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I Just Have to Call This What It Is – Racism and Handling Difficult Emotions
So, Juneteenth happened and the opposition to teaching Critical Race Theory in schools has picked up some serious steam. The two are intertwined in many ways. One way is of course, that we legislate a federal holiday that many do not want children, in particular White...

Why Are We So Intolerant of People Making Mistakes?
And Five Other Important Questions We Should Be Asking Ourselves. I’m going to start right off with the work. If you are reading this then you are buying in to asking yourself some pretty important questions about your attitudes and beliefs about...

How Do We Create a Safe Space for Making Mistakes?
Nobody wants to answer that, we’re too afraid we’ll make a mistake. Mistakes happen, actually they don’t just happen, we make them. And what happens when we make them? If we’re honest, not good things. We are a society that does not tolerate mistakes. Think...

Where Are They Now? The Conflict of Wanting Peace Without Accountability
My work is hard on my heart a lot of the time especially when racism is the topic, but throw in motherhood and there is a special ache. This weekend, I saw a picture of Ruby Bridges and her mom with this narrative attached: UNSUNG MAMA HERO: November 1960 - Ruby...

Why We Need to Talk About Caring In the Workplace
Who really gives a damn? It happened again. I know that I have shared before that whenever I call customer service for anything, when the person answers I will always ask, “How are you doing today?” It is often met with a myriad of different responses. This past week,...