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Speaker 1: Appoche production. Hi, I'm Jennifer Cray. Welcome to your evening mantra.

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Speaker 1: If it's safe to do so, close your eyes or

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Speaker 1: lower your gaze. Relax your eyes, relax your ears, relax

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Speaker 1: your jaw, relax your shoulders down, and bring your attention

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Speaker 1: to your bra, drawing your breath down into your heart.

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Speaker 1: Silencing occurs both maliciously and subtenly, either straight up ignorance

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Speaker 1: and shut down, or by seemingly innoculous sode, monks, and

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Speaker 1: common It's happening when there is a distinct feeling of

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Speaker 1: not being good enough, when a feeling of being unimportant

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Speaker 1: and unseen occurs, and over time the throat closes off

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Speaker 1: when speaking comes to a halt. Take a moment now

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Speaker 1: to think about where you are being silenced. What is

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Speaker 1: it that you want to say? Who will benefit from

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Speaker 1: what you need to say? Find your voice and use

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Speaker 1: it. It will feel foreign and maybe a bit shaky and

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Speaker 1: broken up, but it will get stronger the more you

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Speaker 1: use your voice. It is important to take a stand now,

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Speaker 1: not just for yourself, but for others who come after you.

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Speaker 1: There's a choice to make.

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Speaker 2: To take responsibility and be accountable for what you feel

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Speaker 2: passionate about and what you need to say, or to

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Speaker 2: pass on the collective silencing to future generations.

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Speaker 1: It is up to us to break the cycles. Today's mantra,

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Speaker 1: I give voice to break the cycle. Repeat to yourself,

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Speaker 1: either out loud or in your mind. I'll give voice

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Speaker 1: to break the cycle.