Episode 4.12: Shaquita and Billy Bob

My Racist Friend

Amy and Don Griffin, Jr. talk about what comes next on the eve of the 2024 U.S. Election and the need to take care of each other by nurturing mutuality in community.

Some resources mentioned in this episode:

The Practice of Mutuality
https://www.bloomingtoncenterforconnection.org/2024/11/the-practice-of-mutuality/
Plan B Cheat Sheet (PDF)
https://livesinthebalance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PlanBCheat-10-26-22.pdf

The Explosive Child
https://drrossgreene.com/the-explosive-child.htm

Depolarizing Public Discussion: Strategies for Disagreeing Better
https://www.celpr.com/depolarizing-public-discussion-strategies-for-disagreeing-better/

Column: New jail presents Monroe County with chance to make vital change
https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/10/03/former-mayor-wants-monroe-county-to-steer-away-from-mass-incarceration/75473502007/

Anderson Orchard
http://www.andersonorchard.com/

Rosana Lyrics
https://genius.com/Toto-rosanna-lyrics

My Racist Friend is a podcast about the messy parts of relationships that help us grow together. Long-time friends Don Griffin, Jr. and Amy Makice, LCSW, enter into a transparent and ongoing conversation about complicated and difficult topics such as racism, gender, and social justice. Through the authentic lens of their strong mutual relationship, their goal is to model difficult conversations that can promote understanding and connection in a world that needs both. In this relationship, Amy is the inherently racist friend, who is working to change and better understand how racism impacts her relationship with people she loves.

Donald Griffin Jr. is a Bloomington native, former Deputy Mayor for Bloomington, and a real estate broker, proudly serving his community for the past three decades. Since opening Griffin Realty in 2003, Don's dedication to excellence has helped to guide his company to be among the top producers in Indiana with nearly a half billion in individual lifetime sales.

Amy Makice, founder of Bloomington Center for Connection, is a licensed psychotherapist based in Bloomington, Indiana. Her professional journey is rooted in her passion for Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT), and her commitment to RCT extends into community building initiatives to promote the power of connection. Amy helps to bring the Relational Summits to Bloomington, featuring distinguished guests like Maureen Walker, Amy Banks, and Isaac Knapper.

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