THE BLOG

Circling Back To Self-Care In Conflict. You Thought I Forgot?
I woke up this morning with fear nagging at my heart and my gut. It started last night. I couldn’t sleep, which was curious because it had been a good day. I laid awake until 2am as the same difficult conversation I had earlier with my son played for the last time in...

So Many Difficult Conversations To Be Had About Racism. Are You Doing It Right? Are You Doing It At All?
So Many Difficult Conversations To Be Had Are You Doing It Right? Are You Doing It At All? If you are anything like me you have spent far more time than you have imagined answering the questions of children, tweens, teens and young adults during the pandemics of...

Listening Is The New Black
Last week’s blog ended with telling you to listen when POC choose to engage in conversation about what is true for their lives. Listening is the new black ya’ll, it goes with everything. We all need to listen so much more. Anyone who has worked with me or caught me on...

Three Ways Intent Affects Impact In Diversity Work
During the Civil Rights Movement, there was a moment that shined light on the atrocities playing out against Black Americans. The moment? When the movement was televised, America could no longer hide what was happening. White Americans received a wake up call and the...

The New Normal That’s Not So New
By the time you read this, New York City will have finally emerged from three months of sheltering in. Many people have expressed the desire to return to normal, but the reality is that will not happen. What they will be waking up to is the “new normal.” I say...