In all of us, a silent and dynamic system of biases operates beneath the surface of our
conscious awareness. Neuroscience can help explain how implicit bias influences our perspectives and shapes our engagement with the world. These subconscious biases frequently complicate our interactions with our community, church, and others. Neuroscience can also explain why these discussions are so painful, as well as offer the possibility of compassionate change.
Leaning heavily on neuroscience, this lecture series will go beyond the typical "Racial Bias" examination to emphasize that the experience is deeply intertwined with factors such as gender, class, sexual orientation, nation status, location, health, religion, etc. The speaker will provide a map for compassion-based reflection and discussion with the hopes of fostering a deeper sense of belonging.
The Instructor
Myra Strand, MA, CA, is the owner of Strand² Squared Solutions, where she provides training, education, and technical assistance. All of her services are available in person, virtually, and on-demand. Since its inception in 2017, Strand Squared Solutions has worked with thousands of responding professionals.
Myra began working with people who live with trauma in 1995. She has experience working with youth who have complex trauma and/or serious mental illness, people with developmental disabilities, youth in competing war zones, offenders, with death notification, and with victims of all crime types. Myra places a special emphasis on holistic health as it relates to organizational trauma.
For nearly 10 years, Myra taught issues of violence, sexuality and applied intersectionality for over a decade at Northern Arizona University and/or Coconino Community College. She has also taught social justice classes in the Detention Center working on issues of violence and healing.