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Understanding Implicit Bias and Its Impact on Our Lives

Understanding Implicit Bias and Its Impact on Our Lives

Implicit bias is a universal experience that shapes our worldview. So much that happens in our brains happens without our conscious awareness. The negative assumptions we make about certain types of people impact our interactions, decisions, and behaviors and, frankly, make our world much smaller. In this blog post, Amber Tunney explores what implicit bias is, how it happens, its importance in our lives, and ways we can support ourselves and others when dealing with implicit biases.