Pause On The Play

Erica Courdae
Pause On The Play

Pause On The Play® is where you are challenged to examine your beliefs, question your predisposed notions, and consider realities you may be unfamiliar with in order to understand that they too are real. Erica Courdae and co-host India Jackson have real conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, visibility, mindset, and everything in between. Topics include imperfect allyship®, imposter syndrome, company culture, and how you can feel more aligned and empowered in your business marketing. Let's go beyond the surface and move into action, today.

  1. 09/12/2023

    Decolonizing Health and Nutrition with Dalina Soto

    Diet culture is everywhere. What we consider healthy. What we consider unhealthy. The foods that we’re taught are good for us and the ones that we’re told to stay away from. How we think about food, health, and wellness is shaped by a culture steeped in white supremacy culture. There is so much more nuance available to us around food, health, wellness, and culture–not to mention enjoyment–when we break down the binary of good vs. bad foods, healthy vs. unhealthy people. Dalina Soto, MA, RDN, LDN joins Erica for a conversation about diet and wellness culture, why ancestral and cultural foods too often get left out of the conversation, and the policy and systemic influences on what we think of as “healthy” food. In this discussion: Why we need to expand binary thinking about nutrition and healthHow nutritional guidelines in the US leave out large swaths of cultural and ancestral foodsThe impacts of stress and other social determinants of health on the body, and why that’s a policy failure not a personal oneTaking guilt and shame out of doing what you can with what  you have when it comes to food Connect with Dalina Soto, MA, RD, LDN: Your Latina NutritionistInstagram: @your.latina.nutritionistTikTok: @yourlatinanutritionistResources: "Anotha One"Hood Feminism, Mikki KendallFearing the Black Body, Sabrina StringsReady to dive deeper? Connect with values-aligned entrepreneurs and employees across titles and industries inside The Pause on the Play® Community.  Join a network of individuals committed to making their values explicit, evolving the way they show up for themselves and each other, and growing their influence together.  Get access to community conversations, live Q&As and workshops, and our whole library of evergreen resources. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

    50 min
  2. 08/08/2023

    Tokenism and Gaslighting at Work with Gabi Day

    How do your identities impact the way you show up at work and how you interact with work culture? How we move through the world is influenced by white supremacy, colorism, and capitalism, and it can have profound impacts on our working life and our physical and mental health. And while none of us can extract ourselves entirely from these systems, it may be possible–even necessary–to say enough is enough and forge a new path. Gabi Day joins Erica for a conversation about identity, work, capitalism, and her journey out of the corporate world to entrepreneurship. In this discussion: How toxic educational and work environments impact mental and physical healthHow tokenism and gaslighting uphold systems of oppressionMaking the personal political by showing up with your values in life and workConnect with Gabi Day: Bright BodyTikTok: @itsgabidayInstagram: @mybrightbodyResources: What is gaslighting? Examples and how to respond.Mind in Motion Therapy on Instagram: @minds_in_motion_therapyBlair Imani on Instagram: @blairimaniImani Barbarin on Instagram: @crutches_and_spiceReady to dive deeper? How do I share my values when they aren’t related to my work?  We’ve been conditioned to show up to work as our “professional” self and leave our personal beliefs behind. But the truth is, values inform every area of our life, so why try to compartmentalize? Each month in The Pause on the Play® Community, we explore one specific way to make your values more explicit. Our curated connections and learning experiences will help you challenge harmful norms, show up as an imperfect ally®, and live in alignment. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

    38 min
  3. 07/25/2023

    Bringing the Body Back to the Whole Self with María-Victoria Albina

    Have you ever felt like you betrayed yourself? We live in a culture that teaches us to forsake our own wants in favor of serving others. We operate from a place of “I’m fine,” and get stuck in functional freeze, even when from the outside it appears we’re successful. María-Victoria Albina joins Erica for a discussion about resentment and obligation, setting and holding standards, and tending to your nervous system as you pursue embodiment and change. In this discussion: Changing the narrative on obligationWhy setting standards and boundaries is a part of a self-reclamationHow our nervous systems get stuck in functional freezeWhy pushing too hard for ourselves to change can backfire Connect with María Victoria Albina: WebsiteInstagram: @victoriaalbinawellnessFeminist Wellness PodcastAnchored: Overcoming CodependencyResources:Embodiment, Agency, and Choicefulness with María-Victoria Albina Download María-Victoria’s Free Meditations and ExercisesRatchet and Respectable PodcastBittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Susan CainReady to dive deeper? Change happens best when you have support. Find a community of like-minded individuals committed to helping each other show up and own their values in The Pause on the Play Community. Members get access to community conversations, office hours, Q&As with Erica and India, live workshops, our library of resources and replays, and more. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

    51 min
  4. 05/30/2023

    Letting Go of Perfectionism in Goal-Setting with Betsaida Lebron

    Goal-setting can bring out the perfectionist in many of us.  When our goals don’t account for our imperfect humanity, it leads to burnout and feeling like a failure. Getting stuck in the mentality that there is one course of action or one right way to do things doesn’t honor what we learn and experience along the way, even when things don’t go to plan. Betsaida Lebron joins Erica to discuss setting J.A.N.K.Y goals that allow for imperfection, changing course, and getting outside of your comfort zone to make real change. In this discussion: How improv and play can help you manage fear and get outside your comfort zone Setting goals that account for your humanity and capacity How perfectionism in goal-setting holds us back Why changing course doesn’t mean starting over How making sure your goals are aligned with your values helps you shape real changeCONNECT WITH BETSAIDA LEBRON: ImprovEQInstagram: @playfulleaderConnect with Betsaida on LinkedInREADY TO DIVE DEEPER? We’ve been conditioned to show up to work as our “professional” self and leave our personal beliefs behind. But the truth is, values inform every area of our life, so why try to compartmentalize? Each month in The Pause on the Play® Community we explore one specific way to make your values more explicit. Our curated connections and learning experiences will help you challenge harmful norms, show up as an imperfect ally®, and live in alignment. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

    45 min
5
out of 5
55 Ratings

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Pause On The Play® is where you are challenged to examine your beliefs, question your predisposed notions, and consider realities you may be unfamiliar with in order to understand that they too are real. Erica Courdae and co-host India Jackson have real conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, visibility, mindset, and everything in between. Topics include imperfect allyship®, imposter syndrome, company culture, and how you can feel more aligned and empowered in your business marketing. Let's go beyond the surface and move into action, today.

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