The Stories We Tell Ourselves: How Stigma Feels

Guest: Retired U.S. Air Force Col. DeDe Halfhill

 

A retired colonel, who is described by bestselling author Dr. Brené Brown as a leadership hero and “a total badass,” talks about her work as a military leader and “Dare to Lead” facilitator, sharing examples of how she has helped people identify emotions and combat feelings of shame and stigma.

 

“I think the first thing we have to do is we have to get really comfortable with identifying it, right? Not just brushing those shame experiences, those shame feelings, that feeling of stigma under the rug. We have to start bringing it into the light.”

 

Learn more about:

• Dr. Brené Brown’s books, “Dare to Lead” and “The Gifts of Imperfection,” and her audio program, “The Power of Vulnerability”
• Dr. Susan David’s work on emotional agility
• DeDe’s current read, “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing,” by Oprah and Dr. Bruce Perry
• Snoop Dogg’s speech thanking himself

Disruptive Storytelling with Military Changemakers is a bi-weekly podcast presented by Partners in PROMISE, a nonprofit dedicated to Protecting the Rights Of Military children In Special Education (P.R.O.M.I.S.E.). This season of the podcast is sponsored by the Modern Military Association of America with music by Stephen McDonough.

 

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