Our human experience is multi-layered; things are rarely what they seem. In this video, one of my very favorite scenes from the movie Shrek, I particularly love the line that ogres are like onions (or cake, or parfait, as Donkey points out). Ogres (and humans) have...
Want my simple formula for overcoming defensiveness? Growth Mindset + Identity Work + Emotional Strength Training 1. Everything is learning. I only feel defensive to the degree that I buy into the idea that something is wrong with me. And I only get self-righteous...
When I mentioned to my mother that I was offering a workshop on how to approach “the vaccine conversation” nonviolently, she laughingly empathized with, “Oh my, you’ve just put yourself in the middle of a hornet’s nest.” It certainly feels that way. When issues of...
Growing up isn’t always easy. Some days, I find myself wishing that the world would rearrange itself to nurture me. To embrace me. To care for me. Those days, when I’m feeling “little,” I also tend to be more fearful. More fragile. More...
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