Facing Our Fears as Privileged People: A Social Justice Challenge

Good people of privilege are increasingly aware of racial injustice but are often unsure how to venture into challenging dialogues and spaces, and even afraid to ‘go there’. In this episode of Soul Portals, we explore how to value risk-taking in this domain as the path toward a more equitable and just world. The experiences of our guest Rev. Teri McDowell Ott – including learning, teaching, leading, following, going, and staying – have informed her work with diverse populations as the chaplain of a liberal arts college and as a volunteer in a men's state Pr*son. The vocational challenge, including mistakes in often tense settings, has forced her to confront and wrestle with the systems and structures that have privileged her as a white Christian woman. With humility, she relates how her risk-taking has led to profound changes in herself and her community.

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Cedric M. Speyer, M.A., M.Ed., RP, is an author, Registered Psychotherapist, and presently a mentor to coaches, counsellors, and therapists. He pioneered E-counselling in Canada, overseeing 100K online cases before establishing InnerView Guidance International (IGI). The vision of IGI brings together the historically separate domains of mental health and spiritual awareness in a new synthesis for the helping professions.

DeeAnna Merz Nagel, D.Th., LPC, LMHC, BCC, is a licensed psychotherapist and board-certified coach. DeeAnna teaches the ethical integration of alternative and psychospiritual approaches for coaches and therapists. She holds several certifications in the healing arts including Reiki and aromatherapy. DeeAnna’s doctoral studies focused on multifaith spiritual direction.

The Rev. Dr. Teri McDowell Ott is an ordained Presbyterian minister who has served the church in a variety of pastoral roles and as chaplain of Monmouth College in Illinois. Teri currently serves as the Editor/Publisher of The Presbyterian Outlook, the only independent news resource of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Her first book, Necessary Risks: Challenges Privileged People Need to Face, was inspired by her work with college students and her experience volunteer teaching in a men’s Pr*son. In her life and calling, Teri has come to recognize that if she’s scared to do something, it’s usually worth doing — that there’s something meaningful, something good, on the other side of that fear.

Website | www.terimcdowellott.com

Book | Books - Teri McDowell Ott | Necessary Risks: Challenges Privileged People Need to Face by Teri McDowell Ott | Goodreads

Review | Necessary Risks: Challenges Privileged People Need to Face - The Presbyterian Outlook

Newsletter | Encouraging Courage | Teri Ott | Substack

YouTube | BookTALK with Teri Ott: Necessary Risks

Facebook | Teri McDowell Ott

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