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Mar 2022
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What to Say: Compassion, Curiosity and B...

ELENA AGUILAR
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How do you hold compassion and curiosity when you experience racism? When do you draw boundaries around people who say racist things? 

These are a few of the questions we explore in today’s episode where Elena is once again joined by her teammate, LesLee Bickford, who shares a very personal story about how she responded to racism expressed by her family. 

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