Reckoning With Historical Harm | The Inheritance We'd Rather Not Claim

This is the episode many people don't want to hear.

Because it requires us to look at the parts of our inheritance we'd rather not claim. It asks us to acknowledge that some of what we've inherited isn't just personal pain—it's participation in systems of harm. Benefits we receive from historical violence. Ways our comfort is built on someone else's suffering.

This is uncomfortable. It should be. But discomfort is not the same as harm. And avoiding discomfort doesn't make us innocent.

If we're going to talk about ancestry honestly, we have to reckon with historical harm.

In this episode, we confront what many inherit:

✨ Some inherit privilege from ancestors who colonized, enslaved, or benefited from exploitation. Some inheri ...