Witnessing Atrocity, Honoring Grief, and Holding Onto Hope

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Leadership That Liberates

Lena Papadopoulos

25 episodes

3 days ago

What if the barriers to liberation aren’t the systems we live within, but the ways in which those systems live within us? In this podcast, Lena Papadopoulos—anthropologist, leadership coach, shadow work expert, and award-winning intercultural educator—unpacks the relationship between self-suppression and systems of oppression. She guides listeners on a courageous quest to unearth the root cause of the divisions within us and between us, building our capacity to lead true change in our lives and in our world. Because until we’re really willing to face our pain, we’ll create more of the same.

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Witnessing Atrocity, Honoring Grief, and Holding Onto Hope

Leadership That Liberates

39 minutes 25 seconds

3 months ago

Witnessing Atrocity, Honoring Grief, and Holding Onto Hope

How do we stay anchored in hope when the weight of the world is too much to hold?

In this episode, I reflect on the impact of witnessing ongoing atrocity—especially the genocide in Gaza—and the heartbreak, helplessness, and hopelessness that can so easily consume us.

We explore how trauma is inherited from generations before us, how it lives in our bodies and bloodlines, and what it really means to nurture our nervous systems and harness hope while holding so much despair in our cells and in our souls.

We each have a critical part to play in the web of collective change, but none of us can play every part. I invite you to reflect on how you can show up, both in this moment and in devotion to a long-term vision for liberation. I also share some of the ways I take action in solidarity with a free Palestine.

For a list of the people, resources, and actions referenced in this episode, visit this document.

ICYMI: The podcast will be on pause for a few weeks. We’ll return September 3rd with a new episode on Shaming, Policing, and Cancel Culture.

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