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How to Make Space for Your Voice
One of the biggest mistakes we make, is thinking that we have to know what we’re going to say before we start writing.
The Importance of Building Relationships
An Interview with Denise Brown, Executive Director of the Leeway Foundation in Philadelphia, PA. “I’ve had to let go of things and ways of being, so that I can respond to the moment we’re in.”
Visual Haiku: A Way to Combine Words & Images
The last few months, I’ve been taking classes that combine poetry and visuals. I’ve been learning...
What is the difference between mentoring, advising and coaching?
People often ask me how they should think about the differences between mentoring, coaching and...
How to Learn From Your Emotions
What are your emotions trying to tell you? As a coach I see what happens when people acknowledge...
How to Pause and Refill When You are Feeling Drained
Over the last few weeks, I’ve noticed that my clients have been talking to me about feeling burned out and drained.
I Will Not Give Up
I wrote this poem to provide myself with a reminder, a mantra of sorts, when I was feeling discouraged after listening to news stories about ways that voting rights have been, and continue to be, undermined.
How to Lead When There is Resistance to Change
An Interview with Nikole Collins Puri, CEO of Techbridge Girls in Oakland, CA. “You have to realize there is a pattern in the evolution of change.”
Defining Leadership: Conversations with Women Leaders
As I reflect on my own development as a leader, I’m very conscious that I didn’t grow up with the idea that leadership was something I could do.
The Process of Learning to See Never Ends
On my five year anniversary of deciding to learn to draw, I want to share how drawing has completely altered the way I see the world, do my work, and live my life.
It’s Never Too Late To Learn Something New
What is that thing that you’ve been wanting to try, but tell yourself you can’t, because you don’t have time, or you’re too old, or you’ll never be good at it so what’s the point?
Use Movement to Change Your Mood
It’s easy to judge ourselves for what we didn’t do the past year. Lots of folks are talking about...
A Shift of View
Seeing the Parts AND the Whole Drawing orchids used to be hard. I remember when I first tried to...
I feel scattered and can’t focus.
How to use your breath to connect with your body and help you focus.
How to Have a Greater Impact
As a leadership coach, one of the challenges I see my clients struggling with is how to articulate themselves clearly.
What will make your hand a blessing?
beloved - this is your heart and I want you to know the importance of breath, and of taking time...
I’m feeling misunderstood at work.
When colleagues challenge our ideas and ways of doing things, it’s easy to get defensive.
What would happen if…?
By playing with your materials, you get to see what you love! And by seeing what you love, you get to develop your style.
Moving from Silence to Voice
In the aftermath of deeply troubling events, I often find myself without words.
How to use Gelli Plates with Acrylic & Pan Pastels
The past few weeks, I’ve been experimenting with gelli plates, acrylic paints and pan pastels.
How it Feels to Be Free
How often do we hear the expression “if you can’t see it, you can’t be it?” In her film, How it...
Get Unstuck.
brave
Sande’s ability to safely challenge me with powerful questions guided me to bring my culture and values to work and to continually act from my fullest self.
