Jeff was in Jan's office complaining yet again about Terry. "He's definitely trying to sabotage my project," Jeff reiterated for the...

I was standing outside on a cold October night at 2am with my newborn baby in my arms waiting for the fire department. I figured the fire...

I went to a Quaker middle school. Every Wednesday we had meeting. In the Quaker tradition, meeting is a worship practice in community...

As a parent, I recall distinctly the moment my child started to feel shame because she suddenly avoided making eye contact with me. That...

Not all I statements have to include the word, I. The intention behind making I statements is for the speaker to directly express their...

My client self-identified as a highly sensitive person. She engaged my support because she was struggling to find and use her voice at...

My client had suspected that her immediate boss had been embezzling money for a few years before she spoke up. She first disclosed her...

My friend gave her niece an old flip phone. Her niece wanted to stop feeling so addicted to her smart phone and opted to use a more basic...

"I'm not sure they'll have much to say. You might want to have a backup activity." A client recently advised as we were finalizing their...

If you've ever started a strawberry patch, you would know that it takes up to three years before you get to enjoy the fruits of your...

Sometimes, people treat conflict the way toddlers play hide and seek. A toddler will hide only their face, thinking no one else can see...

Earlier this year my daughter was forlorn to miss school when they were teaching how to write essays. As a writer, I thought to myself,...

As a parent, I sometimes see my child making a mistake and I have to work hard at doing nothing about it. Not intervening. Not correcting...

As I was going through my day, a few additional tasks came to mind that I hadn't planned on doing but were important. "No worries," I...

The first time I led a Journaling and Mindfulness workshop a participant observed during debrief, “it was just a lot of monkey brain...

I was recently on a Groove (virtual co-working session) with a colleague who was navigating a stressful situation. “I got sucked into the...

"Arguing is optional." The Board President explained to a potential board member when he was asked about how they handle conflict. This...

One of the things I’ve learned over the years is to pay attention to when people are or aren’t receptive to communication. There are...

"Always be in control of the meeting Ariana." A coach once told me as we prepared together for a sales conversation I was about to have....

I was two months into serving as the board chair when I met with a perspective board member at a coffee shop. He had declined joining the...