The Semantics of Shadow Work | Valisa Griffin | TEDxChattanooga

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An emotionally evocative experience within, throughout and beyond trauma. Deep breathing segues into vulnerable storytelling in this unexpected juxtaposition of personal and shared historical trauma. “The Semantics of Shadow Work” exposes repressed generational truth and asks us not to run from it, so we can heal from it. Valisa Griffin is a Black American writer, motivational speaker and founder of Folding Chair Literacy Group, an organization that builds cultural esteem through ethnocentric literacy aid development. She uses Black literature and the sacred art of vulnerable storytelling to herald Black American truth where gentrified folklore and biased omission would better serve our egos. She exists to push our society beyond the comfortable and trendy façade of “Diversity and Inclusion” that we might wrestle with our shared generational traumas to birth a cultural embodiment of truth and acceptance within our authentic selves. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx