April is Diversity Month
April is Diversity Month, and what a month it has been. On the day of the Derek Chauvin trial verdict, we learned of the death of a Black female teenager at the hands of a police officer, and there were other horrible news stories of Black Americans being harassed or worse by police. As a Certified Inclusion Coach (CIC), I am committed to helping leaders create...
Spring Into a New Job
Is it time for you to spring into a new job? Good news! I am excited to announce the automated version of my job search package! Jump Start Your Job Search is a successful service I’ve offered for several years. I created this program to support job seekers in getting clear on what’s next and...
Black History in the Making
February is Black History Month, and I’ve seen more opportunities for learning than I have in years past. I attribute the uptick in program offerings to the events of 2020. It’s been nine months since awareness of the racial injustice Black Americans face every day was raised after the killing of George Floyd and the phone call to NYPD by Amy Cooper in Central Park, which...
2020 2.0?
I’ve heard from family, friends and clients that 2021 still feels like 2020. I get it. Turning the page on the calendar did not make Covid go away or make it immediately possible to see our families, friends, and colleagues. Borders remain closed to the U.S., and there’s still work to do to heal the racial and political divide. How did we get here? When will it feel like a new year?...
Give The Gift of Presence
It seems everywhere I turn, the word “presence” is coming up. To me, presence means being mindful, aware and focused on who I’m with or what I’m doing. I’ll be honest, it’s not always easy to do. I find myself multi-tasking when my husband is talking to me, texting my cousins while cooking, or noticing my mind wandering when talking with friends....
Gratitude
It’s now proven that gratitude changes your brain and improves your mental health. The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, (my alma mater––Go Bears!) has studied gratitude for years. But, how many of us actually take the time to express gratitude and deeply reflect on all that we are grateful for? I’ve had a daily gratitude...
It’s Fall, Y’all
Despite living in North Carolina for almost 20 years before moving to Washington, D.C. five years ago, I never fully took to saying “y’all”. Growing up in California, “y’all” was not really in my lexicon. Not only was “y’all” not part of our regional dialect, even more significantly, my mom was an English teacher. ”Y’all” and “ain’t” were up there together in her book of words we...
End of Summer Self-Care
With the end of summer fast approaching, I’m seeing an increase in the anxiety and stress of my clients, friends, family members and myself. We’ve been mostly homebound for almost 6 months. We’ve been isolated from family, friends and colleagues. Children are going back to school, and whether virtual, in-person or hybrid, it’s a stressful time for parents and children alike. The pandemic...
Merits of Meditation
Last month I wrote about the benefits of meditation, and the topic continues to be one that is important to me, especially during this challenging time in our collective lives. We are halfway through 2020, and we’ve been in lockdown for half that time. Meditation has helped me maintain my calm composure during this period of extreme uncertainty, first with the pandemic and now with racial...
