Main Workshop:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Pacific Time)

Follow Up Session:
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Pacific Time)

Facilitated by Susan Smith, LUT

$25 per person $75 per ministry

CEUs 2 per workshop, Diversity and General

Our Hidden Self

Within each of us is a hidden self—shaped by our environment, culture, religion, and lived experiences, including race. From this inner landscape, biases can develop, often without our awareness.

In this workshop, we’ll explore these hidden biases together and learn how to meet them with lovingkindness and compassion. You’ll be invited into a supportive space for reflection, curiosity, and growth.

As we shift from a focus on “me and mine” toward a deeper sense of connection and oneness, it becomes important to notice where and how these biases show up in our daily lives. Each moment of awareness and healing within ourselves contributes to a wider healing beyond us.

Session One will introduce what hidden biases are, why it’s important to recognize them, and how to approach this exploration with compassion and self-care. We’ll also begin practicing ways to bring these patterns into conscious awareness.

Session Two will build on what you’ve discovered, offering space to reflect on your insights and explore practical ways to work skillfully with biases—learning how to interrupt and move beyond them with intention and care.

Susan Smith, LUT, is an experienced spiritual educator who has previously served at Unity of Peace in Tucson and Unity of Tucson. She now works independently, offering online classes and regularly speaking as a guest at Unity of the Huachucas.

Susan is deeply committed to aligning her values with her actions, with a particular focus on understanding and transforming bias—especially implicit bias. Her journey has included extensive study and personal reflection, including completing the Outsmarting Implicit Bias course through Harvard Business School Online.

She is passionate about sharing what she has learned and creating meaningful spaces for others to explore, understand, and skillfully work with implicit bias in their own lives.