Individuals who find themselves as the only person from a protected or underrepresented identity group—whether defined by age, race, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, religion, or orientation - often carry an added emotional burden. 

This session explores dealing with the emotional burden of being the ONLY in selective spaces when you are the only Woman, Person of Color, Young person, Older person, member of the LGBTQ+ community, etc. Reflect on your identity and not feeling responsible for representing your entire community.   At the end of the session, the participant will be able to:

• Understand their own conscious and unconscious biases, recognize it in others, and provide ways to challenge those biases and counteract them
• Be comfortable in uncomfortable situations where you are considered the minority
• Feel comfortable representing who they genuinely are in a non-offensive manner
• Identify attributes that makes a person unique and how the diversity adds value
• Better communicate with people that have views that are different from their own forming an environment of inclusiveness and belonging

Minimum recommended computer requirements: 

Camera/speakers (audio)

CPU 2 x 1.8GHz 32-bit (x86) 4 x 2.4GHz 64-bit (x64)

RAM 4 GB 8 GB