by | | Emotional Agility, Relationships
Awkward Boss Moment Whitehorse, Yukon circa 2003. I was twenty-six and had just been promoted as the senior executive of the Women’s Directorate- one of 13 gender equality departments across Canada. My new boss was the recently elected head of government,...
by | | Conflict + Power, Emotional Agility, Practices for You
My Identity Box Much of my adult development has been marked by the energetic task of constructing and strengthening my identity. What I am and what I am not. AM: Strong woman. Caring. Professional. Really Nice Person. Like, really nice. Contemplative-activist....
by | | Activism, Emotional Agility, Practices for You, Self Awareness
Listening to Krista Tippett and Rev. Lucas Johnson talk racism on the On Being podcast, I realized I’m living the question: how can I deepen my commitment and practice of anti-racism? My question feels both inadequate and true. Inadequate, because it seems that no...
by | | Emotional Agility, Mindfulness, Resilience, Self Awareness
Can you bear this Great Pause If you can bear this Great Pause, a little longer than you can stand it, equality and sustainability might just have a chance. In other words, if you can resist ‘trying to make sense of it all’ by giving the Great Pause a...
by | | Culture Change, Emotional Agility, Resilience
My rupture from Covid Rupture. Disruption. Disorientation. Heavy. Confused. Uncertain. These are all the words that emerge from my consciousness, as I piece together the fractals of experience over the last few weeks. Today, I was going to talk about silence...
by | | Confidence, Emotional Agility, Practices for You
Why are we never enough? Ever notice how hard ass your inner critic is? The recent viral video “Be a Lady They Said” (which could easily be “Be a Man”), is saturated with the language of never enough: either we’re too little or too much. ...
