Dismantling the Master's Tools

This module gives you a sense of the woman behind the words, the spirit behind the sentences, and the voice behind the vehement insistence that another world is possible. It's an author's bio of sorts.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module names a series of existing resources that can be helpful for those looking to understand how to go about repairing harm.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module includes some final words, in the form of a letter from author Mathura Mahendren to listeners. She acknowledges the immensity of this work, including the new worlds it can open up, offers wisdom from practitioners of change, and invites boundaried feedback. This module concludes with a series of reflection prompts intended to help you take stock of your journey with this toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module attempts to answer the ever-present question that seems to be asked of BIPOC by their white counterparts, "What can white people do?"---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module breaks down the components of trust, as defined by somatic practitioner Staci K. Haines. This includes intention, competence, reliability, and power. It concludes with a series of reflection prompts that can help you better understand where your practice of trust-building can be strengthened.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module briefly introduces the contents of Chapter 5 entitled, Where Do We Go From Here?---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module offers the practice of embodying reciprocity as an alternative to extractive ways of engaging with others and the world around us. It concludes with a series of reflection prompts that can help you better understand your relationship to embodying reciprocity.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module offers the practice of acknowledging lineage as an alternative to extractive ways of engaging with others and the world around us. It concludes with a series of reflection prompts that can help you better understand your relationship to acknowledging lineage.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module unpacks the predominant beliefs and practices we uphold around extraction. It concludes with a series of reflection prompts that can help you better understand your relationship to extractive practices.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module offers the practice of honouring lived experience as an alternative to mind supremacy and a culture of disembodiment. It concludes with a series of reflection prompts that can help you better understand your relationship to honouring lived experience.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module unpacks the predominant beliefs and practices that we uphold around the mind-body split & disembodiment. It concludes with a series of reflection prompts that can help you better understand your relationship to both of these concepts.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares an activity called How I See It & Why that invites you to consider alternative interpretations of stories that the dominant culture has told about the most marginalized communities in our society. The content and prompts linked to this activity can be found in the PDF version of the toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares an activity called Unlearning Audit that can help you critically examine the beliefs, ideas, and practices that come up for you as you work through this toolkit. This tool is the parent tool of all the other canvases in the toolkit and the instructions and template for this activity can be found in the PDF version of this toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares an activity that can help you discern the beliefs you hold about what constitutes robust, credible knowledge. What, to you, does doing "good research" and being a "good researcher" look like? The instructions and template for this activity can be found in the PDF version of this toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module offers the practice of unpacking our personal lineages as an alternative to assuming that we are all operating as objective beings. It concludes with a series of reflection prompts that can help you better understand your relationship to personal lineage.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module unpacks the predominant beliefs and practices that we uphold around objectivity. It concludes with a series of reflection prompts that can help you better understand your relationship to objectivity.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module briefly introduces the contents of Chapter 4 entitled, How is Social R&D Harmful & How Can We Do Better?---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module dives deeper into shame-based contractions and shares some context as to what our shame might be protecting. It discusses how we might use blending as a practice to safely connect with that shame and move through the layers it might be blanketing.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares a somatic demonstration of blending via an activity called The Fist. If you're confused as to what blending actually looks or feels like, this is the activity for you!---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module describes a somatic practice called blending. Blending recognizes the intelligence behind the body's protective patterning. It seeks to meet our contractions where they are at, in order to better understand what they're protecting and why, rather than trying to "fix" or get rid of them.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares an activity called Unpacking Survival Shaping Canvas that can help you unpack your dominant survival strategies, what/who triggers them, how they show up, their impact on your body and your relationships, how they've served you and what they've cost you. The instructions and template for this activity can be found in the PDF version of this toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module defines the five types of survival strategies (fight, flight, freeze, appease, dissociate), and explains how our dominant survival strategies may develop and manifest. It concludes with reflection prompts that can help you pinpoint and explore your own survival shaping.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares a somatic practice on safety. This practice was originally shared by somatic practitioner Resmaa Menakem in his book, My Grandmother's Hands.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module introduces and defines our inherent needs for safety, belonging, and dignity and how their fulfillment and denial can be associated with healing and trauma, respectively. It concludes with reflection prompts that can help you unpack your experience of these needs, and how you might design for these needs within research settings. ---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module briefly introduces the contents of Chapter 3, entitled Why Does My Body React the Way It Does to This Work?---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares an activity called Unpacking Trauma Exposure Responses (TER) that can help you deconstruct the ways in which you embody TER (e.g. minimizing, guilt, a sense that one can never do enough, diminished creativity, etc.), and assess whether and how this embodiment is serving you. The instructions and template for this activity can be found in the PDF version of this toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares an activity called Unpacking the Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture (WSC) that can help you deconstruct the ways in which you embody WSC (e.g. perfectionism, sense of urgency, fear of open conflict, etc.), and assess whether and how this embodiment is serving you. The instructions and template for this activity can be found in the PDF version of this toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module elaborates on the author Mathura Mahendren's second declaration around loving powerfully while demanding accountability and respect. It concludes with a set of reflection prompts to help you understand your own relationship to love, whiteness, and supremacy.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares a somatic practice on connecting to ancestry. This practice was originally shared by somatic practitioner Resmaa Menakem in his book, My Grandmother's Hands.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module elaborates on the author Mathura Mahendren's first declaration around healing trauma, particularly in a society steeped in white supremacy culture. The module concludes with reflection prompts to help you identify your own "why" with respect to engaging in this work.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares an activity to help you locate and name your own longings and desires. These insights will then help inform a declaration or set of declarations to guide your work with this toolkit. The content of this activity, including definitions and guiding prompts, were shared by somatic practitioner Staci K. Haines, in her book, The Politics of Trauma.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module introduces the concept of declarations and what it means to ground in a broader purpose and intention for our exploration.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module briefly introduces the contents of Chapter 2, entitled Why Am I (You) Doing This Work?---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares a somatic practice on discerning boundaries. This practice was originally shared by somatic practitioner Resmaa Menakem in his book, My Grandmother's Hands.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module articulates author Mathura Mahendren's boundaries around engaging with feedback about this toolkit, and invites listeners to consider their own boundaries as they move through this work. It includes reflection prompts to facilitate deeper reflection on this topic.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module describes what engaging in this work can bring up in you, for you, and around you. It invites you to opt into this process with an understanding of these possibilities and the responsibility that comes with. ---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module describes the six guiding principles that have shaped author Mathura Mahendren's approach to building this toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module outlines how author Mathura Mahendren came to this work, the challenges she encountered in the process of developing this toolkit, and the ways in which the intersection of her identities has shaped what it has become.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares a case study in which author Mathura Mahendren describes an instance of causing unintentional yet direct harm within her work. She shares the circumstances in which the harm took place, the experiences of those involved, and the actions taken to repair and prevent repetition of the harm.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module outlines the key differences between "harm" and "failure" and the distinct impact they each have. It includes reflection prompts and an invitation for listeners to engage in deeper reflection on this topic.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares definitions for "harm", alongside related terms like "abuse", "conflict", "critique", "misunderstandings", "contradictions" and "mistakes." All definitions are drawn from adrienne maree brown's book, We Will Not Cancel Us. ---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module defines what the terms "research" and "researcher" mean in the context of this toolkit. Hint: We define them very broadly - most of us are researchers!---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module builds the rationale for why this work is needed within the social innovation sector, by critically examining the ways in which the status quo has and continues to cause harm. ---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares how this toolkit can help you direct the critical inquiry that we as researchers typically direct outwards to understand "the other", inwards to better understand ourselves.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module briefly introduces the contents of Chapter 1, entitled What Exactly Am I Getting Myself Into (AKA Informed Consent)?---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares a somatic practice that listeners are invited to practice as a way of grounding before each instance of engaging with this toolkit. This practice was originally shared by somatic practitioner Resmaa Menakem in his book, My Grandmother's Hands.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares a dedication to two groups of people whose support and guidance has been invaluable to author Mathura Mahendren in the creation of this toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module acknowledges the unceded Indigenous territory upon which this toolkit was conceived and created, and commits to action that honours and supports Indigenous sovereignty.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module acknowledges the people and places whose contributions were invaluable to the development of this toolkit.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module is a brief summary of what the toolkit is about, the type of content it contains, and what you can expect to get out of it.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This module shares how the scope of this toolkit changed over the course of its development, ultimately increasing its sphere of relevance and potential impact.---DTMT ESSENTIALSDOWNLOAD the digital toolkit: dismantlingthemasterstools.comFOLLOW along on Instagram @dismantlingthemasterstoolsGET IN TOUCH at hello@dismantlingthemasterstools.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.