Description

On this episode of INCOGNITO the podcast, Michael interviews Trinity Villanueva! Trinity is an advocate on the intersections of justice, liberation, and creative and artistic spaces. An incredibly multi-talented person, Trinity now serves as a Managing Partner at TOSHA, an organization which partners with the creative industry to cultivate inclusive workplace cultures through mindful leadership practices. In this episode, Michael and Trinity discuss the importance of deciding your identity for yourself, meeting people where they are, and showing up to learn instead of to impress. And, Trinity shares her philosophy when it comes to creating workplaces in which everyone feels they have the opportunity to thrive.

Key Takeaways:

• Don’t allow external forces decide who you are
• Meet people where they are
• Which voices are missing or have been ignored
• If you move by yourself you move quickly, but if you move together, you move farther
• Sit in discomfort
• Validation and ego can cloud our ability to learn

Trinity’s Media Recommendations:

• The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits (book) by Nedra Glover Tawwab
• Lighter: Letting Go of the Past, Connect with the Present and Expand the Future (book) by Yung Pueblo
• Heartstopper (TV) on Netflix

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Find Trinity’s work

• TOSHA: https://www.toshacc.com/team

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For more of Michael’s work, visit our website www.incognitotheplay.com or follow us on Instagram @incognitotheplay

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Thanks to Ned Doheny for providing our podcast music! You can find him and his music on Spotify.

Editing and co-production of this podcast by Nina Kissinger.

Email info@incognitotheplay.com with questions or comments about the show!