Amber Ontiveros, Gen X, joins us to discuss her book ‘Heal The Four Woundings, A Guide to End Discord and Discrimination’. After a life-altering near-death experience, Amber recognized the limitations of traditional racial equity conversations and was inspired to innovate. Amber is an Unconscious Bias coach and has crafted tools grounded in the neuroscience of unconscious bias to heal herself from beliefs that result in discord, discrimination and oppression. Here are the topics we covered in the episode: 2:28 Ambers amazing background
15:11 Different kinds of biases and what happens in our brain
19:18 Dr. Martin Luther King’s quote about love/light
23:03 The four wounds
24:20 Mindfulness listening
28:29 Loved Awakening Grace
Here are the three takeaways:
1. "Everything is not accidental".
2. The only way to combat darkness is with light.
3. The secret is self-love…you can’t give what you don’t have.
As Mentioned:
Her book: Heal The Four Woundings, A Guide to End Discord and Discrimination
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More About Amber:
Amber Ontiveros, a longtime civil rights advocate, served in advisory roles at the US Department of Transportation for the Bush and Obama Administrations, and now runs Ontiveros and Associates specializing in change management, policy development, executive and spiritual coaching.
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https://healthefourwoundings.com/
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