EP33 Inclusion routines for the privileged

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re talking about building muscle today!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Building routine is such a big part of the start of the year for many. And we wanted to bring that lens to inclusion work.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beyond our day jobs, our podcasting, and families, we - Susan and Rohini - are also both skincare nerds! As we were talking about that, we really found the analogy back to inclusion strong because it is about habit building. It is about changing the way you think about the world, the workplace, and your friends. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Because skincare, folks, goes back to just doing the right three to five things. Rinse and repeat! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Words, tone, and apologies are the new ‘cleanse, tone, moisturize’, you might say!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As people who sit on both sides of the fence, there are moments where we feel that we have privilege, and others when we've been marginalized in a space, or excluded. We've learned to look at that as a strength in some ways.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, in this 2-parter, we're breaking down some of the resistances on both sides of the discussion. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the first part, we speak to the privileged. We offer three very simple things that you can think about as an ally; as a person of privilege. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first habit or muscle to build is empathy. Just walking in someone else's shoes, putting yourself there, and saying ‘if this were me, what would I do?’ </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second habit to build is education. A certain level of holding yourself accountable for educating yourself on the spaces around you. It's the homework you have to do to live in today's world. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The third habit is really one to stop. Stop downplaying discomfor