Integrity in the In-Between: Grace, Not Guilt for Justice-Driven Organizations

Eyes On Whiteness

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In this episode, Maureen reflects on the gap so many justice-centered organizations face between what they say they value—and how it actually feels to work inside them.

She explores the concept of Intersectional Integrity as a practice—not of perfection, but of presence.

You’ll hear reflections on:

What it means to lead from alignment rather than collapse
How shame functions as a tool of white supremacy culture
Why relational accountability begins with honesty about ourselves

Maureen also shares a deeply personal story about her time in these organizations—naming how power, shame, and internalized white supremacy shaped her behavior, and how she’s learning to return to her values with more care, embodiment, and truth.

This episode uplifts the voices of Black women (shout out to EbonyJanice who taught me to "Listen to Black women") who have long modeled this kind of integrity through rest, ritual, reflection, and refusal—including Tricia Hersey, Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Ashley Marshall, and more.

This is not a call-out. It’s a calling back.
Into honesty.
Into alignment.
Into grace.

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This week´s reflections:

Where in your work are you moving in overwhelm and/or on autopilot—and what would it take to pause and explore the impact of that on your choices, intentions, and (re)actions?
How do your experiences with intersecting identities—both targeted and non-targeted—shape how you show up, protect yourself, or take on responsibility?
In the midst of urgency, pressure, or fatigue, what might shift if you were fully in integrity with your beliefs and values?

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