THE BLOG

What Lies Beneath Is Fear In Many Disguises
A good friend and colleague was telling me about some of the nastiness that she has been exposed to on social media during a time when many of us are finding more love and appreciation for those who have been traditionally overlooked or taken for granted. When she...

Listen For The Edge
It happened the other day, I was on the phone with my sister. We talk several times a day during this time of grief, pandemic and my not feeling well. We are very close, but that is not to say that we don’t have our times of disagreement and conflict. Hey, we’re human...

The Conflict of Staying In Your Own Lane
How ya’ll doin’? Yeah, that’s the lane I’m in. I’m just hair down, no code-switching (you gonna have to ask somebody if you don’t know what that means), just plain me right now. I am shifting between swimming, treading and every now and then going under and coming...

The Conflict of Grieving and Moving On
It is 2am and my 18 year old son has just come in, and from my bedroom I can hear the tears. I know that grief has just hit him and he is missing his dad, his best friend, his champion, his rock, his dude! This is a profound loss for all of us and for him, my empath,...

Four Things You Can Do When Conflict With Your Boss Feels Personal
Last week, I left you with the cliffhanger of wrestling with the idea that in conflict with your boss even though it all seems personal, it’s actually not. I shared that when this happens your mind and feelings tell you all kinds of things that are personal, and it is...