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Normal LiesRevisiting The Black & the White of It, with Michelle WescottEpisode 54. Juneteenth celebrates the day that the last of the slaves in this country were freed. It is truly a day for all of us to celebrate!In honor of the upcoming Juneteenth celebration, Normal Lies is replaying episode 16, The White and the Black of it, with Michelle Wescott. Michelle and Linda discuss topics from Linda's perspective as a white woman and Michelle's perspective as a black woman. Michelle and Linda discuss:how they each relate to the term "melting pot" as a description of our country. terms like Hispanic, Latino, Latinx, how t...
2022-06-1548 min
Normal LiesCelebrating Women's History Month, with 20 Amazing WomenEpisode 43. In honor of Women’s History Month, Linda brought back the 20 women who were guests over the last year to share their wisdom on: work/careerreligionhealth & wellbeingaddictiontrauma & resilienceracism and more. In this episode you will hear from (in order of appearance):Amanda Harrington (episode 3), Hannah Morgan (episode 4), Lindsay White (episode 26), Eliza VanCort (episode 40), Kathy Castania, (episodes 5 & 6) Michelle Wescott (episodes 7, 11, 12, 16, 20, 35 & 36), Ileana Ferreras, (episode 8), Lisa Caprelli (episode 22), Rita Perez (episode 28), Heather Lee (episode 34), Stephanie Sauvé (ep...
2022-03-3053 min
Normal LiesBONUS: Wisdom in the Finale, Part 3BONUS: Episode 37. As a thank you to you, Linda has compiled answers to the finale questions from her last six guests to create this bonus episode, "Wisdom in the Finale, Part 3.” Listen to the brilliance of Tamara MacDuff, Laurel Nelson, Rock Castor, Dellenna Harper and Heather & Ben Lee as they share their responses to…"The most important thing I learned or best piece of advice I received when I was younger is…""One lie that I wish I discovered sooner is…""The thing that makes you authentically you is…""If you had a...
2021-11-2524 min
Normal LiesDo we still need to "win friends & influence people?" with Michelle WescottEpisode 36. How to Win Friends and Influence People is a book that was written in 1936. It is touted by many as the original self-help book. Michelle Wescott joins Linda once again as they discuss the principles of this landmark book and ask the questions, is this style of leadership relevant today? Or is it more harmful than helpful? They also discuss what it’s going to take to make true change happen (you’re probably not going to like their answer). Linda shares a review and makes an announcement about the future of this pod...
2021-11-1040 min
Normal LiesThe Black & White of It... continues, with Michelle WescottEpisode 35. Michelle Wescott is back, offering her perspective as a black woman as Linda offers her perspective as a white woman. Michelle shares a story of an incident that led her wife to question whether they should move out of the city to the suburbs. That sparks a conversation about how Michelle views living in the city versus the suburbs. Linda and Michelle then explore why her wife’s (and Linda’s) perspective is different than hers.Michelle also talks about the impact of feeling like she didn’t belong because she was the only or one...
2021-11-0340 min
Normal LiesThe Black & White of It, July Edition, with Michelle WescottEpisode 20. Continued conversations with Michelle Wescott offering her perspective as a black woman and Linda's perspective as a white woman. Linda begins by asking Michelle a question regarding fashion which then turns into a discussion about marketing tactics. That leads to a conversation about whether it’s appropriate for white people to use certain terms like tribe. The episode ends with Michelle and Linda's take on the news and social media and how they choose to be consumers of it, or not. Linda also reads a review on air. Remember to leave a review by going...
2021-07-1437 min
Cornell University's Inclusive Excellence PodcastEpisode 48: Representation and Parenting with Michelle WescottAnthony Sis (they/them) interviews the fourth guest for the "Beyond Binaries" special series, Michelle Wescott (she/her/hers), in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
For more information on resources to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month, please visit: https://diversity.cornell.edu/our-community/dei-celebration-resources
2021-06-2532 min
Normal LiesWisdom in the FinaleEpisode 17. At the end of each guest's episode, Linda asks them to complete 4 sentences. Listeners have responded to the brilliance and insight of the guests so this episode is a compilation of all of their answers.You will hear from Amanda Harrington, Hannah Morgan, Kathy Castania, Michelle Wescott, Ileana Ferreras, Jennifer Cave, Ben Albert, as well as Linda. Linda also shares one of her listeners reviews and the "extraordinary" impact it had on her. If you have a question or a topic you'd like addressed on an upcoming podcast, go to Normal-Lies.com and...
2021-06-2329 min
Normal LiesThe White and The Black of It, June edition, with Michelle WescottEpisode 16. Michelle Wescott, once again, joins Linda to discuss topics from Linda's perspective as a white woman and Michelle's perspective as a black woman. Listen as Michelle and Linda discuss how they relate to the term "melting pot" as a description of our country. Linda brings up terms like Hispanic, Latino, Latinx, and how frustrating it is to know what is the right term to use. Listen as Michelle breaks it down amidst their conversation to reveal a simple practice make life easier for everyone that we can all begin, right now! In honor of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday, Lind...
2021-06-1646 min
Normal LiesThe White & Black of It continues, with Michelle WescottEpisode 12. This is part 2 of my conversation with my friend, Michelle Wescott, an instructional design director at Cornell University. We talk about how society’s values have influenced the conversation around black lives matter and saying all lives matter. Michelle discusses why needing and wanting validation from her perspective as a black woman is different than mine. You will also learn an incredible piece of Michelle’s family history. I discuss how it's possible to live in a white supremacist culture without being a white supremacist. I share my discovery of a characteristic of white supremacy culture that has...
2021-05-1948 min
Normal LiesThe White & Black of It, with Michelle WescottEpisode 11- Michelle Wescott and I have an open and frank conversation from my perspective as a white woman and Michelle’s perspective as a black woman. You may remember Michelle from Episode 7 where she talked about her coaching experience.In this episode, we discuss how we intentionally transitioned from coach & client to friends. We discuss how our friendship does not make sense in our current state of the world because of our many differences. But somehow it works.We also talk about the difference between the conversations about race in my household growing up comp...
2021-05-1243 min
Normal LiesBehind the Scenes with Michelle WescottEpisode 7- Michelle Wescott thought that “driving and striving” to get more degrees was what kept her from living under a bridge, until she started coaching. Michelle talks about why she chose to coach with Linda and the impact coaching had on her. Michelle provides an honest assessment of what it took to transform her life with the support of Linda as her coach. Linda also talks about the difference between, coaching, therapy and consulting, offers tips on choosing the right coach and how to know whether coaching is right for you, right now.
2021-04-1425 min