The Cozy Impact Pod with Malia and Julia
Welcome to The Cozy Impact Pod where we open the door to topics that impactful people and conscious leaders constantly think about but rarely get to talk about. We’re destigmatizing, playing, and laughing our way to a greater sense of belonging for our friends in helping professions - from social entrepreneurs like ourselves to activists, nonprofit and social impact folks, educators, and anyone who wants to contribute to making the world a better place. Welcome home. Connect with us! Malia Wright-Merer www.maliawright.com malia@maliawright.com linkedin.com/in/maliawrightmerer Julia Firestone https://www.juliafirestonecoaching.com/ hello@juliafirestonecoaching.com linkedin.com/in/juliafirestone
Episodes
The Cozy Impact Pod, hosted by Malia and Julia, welcomes Mariam Matin, an Austin-based talent entrepreneur passionate about making hiring more equitable and empowering. They delve into the performative nature of job interviews and the invisible barriers that perpetuate inequities in the job search process, particularly for marginalized groups like first-generation college students. Mariam shares her journey of founding Second Day, ...
This week, we continue our conversation about exhaustion and burnout for activists and folks in impact fields with a very special guest, Taj M. Smith.
Taj M. Smith (he/him) is the founder of Rooted Respite, an online burnout support community serving activists, DEI practitioners, faith-based changemakers, and others committed to creating a more equitable world. As a Black transgender entrepreneur, Taj’s work amplifies anti-oppressi...
We are bringing transparency to collective exhaustion, exploitative capitalism, how hard it can be to say no, stress, overwhelm and the baseline state that we as a society might be expected to function at. Also how our value or self worth is tied to what we “do” and what happens when we actually pause. There will also be space to invite the question on what about when we are tired and other people’s jobs are at stake, or the climat...
What would it look like if we all had the support we needed? What would it feel like if we were able to self-accommodate and have more space for accessibility and adaptability in our lives and work environments? We are exploring what it is actually like to be in self-accommodation, have the conversation around disability, and ask for adaptability. How to create more space for possibility and honoring where our bodies are. We have i...
Does it seem like everyone is doing better than you? Do you feel like you're behind where you "should" be in your career or life? Surprise! US TOO! Let's talk about it! This week, in the first episode with our new title, The Cozy Impact Pod, we'll be talking about the experience of comparisonitis - what it's like, where it comes from, and how to make it hold less power over us
Special Nods in this episode:
We tend to place "difficulty" on a pedestal, celebrating when people work hard. But where did we learn that it has to be hard? Why is easy bad? And is easy the opposite of hard or can we look to pleasure, softness, and play as antidotes to widespread burnout from the constant effort we're encouraged to make.
For many of us, this time of year feels like a fresh start...but it can also come with a ton of pressure to transform who you are, feel magically fulfilled all the time, and meet the expectations flying at us from all directions. Let's be honest, it also tends to set us up to feel like failures. So, as we move into a new year, we'll be sharing insights on how to navigate this time of year with more compassion for yourself so you c...
In this episode, we're demystifying our own magical, mystical, and spiritual practices that are part of who we are and how we approach our work and lives beyond.
We explore...
💫 Use of a dream, tarot, astrology, Human Centered Design, and other spiritual modalities,
😅 sharing magical selves publicly
🦋 Intentions of practitioners
🤓 Skepticism/”professionalism”
🌱 Alternative tools in business that can be helpful
And more!
This week, we’re Welcoming All Outsiders, discussing: Who or what is the “insider”?, busting the myth that anyone has it together, feeling like an imposter, cultivating a sense of belonging, ADHD, embracing your inner weirdo, and more! Join us live on Linkedin Audio as we host weekly(ish) convos!
This week, we’re talking about SHAME! How shame shows up in activism, what is happening in the body in shame, how to shift shame into discernment, and so much more.
In this episode, we discuss Giving Professions: ➡️ what that means, ➡️ how we got into this work, ➡️ shared challenges many of us experience around exploitation and self-sacrifice ➡️ and how to keep doing good in the long term... as well as other topics that organically emerge as we go!
Our conversation about money included feeling valued, fears around money, transparency, pricing as entrepreneurs, money scarcity, and the complex dynamics of nonprofit exploitation and more.
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