unfolding sharp corners

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Bharti and Sherry chat with Byron Go about what's it's like to find yourself as an adult. Byron talks about growing up being treated like a boy who would become a man who is not white but aspires to be white in white culture. Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded May 4th

Bharti and Sherry chat with Rachel Christensen and what it means to live on both sides of an international border. Rachel shares what she is learning about the 100K or so other "borderlanders" who call Tijuana AND San Diego home and the millions more who are impacted by the border culture and life but are not able to cross.Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded April 27th , 2021

Bharti and Sherry chat with Dorothy Liu and what it means to go from assimilation to activism. Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded April 20th , 2021

Bharti and Sherry chat with Mykayla Gessford about transracial and transnational adoptions. Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded  April 13th, 2021

Bharti and Sherry chat with Haydee Brito about grief and grieving as an oldest child of immigrants. A bit more about Haydee: Haydee is an entrepreneur and co-host of the Boozy Brunch podcast where she and her best friend share delicious drink recipes while reflecting on life experiences and fun shenanigans. She was an educator and behavior analyst for over 15 years. She's a wife and mom to two rambunctious little girls who loves writing in her free time.Haydee & Bharti's podcast is Boozy BrunchCheck out Haydee on her Instagram page  Got feedback, ideas, insights to share? Use the feedback form to tell us about it!Want to be a guest?  What do you wish more people would talk about?Fill out our guest sign up sheet!Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded April 6th, 2021

Bharti and Sherry chat about their takeaways from the Motherhood series and share what's to come. Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded  March 30, 2021

Bharti and Sherry chat with Hallie Newman about the workplace policies that organizations have for expecting parents and how capitalism plays a role. A bit more about Hallie Newman:Hallie Newman (she/her) is, in no particular order, a project manager, community builder, connector, and a mother. She thrives on connecting the people in her life to each other around her dining room table and eagerly awaits the opportunity to gather again when the pandemic recedes. In the past year she has found deep inspiration and life in her child's giggles, knitting, and hiking in the woods. In 2019 she experienced the magic of pregnancy and the birth of her first child, something that blew her heart wide open and also exposed her to the unfortunate reality of what it is to be pregnant and working in the United States. With no legal protections in place for her as a pregnant woman, and eventually new mother, working at a small company Hallie navigated the infuriating and heart-wrenching decisions that birthing parents around the country must make on a daily basis. Hallie is committed to using her privilege to tell her story in the hopes that we, as a society, can find a way to lift up and support the fragile prenatal and postpartum periods for parents.Check out her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hallienewUse the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded  March 23, 2021

Bharti and Sherry chat with Kim Kassnove about The Myth of Motherhood. A bit more about Kim Kassnove:Kim Kassnove is the CEO of Kim Kassnove Coaching, a private executive and human development coaching business wherein she is focused on humanizing the workplace, and supporting individuals to transform their lives.Kim is also the founding Chief Talent Officer at a Public Charter School Network based in New York City. She has spent more than twenty years in various roles in the education space, spanning the classroom to the board room.Through her coaching practice Kim creates and leads workshops that support private and corporate groups to cultivate mindfulness, live in their values, and transform mindsets in service of new possibilities for themselves.Kim graduated from Tufts University with a BA in Theater, and while there, she studied experimental theater at the Trinity LaMama theater program in New York City. She was a NYC Teaching Fellow and received a Masters in Teaching, from Pace University. Kim is a CTI trained and certified CPCC  and ACC coach. She uses this combination of training to support individuals and teams.Kim is the author of the blog, Quick While the Kids are Sleeping and in her free time Kim is writing a novel, a screenplay, and is currently taking voice lessons so that she can blow the roof off of her local karaoke joint when it reopens post Covid,To learn more about Kim and what she's up to, visit her Coaching Website: https://kimkassnovecoaching.comInstagram @kimkassnovecoachingUse the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded  March 16, 2021

Bharti and Sherry chat with Margie Serrato about Motherhood especially during the Pandemic and what that looks like. A bit more about Margie Serrato:Margie Serrato is a self-avowed nonconformist. She's an ambitious 40+ woman who has been challenging gender norms, stereotypes, and cultural taboos for as long as she can remember--and who made a career of it as an anthropologist for over 25 years. Now, she weaves her expertise with transformational coaching that focuses on freedom from conformity and claiming personal power; she works 1:1 with clients or in group coaching by using a Positive Intelligence approach. Introspection and self-mastery are her superpowers. And now that her ambition has had to take a pandemic-induced pause, she's learning how to navigate this new territory through self-compassion and self-love. You can learn more about Margie at:https://www.human-empowered.com/https://www.instagram.com/human_empowered/Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded  March 9, 2021

Bharti and Sherry chat with Ashley Bradley about breaking through the stigma of Marijuana & Motherhood. We talk about how this came to be a choice for Ashley and how she is navigating it.   A bit more about Ashley:Ashley Bradley is a Business Mystic, Divine Feminine Business Guide, channel & coach. She supports modern day healers (coaches, astrologers, readers ect) with growing their unique business universe with intuition, creativity & magic lighting the way.She's a PCC (Professional Certified Coach and CPCC (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach) and course creator of "Manifesting Clients with Upwork"You can learn more about Ashley on her site:   www.ashleynbradley.com--- Links ---Ashley and James's podcast is Spiritual Rebels and MisfitsHer co-host James' was also on unfolding sharp corners, check out his episode on Sober Sex.  Make sure to check out our guest appearances on Spiritual Rebels and Misfits too: (1) & (2)---Got feedback, ideas, insights to share? Use the feedback form to tell us about it!Want to be a guest?  What do you wish more people would talk about? Fill out our guest sign up sheet! Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded  March 2, 2021

Bharti and Sherry are back baby! We had a month-ish off and it was glorious... but we missed you all too and it feels just as glorious to be back at it.We talk about what's coming up in our next season and beyond. Also an opportunity to collaborate with us on creating this podcast!Got feedback, ideas, insights to share? Use the feedback form to tell us about it!Want to be a guest?  What do you wish more people would talk about? Fill out our guest sign up sheet!Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded  March 2, 2021unfoldingsharpcorners@gmail.com

Bharti and Sherry reflect back on the Sexuality Theme that they just wrapped up. They're also sharing the new themes they'll be exploring with their guests after a much needed break for the next few weeks!  Look for new episodes in March.Our Guests on Sexuality: Heather Symone: http://www.shewhocreates.com/ James Slusser: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EnSBC0UvuKF8UipuvSWok?si=ITPIAEPLQt-xIBzkcsNv6w Nicole Banister: https://linktr.ee/mybasketballteamKi Martinez: https://www.instagram.com/pleasureactive/ LAUX: https://lauxtheauthor.com/ Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded January 26, 2020

Bharti and Sherry chat with LAUX the author about how sexual health is connected to mental health, and how they influence each other. She is the author of "To All the Places I've Had Sex Before" Here's a bit more about Laux:  LAUX (she/her) is an educator, an activist, and an Aquarius. Her boundless curiosity leads to a love of wonder, adventure, and sometimes trouble. She has decided to take the path of truth-telling by exploring her thoughts, beliefs, and secrets in hopes of living a more fulfilled life. LAUX is committed to building a world where everyone feels empowered to both know their truth and change their truth when they want to.  You can find more on her site: https://lauxtheauthor.com/Check out her Instagram page: lauxtheauthorLinks mentioned in this episode: https://www.akpress.org/undrowned.htmlUse the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded January 12, 2020

We are calling these clearings, a place for us to name, vent, grieve, release all that is present in the world - at least in this moment. We have found that so much changes in between when we record and release an episode - and we have sharp feelings and opinions about it!These will be released every other week, in-between full episodes (and maybe even more often at the pace of our world!).We don't have all the answers, so let's unfold this together.You can find more on about LAUX the author at her site: https://lauxtheauthor.com/ Check out her Instagram page: lauxtheauthorUse the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded January 12, 2020

Bharti and Sherry chat with Ki Martinez (they/them/theirs).  They'll discuss how eroticism is a big clue into what we're here on the earth to do. Yes, that's right how eroticism can be a clue to what we're here to do!! They'll share the unlearning they've had to do and are currently going through.  And how we can start to better understand our own desires and what we're here to do. You can find more information about Ki Martinez  here: As a somatic practitioner, I offer structured support for a person's connection to life, pleasure, intimacy and their body.Somatic coaching and bodywork is for people seeking to experience liberation in their lives -- sex and beyond! People who want more pleasure in their everyday life -- who are ready to stop enduring the things they don't want. People who want to dream bigger for themselves -- who are ready for better relationships with themselves and others, better sex lives, better careers. People looking to stop working against and instead unite with their bodies and sexuality. I have a background in coaching for anti-oppression. I've been in training for sexological somatics for the past three years and doing so formally in school for the past year, earning certifications in Embodiment Sex Coaching and Somatic Sexological Bodywork. I will be opening up spaces for more clients starting in February, at a discounted rate while I complete my programs, which wrap up later this year.Finally, I am in the process of kicking off a somatic sexuality community. It will center on somatic sex education, skill-building, and the sharing of stories and experiences -- a place to go to talk about the challenges, curiosities, and joys of life and sex from the embodied perspective, where people can learn, be encouraged, and see their lives change. Check out their Instagram page: pleasureactiveUse the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloomRecorded December 26, 2020

We are calling these clearings, a place for us to name, vent, grieve, release all that is present in the world - at least in this moment. We have found that so much changes in between when we record and release an episode - and we have sharp feelings and opinions about it!These will be released every other week, in-between full episodes (and maybe even more often at the pace of our world!).We don't have all the answers, so let's unfold this together.Recorded Dec 26, 2020Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Follow us on Instagram!Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bhartiSherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloom

Bharti and Sherry chat with Nicole Banister about consent and how consent can create healthy and trusting relationships. They share the unlearning they're doing, the work that they still need to do, and how we can start having conversations about consent and boundaries.You can find more information about Nicole Banister here: https://linktr.ee/mybasketballteamCheck out her Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/mybasketballteam/DM her to submit a story to My Basketball Team!Use our feedback form to share your opinions, ideas and feedback - we don't have all the answers, let's unfold this together!Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8Recorded December 6, 2020

Bharti and Sherry reflect back on 2020 and how it influenced the podcast. They talk about their favorite episodes and their podcast and personal intentions for 2021. What do you wish more people would talk about? Want to talk about it on the podcast?Fill out our guest sign up sheet here: https://forms.gle/aGFB19Js11xZEQLu9Use our feedback form to share your opinions, ideas and feedback - we don't have all the answers, let's unfold this together!Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8Recorded December 29, 2020Follow us on Instagram! Podcast: @unfoldingsharpcornersBharti Rupani: @coach_bharti Sherry Ezhuthachan: @hatchnbloom

Bharti and Sherry chat with James Slusser about drugs, sex, promiscuity and what that leads to in the queer community. They share the unlearning they're doing, the work that they still need to do, and how we can find pleasure in the mundane.Based in Orange County California, Slusser is a writer, author, queer activist, and active member of the recovery community. James proudly co-host a weekly podcast along with his best friend "Spiritual Rebels and Misfits Roundtable" in which they dive into strange, taboo and unusual topics with tongue firmly planted in cheek.Use our feedback form to share your opinions, ideas and feedback - we don't have all the answers, let's unfold this together!Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8Recorded December 15, 2020

We are calling these clearings, a place for us to name, vent, grieve, release all that is present in the world - at least in this moment. We have found that so much changes in between when we record and release an episode - and we have sharp feelings and opinions about it!These will be released every other Wednesday, in-between full episodes (and maybe even more often at the pace of our world!).We don't have all the answers, so let's unfold this together.Recorded Dec 15, 2020Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 

Bharti and Sherry chat with Heather Symone about flirting and what pleasure means to us. They share the unlearning they're doing, the work that they still need to do, and how we can find pleasure in the mundane. You can find more information about Heather Symone here: http://www.shewhocreates.com/ Use our feedback form to share your opinions, ideas and feedback - we don't have all the answers, let's unfold this together! Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8Recorded December 1, 2020

We are calling these clearings, a place for us to name, vent, grieve, release all that is present in the world - at least in this moment. We have found that so much changes in between when we record and release an episode - and we have sharp feelings and opinions about it!These will be released every other Wednesday, in-between full episodes (and maybe even more often at the pace of our world!).We don't have all the answers, so let's unfold this together.Recorded Dec 1, 2020Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 

Bharti and Sherry discuss sexuality and what it looks like when we're fully expressed. They share the impact it has had on them, what work still needs to happen, and how we can each improve representation wherever we are or whatever we are doing .Use our feedback form to share your opinions, ideas and feedback - we don't have all the answers, let's unfold this together!  Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8Recorded November 17, 2020

We are calling these clearings, a place for us to name, vent, grieve, release all that is present in the world - at least in this moment. We have found that so much changes in between when we record and release an episode - and we have sharp feelings and opinions about it!These will be released every other Wednesday, in-between full episodes (and maybe even more often at the pace of our world!).We don't have all the answers, so let's unfold this together.Recorded Nov 17, 2020Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 

Bharti and Sherry discuss the importance of representation in the media, politics, and beyond. They share the impact it has had on them, what work still needs to happen, and how we can each improve representation wherever we are or whatever work we are doing . Use our feedback form to share your opinions, ideas and feedback - we don't have all the answers, let's unfold this together!  Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 Recorded November 3, 2020

We are calling these clearings, a place for us to name, vent, grieve, release all that is present in the world - at least in this moment. We have found that so much changes in between when we record and release an episode - and we have sharp feelings and opinions about it!These will be released every other Wednesday, in-between full episodes (and maybe even more often at the pace of our world!).We don't have all the answers, so let's unfold this together.Recorded Nov 3, 2020Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 

How do you know when you are holding accountability vs. participating in harmful cancel culture?  Bharti and Sherry try to figure out how to know when you're holding accountability vs. participating in harmful cancel culture. We don't have all the answers, let's unfold this together.Recorded October 20, 2020Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 

Bharti and Sherry are trying something new!We are calling these clearings, a place for us to name, vent, grieve, release all that is present in the world - at least in this moment. We have found that so much changes in between when we record and release an episode - and we have sharp feelings and opinions about it! These will be released every other Wednesday, in-between full episodes (and maybe even more often at the pace of our world!).We don't have all the answers, so let's unfold this together.Recorded October 20, 2020Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 

Recorded October 6, 2020Bharti and Sherry talk about internalized capitalism - what is it? How does show up in our minds and in our bodies? What is its impact? What are some resources to shift what we've internalized? We don't have all the answers, let's unfold this together.What are your thoughts? Use the form below to share your opinions, comments, responses, and tell us what to discuss next!Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 

Recorded October 6, 2020Bharti and Sherry are trying something new! We are calling these clearings, a place for us to name, vent, grieve, release all that is present in the world - at least in this moment. We have found that so much changes in between when we record and release an episode - and we have sharp feelings and opinions about it!  These will be released every other Tuesday, in-between full episodes (and maybe even more often at the pace of our world!). We don't have all the answers, so let's unfold this together. Use the link below to tell us what you're needing to clear:Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 

Recorded 9/21/20Bharti and Sherry unfold the challenge of feeling the rightful anger we feel while still taking action that is based in meaningful love and justice, instead of in self and community-consuming rage. If you're trying to hold the world in this wildly difficult moment, and not be destroyed in the process, we hear you. We don't have all the answers, let's unfold this together. Feedback form: https://forms.gle/NAPRu2sdsMvfheVh8 Links from this episode:Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence' https://onbeing.org/programs/resmaa-menakem-notice-the-rage-notice-the-silence/In Conversation Robin DiAngelo and Resmaa Menakemhttps://onbeing.org/programs/robin-diangelo-and-resmaa-menakem-in-conversation/Scene on Radio, Season 2, Seeing White https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/The invention of “White” in Virginia in the 1700's, especially post Bacon's rebellionhttps://www.facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/chapter-2/inventing-black-and-white

Bharti and Sherry look back at Season 1 and reveal what sharp corners are unfolding in Season 2. 

Bharti and Sherry discuss how learning to speak up against systemic racism in coaching conversations teaches us how to do so in all relationships, AND how those learnings can create more powerful relationships in all areas of life. - How do I get to show up fully as a coach and speak up against systemic racism? - How do we set boundaries and stay curious? What might language have to do with that? - Meeting someone where they are in their unlearning journey- The power of naming an intention up front, owning your impact, and checking in on intentions again- The courage to be transparent, and how it leads to greater trust, integrity, authenticity, and honesty it brings. - These conversations are messy, and still choosing to do so is to make a commitment to transformation. 

In the heat of the uprising, triggered by the murder of George Floyd, Bharti and Sherry explore how Anger is connected to Love, and how destruction is part of creation. - what is the connection between anger and love?- how can conflict, anger, and destruction be exactly what's needed for creation and rebirth? - the emotions of swinging between fear, pain, and hope- navigating anger with the 'other' side- wanting a leader that transcends sides- how are we all sustaining this unlearning, relearning, and action? what is our role?Link to Valerie Kaur's poem: https://www.today.com/video/what-if-this-is-not-the-darkness-of-the-tomb-but-the-darkness-of-the-womb-watch-valarie-kaur-s-speech-917892675740

Bharti and Sherry unfold the challenges they faced growing up as children of immigrants, and undoing the internalized oppression of growing up first gen in America. - belonging/ not belonging- the messy gray area before you realize that you are not on the same playing field as your peers- the immigrant tax- owning your identities- removing intense self blame and self-shame when you realize the realities of oppression- the ultimate cost of oppression- the doubt and guilt of being a child of immigrants- learning to trust our bodies to navigate 

Bharti and Sherry discuss the challenges and gifts of navigating the Uncertainty that the pandemic brings. - Ambiguous and Anticipatory Grief- Anxiety of living in uncertainty, and how those who have lived in uncertainty before could be leaders in this time- Interconnectedness- Balancing individualism with communal ways of being together- How sharing pain and gratitude offers us connection- Slowing down- What will post-pandemic life be like? 

Nothing is certain, everything is unprecented in pandemic times, every part of life feels uncertain - so what are the rituals for both grief and joy in this moment? How can the bad stuff get us to the good stuff? - the gift of resilience that comes from living in chaos- the pain of growth and transformation- honoring uncertainty- the gift of interconnectedness- how the things that feel unfair can teach us Links:Gemma Correll's stickers to celebrate everyday wins:https://www.gemmacorrell.com/collections/product-design/products/i-wish-i-still-got-stickers-for-doing-stuff

Bharti and Sherry look at social connection pre and during the pandemic, and what reckoning so bluntly with death could offer us.- automation and the disconnection we already experienced pre-pandemic- how do we course-correct?- how are organizations handling this? - how could reckoning with death clarify how we spend our time and attention?- intentionally using destructive energy and transforming it into creation energy

Bharti and Sherry talk about facing the coronavirus and themselves.- noticing the dissonant contradictions of grieving and the hopeful curiousity of what possibility this brings- what has become clear? what are the lessons? what do we want to return to?- what are our coping mechanisms for grief in this time?- how does language influences our experience of this?- how can we all be compassionate leaders for our teams, friends, family, community right now?

Bharti and Sherry have a wide-ranging discussion, that ultimately centers around letting go of control and flowing with it. We explore: - creating space, engaging with, and learning from the emotions that we are facing- how coronavirus can bring us good reminders and possibilities too - the real habit to master is your comeback rate and being okay with slow- surrender, letting go, and actively being in the gooiness with agency- freedom, authenticity, self-authorship, and thriving- using our bodies to notice and examine our feelings*please pardon the drop in audio quality from 1:00:00 - 1:02:00*Links from this episode: Attachment Theory: https://youtu.be/3LM0nE81mIESelf Care Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gsAgtr1dBKeHFyXQU7VHidwrlhi-JRNrYjR6Lp7wC0A/edit?usp=sharing

Today Bharti and Sherry discuss the overarching topic that is at the heart of most sharp corners: trauma. Trauma is an incident that is more than your body and mind can handle in that moment. You're not alone in experiencing trauma, in small or big ways.  This episode is for you if you're just learning about trauma, just like we are.We explore a wide range within this topic: - victim blaming and shaming, beginning at an early age- integrating trauma through personal narrative- integrating trauma by connecting and noticing the body's signals- the intergenerational nature of trauma- the big and small ways that trauma shows up- connecting trauma and systemic oppressionLinks from this episode: Be a Lady, words by Camille Rainville, performed by Cynthia Nixon: https://vimeo.com/393253445A great presentation on PolyVagal Theory: https://youtu.be/br8-qebjIgs

Welcome to Unfolding Sharp Corners! A podcast creating a common space to discuss all the taboo topics we're told not to talk about, and how it shows up in our coaching and our lives. Each week we'll discuss a taboo topic, our connection to it and the questions we are exploring.  We invite you to share your own questions and insights so we can learn together. We're your hosts: Sherry & Bharti and this is Unfolding Sharp Corners.