{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65258ed879959c0012fc6cbf/67a634d99c6f7f7f28de0b24?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"It Must Be 2025 - Leave it and Receive it","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65258ed879959c0012fc6cbf/1738943998412-396d1815-14e5-420a-b192-2994eaae8573.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cSjZIqjKcR4tFeA1_-oxFTN6NOr4M24F3_hinnQt0ZA/edit?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Episode Transcript (provided by Riverside - forgive any errors)</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/imustbebugn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow I Must Be BUGN on IG</a></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I reflect on some things we need to leave in 2024 and some key things we need to make sure we're honing in on for 2025. I discuss things like patriarchy, the importance of internal validation, and the need for authentic community connections. How healthy boundaries and the power of imagination in creating new ways of being change our future? Join me as I think critically about our roles in perpetuating and dismantling oppressive systems while embracing our own power and authenticity moving forward into the new year.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Points:</strong></p><ul><li>Why we must name patriarchy and accept that it harms and is perpetuated by more than \"men\"</li><li>Healthy boundaries are true game-changers for life</li><li>Imagining new ways of being can truly be an act of resistance and disrupt systems of oppression</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Helpful Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://youtu.be/2fBVdWRs62Q?si=KI9MFCGL4Y0NDPHp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lecrae interviews Jason Wilson</a></li><li><a href=\"https://podcastaddict.com/worklife-with-adam-grant/episode/191555908\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Grant interviews Loretta J. Ross</a></li><li><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/65258ed979959c0012fc6ce3/shows/65258ed879959c0012fc6cbf/episodes/sheldongayisbugn.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hire me to speak or buy some merch!</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.ourwildminds.com/community\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Community for Black Gifted Adults - Our Wild Minds</a> - Use code \"Sheldon\"</li><li><a href=\"https://umbrellaus.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Umbrella US - Non-profit focused on neurodivergent advocacy</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.ndconnect.app/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ND Connect - Online community for neurodivergent people</a></li><li><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelanG1R71TcGjzHIyVW1f8fkE7MaWx-D2j7OtHsIGrdQhi_Q/viewform?usp=sf_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Submit your Questions or Misunderstood Insights</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Intro and Outro music provided by</strong> <a href=\"https://byrdversion1.bandcamp.com/album/nevermore\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">byrdversion1 - \"It Couldn't Be\" from the album Nevermore</a></p>","author_name":"Sheldon Gay"}