk | Susan Devan Harness | TEDxMileHigh

Every year, thousands of children are adopted by parents of a different race—what we call “transracial adoption.” It can provide tremendous benefits, like a higher quality of living & a better education—but a significant psychological toll, too.

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NeuroDiversity: The Birth of an Idea

Judy Singer is generally credited with the coinage of the word that became the banner for the last great social movement to emerge from the 20th century.

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Work-Life Balance: Balancing Time or Balancing Identity? | Michelle Ryan | TEDxExeter

Some argue that women choose not to go into particular jobs, often because of the hours required and the sacrifices that need to be made.

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Finding Meaning After the Military

You either get it or you don’t. Empowerment Strategist, Byron Rodgers has cut straight to the heart of surviving the depths and peaks of life. A former marine, this extraordinary life coach has written a book that will fill the well and quench the thirst of every man seeking fulfillment in life.

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How an Outsider Found Identity and Belonging in the Intangible Shared Spaces of a Redlined City

Growing up Chicano in L.A. during the '60s and '70s, I had an emotional attachment to African Americans.

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