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S2E7: Shira Lazar Authentic White Allyship and BIPOC Mental Health
Manage episode 284087987 series 2849009
We are excited and honored to have bright light Shira Lazar on this episode of Couched in Color! From creating the digital platform What’s Trending?, to hosting a show on the first-ever LGBTQ+ music talk station We Are Channel Q, to co-creating Peace Inside Live - a virtual platform for mindfulness and meditation, Shira constantly manages to put herself ahead of the curve by listening to her intuition and fully committing to her vision and passions. Tune in as she opens up about her journey of self-discovery which led her to bring some of her biggest ideas and visions to life. Learn more about true advocacy and allyship with Shira and how she stepped into her power to co-create inclusive spaces partnering white allies with intersectional BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities for social change and mental health.
KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS:
- The story behind ‘What’s Trending?’.
- Becoming a true advocate for the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.
- Claiming your vision and committing to it.
- Finding light and peace within yourself.
- Learning to minimize and simplify your life.
- How to make room for better things by letting go.
QUOTABLES:
“I'm doing it because this is what I do. I'm not gonna wait for someone to hire me to do it. And if people didn't get it at the time, now they get it.”
“Wherever you're supposed to land is going to be where you land. You have to trust and surrender to that while putting in the intention than force the hard work. It doesn't need to be hard.”
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
Follow Shira Lazar
Instagram @shiralazar - https://www.instagram.com/shiralazar/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShiraLazar/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shiralazar
Follow What’s Trending?
Instagram @whatstrending - https://www.instagram.com/whatstrending/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatstrending/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatsTrending?
Tune in to We Are Channel Q here: https://www.radio.com/wearechannelq
Listen to the Let’s Go There podcast here: https://www.radio.com/wearechannelq/podcasts/lets-go-there-with-shira-ryan-22293
Join the mindfulness community Peace Inside Live -here: https://www.peaceinside.live/
Like what you're hearing? Follow Dr. Alfiee on social media and show some love!
Instagram @dralfiee - https://www.instagram.com/dralfiee/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dralfiee
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dralfiee/
Visit Dr. Alfiee's website at https://dralfiee.com/
Find out more about the AAKOMA Project here: https://aakomaproject.org/
60 episodes
Manage episode 284087987 series 2849009
We are excited and honored to have bright light Shira Lazar on this episode of Couched in Color! From creating the digital platform What’s Trending?, to hosting a show on the first-ever LGBTQ+ music talk station We Are Channel Q, to co-creating Peace Inside Live - a virtual platform for mindfulness and meditation, Shira constantly manages to put herself ahead of the curve by listening to her intuition and fully committing to her vision and passions. Tune in as she opens up about her journey of self-discovery which led her to bring some of her biggest ideas and visions to life. Learn more about true advocacy and allyship with Shira and how she stepped into her power to co-create inclusive spaces partnering white allies with intersectional BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities for social change and mental health.
KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS:
- The story behind ‘What’s Trending?’.
- Becoming a true advocate for the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.
- Claiming your vision and committing to it.
- Finding light and peace within yourself.
- Learning to minimize and simplify your life.
- How to make room for better things by letting go.
QUOTABLES:
“I'm doing it because this is what I do. I'm not gonna wait for someone to hire me to do it. And if people didn't get it at the time, now they get it.”
“Wherever you're supposed to land is going to be where you land. You have to trust and surrender to that while putting in the intention than force the hard work. It doesn't need to be hard.”
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
Follow Shira Lazar
Instagram @shiralazar - https://www.instagram.com/shiralazar/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShiraLazar/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shiralazar
Follow What’s Trending?
Instagram @whatstrending - https://www.instagram.com/whatstrending/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatstrending/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatsTrending?
Tune in to We Are Channel Q here: https://www.radio.com/wearechannelq
Listen to the Let’s Go There podcast here: https://www.radio.com/wearechannelq/podcasts/lets-go-there-with-shira-ryan-22293
Join the mindfulness community Peace Inside Live -here: https://www.peaceinside.live/
Like what you're hearing? Follow Dr. Alfiee on social media and show some love!
Instagram @dralfiee - https://www.instagram.com/dralfiee/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dralfiee
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dralfiee/
Visit Dr. Alfiee's website at https://dralfiee.com/
Find out more about the AAKOMA Project here: https://aakomaproject.org/
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