Me and We
In the “Me & We” podcast, we learn to develop our “me” as we influence our “we”. How do we have less suffering and more fun in whatever situation we find ourselves in? How do we take action based on our values? Can we be who we are with more ease? Hosts Bonnie Macbride and Mallika Bush share frames and tools with real-life examples, offering this podcast to help you access your life energy, make use of your emotions, and find more satisfaction in your life and relationships.
In season one, you will learn the 9 building blocks that Bonnie Macbride has developed. These frames and tools can be applied to every context through relationships, with a particular focus on primary, intimate partnerships.
Me and We
#24 - Building Block 7: Receiving A Protest
This is a turning point in this work.
Everywhere we go, there are protests coming our way, protests from our partner, from our boss or our friend, or that we have sitting under the surface.
This Building Block helps us STOP trying to STOP the protests, but rather learn how to accept them, and, when possible, work with the protest energy.
Bonnie and Mallika explore this important part of being in relationship with others . . . the protest.
Receiving protests is like a BULL HORN - we loose our balance. The goal is to regain our balance and work with the energy that's coming our way.
Sitting inside our protests are either a feeling of "justice" or "are you there for me? Do I matter?" a dependency need.
On-going protest actually mean there is safety in the system. When protests get shutdown, your partner isn't confiding in your anymore and you're living a parallel life, it feels like a death.
It behooves us to tolerate protests, in our relationship or in our organization.
"If I'm going to send a protest, well, I better be able to receive on too."
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Upcoming skills in this Building Block are:
The Pause
Owning and Asking
Resonating
Bonnie's book is available in paperback!
"Me And We: Finding Your Voice and Influencing Relational Interactions"
Send us your questions! Email them to meandwepodcast@gmail.com
Find out more about our work:
Bonnie's Website: bonniemacbride.com
Mallika's Website: rootedrelationships.com
Thank you to Jessica Carson Chen for the music for the show.
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Thank you to Positron Productions for producing and editing the show.