A Position of Curiosity: Activist and Author Jenna Arnold

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

How many of us have robotically asked, “How are you?,” and given the zombie response, “Fine,” when we could all use that as a moment to gently and authentically check in with ourselves and one another? Jenna Arnold prefers to ask “how your heart is doing,” digging beneath the social dance to reveal a nugget of true feeling.

One of Oprah’s “Top 100 Awakened Leaders,” the core of Jenna’s work revolves around teaching white people how to relearn and re-categorize social niceties and biases in order to genuinely reflect on reflex responses, learning how to actively and authentically work from a place of honesty and support. Her book, Raising Our Hands, asks white women to work against ingrained complacency and do the work necessary to become better allies. Using curiosity as a starting point, reflection and understanding can then follow, paving the way for empathy and the ability to better show up for marginalized communities.

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Big Ideas

• Curiosity as a starting point to deeper understanding, rather than a place of frustration to avoid.
• The crossroads between fear and immobilization.
• "I’m sorry, what else?"

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