A Friendship Lost — When Discomfort Speaks Louder Than Love

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The Six Stages Framework: Leading with Equity and Empathy

Dr Shungu Hilda M'gadzah

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This podcast explores our understanding and ability to engage and deal with biases, inequity and racism. Offering reflections on everyday psychology and explores the impact of discrimination and racism on different sectors of the community from schools to businesses and Universities Exploring challenges faced by individuals and organisation and offering ideas, support and strategies for equity and inclusion. The Six Stages Framework is an intersectional tool used to assess where individuals and organisations are in their journey and support them to grow in their understanding and actions.

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A Friendship Lost — When Discomfort Speaks Louder Than Love

The Six Stages Framework: Leading with Equity and Empathy

9 minutes 17 seconds

2 weeks ago

A Friendship Lost — When Discomfort Speaks Louder Than Love

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My latest poem, “A Friendship Lost,” explores how even the strongest connections can fracture under the weight of a difficult conversation about racism.

What begins as curiosity — “Have you ever experienced racism?” — slowly unravels into discomfort, fragility, and silence.

It’s a deeply personal reflection on how love and friendship can be tested when empathy gives way to defensiveness. The poem asks:
What happens when someone’s need to be heard meets another’s inability to listen?

Even as an expert in the field of anti-racism, I’ve learned how hard it can be to stay emotionally regulated in those moments — to hold space for discomfort without letting hurt take over. These conversations ask us to balance compassion with truth, even when the cost feels deeply personal.

💭 Sometimes, it isn’t hate that ends a friendship — it’s discomfort that goes unexamined.

👉 Read The Poem “A Friendship Lost” .

https://www.sixstagesframework.com/zg9l

Read the article analysing the poem on my website

www.sixstagesframework.com

Listen to the podcast

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What do you think helps us keep the door open when conversations on race get hard?

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