DARE TO FEEL
As facilitators, it is essential for us to create a safe environment where individuals feel comfortable expressing their true emotions. By encouraging a wide range of feelings, we can foster genuine vulnerability, enabling authentic connection and deeper understanding. We need to strive to create a space where people can openly experience and share their emotions without fear of judgment. Honouring and validating the vulnerability of others and ourselves builds a foundation of compassion, empathy, and personal growth. Embrace every emotion, whether positive or challenging!
For this chapter, I have invited public speaker, Culture Change and D&I specialist Vimla Appadoo, co-founder and Chief Culture Officer at Honey Badger, to share her expertise.
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NOTE: Each chapter includes 4 Topics, 4 Dares, 2 Truth Question, a Double-Dare and a Triple-Dare. Here is a sneak-peek from Dare to Feel:
ANGER & FRUSTRATION
Channel anger constructively and believe in your ability to express it effectively. Equip yourself with anger management and conflict resolution tools to develop healthy coping and communication skills. Harness anger as a catalyst for personal growth and positive change.
I DARE YOU:
Go on an Anger Walk. Often, anger and frustration hit us in the moment, and it’s important to prevent them from building up inside. Take a trusted person with whom to voice your feelings on your walk. There doesn’t necessarily need to be a resolution; the idea is to recognise your feelings and act. If you can, get out in nature – find a green space, like a park or a riverside path. Whilst on your walk, it’s up to your trusted person to find the right time to instigate a listening activity, such as spending as long as it takes to listen to different sounds you can hear.
– Vimla Appadoo
TRUTH
How do you personally approach and navigate your own emotions as a facilitator?
TRIPLE-DARE
Challenge yourself to invite a group of peers and former participants to provide feedback on your facilitation skills in an empathetic reflection exercise. Sit in a corner to symbolise your role as a facilitator. Create a secure space for open sharing of observations and suggestions. Listen actively without interruption, displaying a genuine interest in their perspectives. Gain valuable insights for improvement, fostering empathy and self-reflection. Enhance your facilitation abilities to create a more inclusive and impactful environment. Take the feedback received and map out a What, So What, Now What plan to implement the necessary changes.
