161: Ally Isn't Enough: Talking to Your Kids About Race with Josephine Ampaw-Greene

In this episode, I sit down with therapist Josie Ampaw-Greene — a licensed clinical social worker and mom to twins — for a conversation on how we talk to our kids about race, identity, and oppression.

We talk about:

Why "should I even bring it up?" is itself a form of privilegeAlly vs. accomplice — and sitting IN the discomfort, not on the sidelinesPerfectionism as a form of white supremacy (yeah...we went there)Adultification — why kids of color have these talks so much earlierStarting with history (going back 300 years, not today's headlines)And where to start today

If you take one thing from this episode, let it be Josie's reminder: you can't take your kids somewhere you haven't gone yourself.

You can connect with Josie and her Denver practice, Ampaw Psychotherapy & Consulting, at https://www.ampawpc.com and on Instagram @diaryofabrokenheartedtherapist.

To learn more about my book Mom Needs a Moment or my California/New York private practice, visit https://www.drcassidymft.com

A few resources named in the episode:

The March Graphic Novel Books

Tricia Hersey / The Nap Ministry - Rest is Resistance

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