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Welcome back to Guilty Privilege. In episode 30, In this Q&A episode, Amber Cabral dives into questions from the audience, offering guidance on navigating tricky situations and tough conversations in your close personal relationships. Amber emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries and practicing self-care to avoid resentment and maintain emotional well-being.

Through real-life examples and insightful advice, she addresses how to manage boundaries in personal relationships and handle difficult conversations with family and friends. Tune in to gain valuable insights and practical strategies for enhancing your personal well-being and fostering meaningful connections.

KEY POINTS:

  • The importance of setting boundaries and self-care

  • On navigating negative self-talk around children

  • The role of resentment as a sign of unaddressed boundaries – Identifying what you need to protect yourself

  • On delegating responsibilities to family members

  • Essential tools for personal growth: Boundaries, feedback, and apologies

QUOTABLES:

“You have to manage your own boundaries. People get to be who they are, and we love them and we respect them and we value them, but sometimes they will take a lot of energy from us.”Amber Cabral

“Boundaries are for us, which means we have to adhere to them, even when it’s for friends or family; and honestly, those are the people who we’re going to end up having boundaries with the most.”Amber Cabral

 

PODCAST HOST:

Amber Cabral 

    • Leadership + Equity Consultant & Keynote Speaker | Cabral Co

Cabral Co

Cabral Co. partners with organizations to develop strategies, training, workshops, and learning experiences tailored to your organization’s unique needs. Our objective is to aid organizations in achieving a culture of inclusive leadership, respectful communication, and authentic connectivity.

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The Guilty Privilege Podcast is produced by EPYC Media Network

Amber Cabral is a professional speaker, award-winning inclusion strategist, certified coach, and author of two books, Allies and Advocates, (Wiley, 2020) and Say More About That (Wiley, 2022).  She recently delivered a TED Talk sharing 3 Steps to Better Connect with Your Fellow Humans, and she hosts a bi-weekly podcast called Guilty Privilege.

Formerly a Diversity Strategist at Walmart Stores, Inc., Amber founded Cabral Co., an equity and inclusive leadership focused consulting firm, to help organizations ignite behavior shifts that create inclusive workplace cultures.

Passionate about developing the next generation of decision-makers, Amber also support a myriad of non-profit organizations committed to promoting equitable diverse representation. I am the chair of Brown Girls Do, an organization that empowers women and girls in the arts across the globe.

Amber teaches and speaks on a variety of inclusion, culture and social justice topics. Through her work, she has been featured on television and in both print and digital media. In her free time, she write articles focused on inclusion, culture, equity and working-class life.