Have you ever felt the heavy, compounding weight of biases like racism, accentism, or curve-based bias, and wondered why your exhaustion feels so overwhelming? You aren't "doing something wrong"—you are navigating complex intersectional trauma and systemic realities.

In Episode 2 of In-Between Lands,: Global Health, host Natalia Zavislak—Bilingual & Multicultural Behavioral Linguist, Spiritual Therapist, and Life Transition Coach—explores social discrimination through a multidimensional lens: sociological, psychological, and neuroscientific.

In this episode, we explore:

• Defining the Friction: Unpacking overlapping biases including racism, classism, xenophobia, sexism, epistemic injustice, and curve-based bias.
• In Their Eyes: Examining the neuroscience behind the "glitch"—from the amygdala's threat-detection response and System 1 vs. System 2 thinking to the cognitive whiplash experienced by out-group members.
• Reclaiming the "Lilith" Archetype: Moving past the societal "Eve" mold to honor the body's natural roundness, depth, and volume, rejecting curve-based containment.
• Healing from Intersectional Trauma: Actionable strategies including cognitive defusion, somatic regulation, and radical self-compassion to protect your nervous system and reclaim your voice.

Remember: when you feel cognitive whiplash in a new space, it’s a reflection of others' internal struggles, not your defect.

Ready to speak up and reclaim your voice?

If you are navigating complex intersections of identity, transition, or trauma, discover resources and book private sessions—including support in Spanish—at themindbodyandspirit.com.