Stop Whitewashing It. (Part 2)

In this episode

• How she reconciles loving her great-grandfather with knowing what he did
• What her responsibility looks like when she cannot undo the past
• Her heritage fragment, the 18 karat gold family crest ring she has had since she was 18
• One step for anyone whose heritage includes harm
• Whether countries have a responsibility to return what was taken
• What she is passing on to future generations
• Why this is not about courage. It is about not being a hypocrite.

Chapters

1. 00:00Cold open: I'm a nice white Belgian girl trying to make up for it
2. 00:08Standard intro
3. 00:20How do you reconcile loving your family with what they did
4. 02:43What is your responsibility when you cannot undo the past
5. 03:04The responsibility is not to your ancestors. It is to the next seven generations.
6. 04:12Heritage fragment question
7. 04:43Belgian heritage and the family crest ring
8. 06:15One step for anyone whose family history includes harm
9. 10:03Do countries have a responsibility to return what was taken
10. 13:44What are you intentionally passing on to future generations
11. 14:49It is not courage. It is just really uncomfortable.
12. 15:34What does it mean to have a safe space for this conversation
13. 17:17Your heritage is yours. Period. Now go get it.