Dalia shares a story of male aggression from a prominent figure in the VO community.
-Takeaways-
- Male aggression is very real and we must call attention to it.
- Women need to stop apologizing for speaking up. You have a right to claim space and use your voice to speak your truth.
- When dealing with an aggressive person, do what you can to de-escalate the situation.
- Stay calm during the encounter.
- There are tools out there that can support us in conflict resolution.
- When speaking your truth, you will find both support and naysayers; regardless remain steadfast in yourself.
- No one has the right to shame you into silence and even if they try to, keep going.
- We don’t need to gaslight ourselves, saying “we must be wrong if everyone says we are.”
- We’ll never know fully what anyone else is truly capable of, so choosing sides and dismissing another’s experience can be harmful.
- Spiritual work is gradual. It will not happen overnight.
- Having awareness of a quality you want to improve is good work in itself.
- Sharing your story is helpful for improving confidence and bringing awareness to important issues others may be dealing with but don’t know how to speak about.
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