EPISODE 117 | Being SEEN in a World Not Designed for You with Nashville Therapist and Social Worker, Amiee Sadler
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EPISODE 117: Being SEEN in a World Not Designed for You with Therapist Amiee Sadler
Amiee Sadler currently serves as a clinical therapist as a Rule 31 Mediator. Amiee holds an associate degree in Sociology from Columbia State and Bachelor’s and Masters Degrees in Social Work from The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and is currently Masters Candidate at Lipscomb University specializing in Conflict Management. Amiee is a Nashville Young Leaders Council graduate and was nominated for the Young Leaders Council’s Young Leader of the Year 2021. In 2022 Amiee was recognized as a POINT Foundation BIPOC Scholar and a Zora Neale Hurston Scholar by the Secular Student Association. She was also recognized as one of Nashville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 for 2022. Amiee was a finalist for the ‘Advocate of the Year’ award through the Tennessee Pride Chambers’ 2023 Pride in Business awards. She currently serves as Vice President of the board for Nashville Launchpad. Amiee also proudly graduated from the 2023 Nashville Emerging Leaders Cohort.
You’ll want to tune in today because we’re talking all things being seen, especially if you’ve ever felt like an outcast or like society just wasn’t built with you in mind. You have so many different parts of your identity that intersect, sometimes you may have to prioritize one over the other to feel safe, but that doesn't mean that the other parts go away. And this is exactly what today’s guest is an expert in navigating — in her own life and with clients — among many other things.
I’m pleased to introduce you to fellow Nashvillian, Amiee Sadler. She has a Masters in Social Work, is currently a masters candidate at Lipscomb University specializing in conflict management. She currently works as the manager of Community and Collective Impact at the Center for Nonprofit Management. She provides nonprofit consulting in DEI, cultural competency, cultural humility, and cultural understanding. She’s also a private practice clinician focusing on therapy for women of color and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. She’s also a mom, partner, and loves all things Disney. She’s won a plethora of awards, including but not limited to being recognized as one of Nashville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, and serves as Vice President on the board of Nashville LAUNCH PAD, an organization offering safe and LGBTQIA+ affirming shelters and housing accommodations to unhoused young adults.
In this episode, we're covering things like what it means to be seen, why it’s important for people to feel seen, why people struggle with being seen, dealing with the fear that sometimes comes with the vulnerability of being seen, listening to your intuition, and confidently navigating the intersectionality you experience, even while breaking social norms safely. Amiee also get’s personal and tells us about her own experience with intersectionality.
Trigger Warning: While most of this episode does not come with a trigger warning, Amiee does tell a few personal stories about being part of the unhoused community and a domestic violence situation. Listener discretion is advised when you get to those parts, if needed.
Now, let’s dive in.
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CREDITS: Original intro and outro music by Ryan Sauls. Episode creation, editing, production, and graphics by Brandi Fleck. Sound effects from zapslat.com. Bio provided by Amiee Sadler.
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