Episode 39: Inclusion Is a Journey, Not a Goal with Abbiola Ballah
Today’s convo with Abbiola Ballah (she/her) is E V E R Y T H I N G. She’s a true bridge-builder and translator in every sense of the word. And her inclusive action consulting business’s tagline, “Be part of the solution,” says it all.
Tune in to hear us talk about…
Abbiola’s experience from growing up in Trinidad to spending most of her adult years as an immigrant in Japan, Belize, and the U.S.
What it was like to leave home for Japan after a major loss in her family
How she realized that what she’d always been doing was inclusion work, even before she had the language for it
The ways that serving as an English language educator and working in international higher education showed her how much she cares about making everyone feel like they belong
The loneliness and the beauty of doing the “brave” thing and making different choices than the folks around you
Why inclusion is truly a journey, not a goal we achieve
And more!
Connect with Abbiola:
Book your free Taking Inclusive Action Clarity Call to determine where you are in your inclusion journey how Abbiola can support you moving forward.
Check out her website and join her email list to learn about her upcoming offers!
Follow her business on Instagram.
Connect with her on LinkedIn.
Connect with Lauren:
Schedule a free Change Agent Support Call to learn whether community coaching, 1:1 support, and/or copywriting services from Lauren are a good fit to help you move your community change-making forward.
Join Lauren for her two-part workshop Boundaries for the Empathic, Neurodivergent, & Anxiously Attached — just in time for that year-end burn-out and holiday messiness.
Tune in to her new podcast, It’s Not You, It’s the System.
Lauren’s on an Instagram break, but you can email her here.
Connect with Tristan:
Check out Creating Safer Spaces: Embodying your Commitment to Trans Inclusion. This 12-hour online training to foster trans and queer competency kicks off in January 2023.
Reach out to Tristan to learn other ways they can support you as a digital strategist and equity-inclusion facilitator.
Follow Tristan on Instagram.
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Here is a transcript of this recording.
Thanks to Son of Nun and DJ Mentos for the music. You can find their work at sonofnun.bandcamp.com and djmentos.com.