Some conversations don’t just offer insight—they offer invitation. To pause. To reflect. To come home to yourself in a new way.

This is one of those conversations.

In this episode of The Activate Change Podcast, I (Chloë) sit down with Berwick Mahdi Davenport—also known as Brother M—human development strategist, coach of coaches, father, and creator of the Ego Reduction Formula. Mahdi brings 30+ years of wisdom into this space, and I can honestly say: I’ve never heard someone speak about inner work, difference, and collective healing quite like this.

From the very first question—“Who was little Mahdi?”—we were in it. Tender. Honest. Transformational.

We explore:
✨ The deep inner child work that cracked Mahdi open
✨ Why the shift from fighting racism to building human solidarity changed everything
✨ A powerful story about his daughter that reshaped how he leads, listens, and loves
✨ What it really means to be 100% on your own side
✨ Why embracing your difference might just be your greatest act of service

This episode is an invitation to stop performing wholeness—and start living it. Not by being perfect, but by being radically honest with yourself and fiercely committed to your own becoming.

You may laugh. You may cry. You may find yourself breathing a little deeper by the end.

Be sure to check out Mahdi’s upcoming book The War Against Different and his coaching program, Different in 90 Days.

Here’s a little bit more about Brother M:

Berwick Mahdi Davenport, known as “Brother M,” is a human development strategist and facilitator with over 30 years of experience. A pioneer in life coaching, he mentors and trains coaches, guiding thousands of leaders worldwide. As the creator of the Ego Reduction Formula, he bridges social and spiritual consciousness, helping leaders cultivate authenticity for greater impact. Mahdi is a celebrated author and a devoted father of three daughters.

He is also CEO, Co-Founder of the Human Solidarity Project. CLICK HERE to learn more.

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In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Sharon, a seasoned energy healer and fierce-hearted mother navigating the tender terrain of family entanglement and ancestral patterning. Raised in a web of triangulation and emotional loyalty, Sharon explores what it means to reclaim her freedom without abandoning her people—or herself. Listen as she disentangles from the role of scapegoat, sheds the inherited contracts of silence and self-sacrifice, and reorients toward a life where her power, presence, and truth are no longer up for negotiation.

Sharon has known and worked with Gabrielli for many years and is trained in The LaChiara Method.

Our new course Radically YOU is now available! It’s a 5 week self-paced course designed to help you feel like you can be yourself—your real self. The one under the people-pleasing, the over-giving, the “shoulds.”Check it out here: https://lachiaramethod.com/radically-you

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In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Evyan, a sensitive, deeply loving mother navigating the unraveling of an old identity — the one who rescues, saves, feels, and fixes for everyone else. Raised in an alcoholic family where her body became the emotional alert system, Evyan explores what it means to let go of rescuing as a way of being. Listen as she reconnects with her own innocence, releases the old mission, and remembers that her presence is enough.

This is Evyan's first session with Gabrielli and she is completely new to The LaChiara Method.

And make sure to listen through to the end where Chloë shares some reflections on the save/rescue identity and offers ways to start working with it differently, with more compassion and choice.

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