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  • Posted by Sylwia Korsak
  • Categories Digital Communication, Digital Identity, Founder's thoughts, Personal Development
  • Date February 20, 2021
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I have been experimenting with my list of privileges and spaces where people tend to discriminate against me with simple shifts in language. When people correct my pronunciation, I refer to myself as ex-pat (instead of an immigrant). When men refuse to read out loud my Zoom question during a public event I rename myself from Sylwia to Syl (less feminine, easier to read but also more ambiguous, so harder to place in a specific box). It works and I am astonished just how easy it is to shift people’s perspective and move them beyond their own biases. But the key challenge with biases is the fact that we simply do not see them.

So what can we do as helping practitioners? Well, we could start with the well-known list by Peggy McIntosh – her “Daily effects of white privilege.” It’s a difficult read, but it can inspire you to make your own list, just remember that a list of biases moves beyond race, class and the core aspects of diversity. Here is a good starting point by John Manoogian III to think about the context of your exercise:

via Wikipedia Commons

You can also do it in a group setting with your friends, fellow coaches or therapists. And that can be even more powerful, especially if you manage to discuss your experiences safely afterwards. So for inspirations here are a few examples of bias group exercises:

I hope this is useful. And remember, disempowered people need a lot of courage and hard work to keep up with our privileged positions in life. We owe them and our collective kind at least the same level of effort and courage to look hard in the mirror and change. If this is hard to image, maybe it’s worth considering moments when we feel an injustice and expect kinder, warmer, respectful care.

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Sylwia Korsak

I am a senior social media and digital wellbeing consultant, coach and counsellor.

Since 2004 I am helping individuals, organisations and brands articulate their stories with the help of the social web and find humanity in the digital world.

I am a word of mouth marketer advising nonprofits and commercial brands on informed, realistic, sustainable digital strategies. I help organisations and brands develop sustainable digital wellbeing strategies. I am a personal adviser, coach and counsellor working with individuals wishing to identify, plan and develop their digital wellbeing goals. I am supporting clients in understanding the growing range of choices related to their online activities and in making decisions benefiting their personal careers and wellbeing.

I offer a wide range of digital services, so please take a moment to learn more about my experience, but also check out the testimonials from my past and current clients. I am always happy to chat about digital wellbeing and social media so feel free to get in touch for an initial consultation. I practice what I preach. I am a blogger passionate about digital and wellbeing. I take visual notes about my hobbies: coffee and allotment gardening. I record inspiring moments in my personal photo notebook. I am a founder of BarcampNFP and BigosUK.

I currently work mainly in digital wellbeing and mental health. I am a Community Champion at OTR Bristol, a social movement for young people’s mental health (the oldest youth counselling service in the Bristol area). I volunteer for Bristol Mind and other local mental health charities.

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