Colorism Healing and Falling in Love with Yourself with Dr. Sarah Webb

Only The Bold

EP 052 is with Dr. Sarah Webb (she/her), who is an author, speaker, consultant, content creator, and renowned colorism expert. She shares her journey into recognizing colorism in her own life, and how she's built a global community to talk about it; and she dives into her ongoing practice of compassion and healing she’s developed for herself and others.

Through it all, Dr. Webb is a grounding rod for radical conversations that imagine a better world. Looking for actionable steps toward compassionate self-love? Need a guide for trekking through the wilderness of privilege? Craving individual and collective healing? Dr. Webb brings it all. You’re going to love this episode.
Topics covered:
- Colorism and racism
- Privilege
- Self-love
-Affirmations
Full show notes at: https://boldb.life/ep52-Dr-Sarah-Webb

Capitole

1. Colorism Healing and Falling in Love with Yourself with Dr. Sarah Webb (00:00:00)

2. Getting clear on internal and external perceptions of ourselves (00:14:17)

3. Facing colorism across generations (00:16:16)

4. Visualizing healing as a venn diagram (00:16:23)

5. Knowing there’s possibility beyond imagination (00:21:05)

6. Digging into earnest and ironic affirmations (00:25:20)

7. Recognizing the universality of colorism (00:31:35)

8. Looking into the history and context of tanning (00:40:10)

9. Having the cross cultural dialogue around colorism (00:46:01)

10. Uncovering colorism in patterns of behavior (00:49:57)

11. Exercising self-compassion in talking about privilege (00:55:01)

12. Glamorizing anger over kindness (00:59:36)

13. Falling in love with yourself (01:01:12)

14. Navigating pushback and setting a compass (01:03:08)

15. Building meaningful online connections (01:10:50)

16. Showing up as an ally (01:21:35)