The Melting Pot Coaching

Knowledge is Power: When We're Informed We're Better People 🤓 Hey Y'all!  Before you scoff and roll your eyes.. Hear me out. During orientation at my new workplace, I was given a glossary of terms to become familiar with. Having not worked anywhere that gave a damn about diversity, equity, or inclusion, let alone spent time during the new employee onboarding process to convey it, I was impressed.  The organization's vision is to be known within the community as a force that's committed to DEI. Yeah, this stuff matters, especially since the majority of the staff and clients are POC, those living with mental health issues or disabilities, veterans, seniors, or a combination of the above. This glossary is a tool to increase your awareness (if you're not familiar with these terms) and to provide common language for us to use in conversations.  〰〰〰〰 Ableism  - The all-encompassing system of discrimination and exclusion of people who live with developmental, medical,...

Welcome to The Melting Pot (TMP) Coaching LLC! This is TMP's BlogPot I still can't believe I'm finally turning this dream into my reality, but here it is!  Within the BlogPot, I intend to casually yet informatively highlight note-worthy issues pertaining to exercise, mental/social/emotional health, and aging.  Simple, right? Well, not so fast. The health and wellness industry, while aimed at promoting well-being, can sometimes perpetuate toxicity and exclusivity especially to folks that are:  living in bigger bodies older or elderly under-resourced/privileged marginalized  disabled, and "othered" Not only are these people practically invisible, but are also less likely to be represented in an industry that nets a smooth 2.3 billion annually! ....promoting rigid definitions of health, thriving on misinformation/pseudoscience and whack opinions, pushing unattainable and superficial body standards, and indulging in unabashed cultural appropriation.  This, in additi...