Mentality Meets is now part of Peter’s Mind Shift Forum 2021 initiative. Find out more.
Join Peter for this LIVE recording of Mentality Meets as he interviews Denise Stephenson exploring both stories and strategies to help change today’s culture of mental health.
In this session they will be discussing: Discrimination & Race.
Would I treat you differently? As a white man I want to ask, am I discriminating against people of colour? Most of us would never think of ourselves as having racist prejudices. Yet I wonder… do l look at people, speak to people, or engage with people differently if they don’t look like me? Perhaps like me, you consciously celebrate race and diversity. But there is still a question: are my actions actually helpful to those who experience discrimination? That’s why I am asking Denise to join me so we can talk all things about race and discrimination and how it impacts on our mental health.
— Peter
Denise Stephenson’s bio
Denise is the Founder and CEO of a charity, Reach Out 2 Kids Ltd (ROK), which she started as a non-profit social enterprise ten years ago to bring change in the fields of race diversity and social mobility. With over 20 years past experience as Planning Lawyer, Denise is also a proficient negotiator and proficient public communicator. More recently Denise advises companies on their strategies for engaging more diverse and inclusive recruitment methods.
As a child of working-class Jamaican parents, Denise was subjected to prejudice and racism from her earliest days and through her legal career. Denise is mindful of the mental health issues that stem from racism and discrimination, having lived through many of the issues she now seeks to change.
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