Fall Leadership Group
Welcome!
This is a leadership group for people who are in roles that require them to foster inclusion, support others, and inspire trust. Our goal is to enhance our capacity to do this without burnout by relying on methods from meditation and psychology, neuroscience, macro-social work, and transformative justice studies.
Dates and Link
All of our meetings are virtual, 60 minutes, and every Tuesday at 12 ET from October 1-November 5.
12 pm ET on Zoom
A google calendar invite will be sent to all participants in September.
Session 1
October 1st
9 AM PT ⏐ 11 AM CT ⏐ 12 PM ET
Summary: an introduction to how we work with trauma-informed inclusive leadership.
Themes: integration, being a steady pilot, building our capacity to be with difficulty
Resources:
Compassion-based healing (PDF by Sagely)
Compassion-based therapy (explanation by NICABM for mental health professionals)
Session 2
October 8th
9 AM PT ⏐ 11 AM CT ⏐ 12 PM ET
To summarize, we talked about the personal and cultural impact of trauma and how to notice it in our own experience. I introduced the concept of the victim-perpetrator-savior triangle and how we might envision moving outside of it. This is a process and it's a peace-building method. In case you haven't noticed--ha ha, humans have had a vexed relationship with peace, so when I introduce this idea, I like to do so as an invitation to imagine alongside me what that might look like.
Resources:
Welcome to Earth Documentary - Mind of the Swarm and Speed of Life are two episodes that might be particularly interesting to this group, but all of the episodes touch on perception, energies, time, and other factors that influence our experience.
Session 3
October 15th
9 AM PT ⏐ 11 AM CT ⏐ 12 PM ET
Summary: grounding and resourcing with Robyn Smith, LCSW
Practicing dual attention with somatic awareness.
More information on trauma healing and resourcing:
Session 4
October 22nd
9 AM PT ⏐ 11 AM CT ⏐ 12 PM ET
Summary: Discussing the top-down + bottom up approach (a.k.a. widening the hour glass)
Session 5
October 29th
9 AM PT ⏐ 11 AM CT ⏐ 12 PM ET
Summary: Practicing the me/not me with visualizations
This is the initial description of how and why we develop the me/not me skill.
Discussion part - working with me/not me, how do we apply it?
This is the me/not me visualization. You can revisit it and practice.
This is a bonus “stick and stone” visualization that we recommend in times of transition.
Session 6
November 5th
9 AM PT ⏐ 11 AM CT ⏐ 12 PM ET
An extra page of resources, including posts, books, shows, and podcasts. You can explore these as you have time.
An article by a therapist who does her own intergenerational examination in working with a client.
Note: This page will be available through January 2025. Please feel free to stay in touch. I and my team offer workshops, 1:1 coaching, and groups by request.
Sample Reading List
Our approach blends a variety of disciplines. All of these books have influenced us in some capacity along the way. We hope they feel inspiring to you, too.
Books
All About Love, bell hooks
Monsters in Love, Resmaa Menakem
Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach
Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brown
No Bad Parts, Richard Schwartz
Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk
"A great longing is upon us, to live again in a world made of gifts." - Robin Wall Kimmerer
Community Commitments
The following community commitment guidelines come from the UNC School of Social Work, with whom Sagely partners to offer research internships. Please feel free to share them. We will be using them for our group as well.
Use "I" statements.
Take space, make space.
Acknowledge intention while naming impact.
Commit to confidentiality. What's said here stays here, but what's learned here leaves here.
Use folks' correct names and pronouns.
We are all on a learning journey. Have grace for ourselves and each other.
Avoid "in group" and coded language by explaining and unpacking acronyms.
Agreements
Sagely agrees to keep all information you share confidential.
Sagely uses visualizations, meditations, and case studies that are specifically designed for our groups. They build off of each other and require some instruction before use. We ask that you not share these materials. If you feel that a particular item might be of use in your organization, please contact us about adapting it for your setting.
Sagely keeps recordings of sessions on this password-protected site. We ask that you do not share recordings with anyone outside the group. We ask that you keep all information that your group members share confidential. Thank you.