What Is Domination Culture?

What Is Domination Culture?

Most of us were raised in what I like to call domination cultures. Domination cultures run on power and control, shame and blame, fear and righteousness. In these cultures, we’re conditioned to see the world through one primary (often unconscious) question: What is...

Red Pen or Yellow Highlighter?

While grading papers for a graduate class I’m teaching at St. Mary’s University recently, I realized my approaching to “grading” has fundamentally transformed since I began teaching in the mid-1990’s. It’s become much more gentle. I used to read with an...

Hopeless and Happy: Powerful Presence

While facilitating some empathy skills training recently, I was reminded of a powerful lesson.(I learn so much from each of you!)Participants were paired off, practicing their empathy skills, when a pair called me over for some coaching and input.Although they were...

Hoping I Am Wrong

Recently my 18-year old step-daughter shared a compelling piece of wisdom with me that I want to pass on to you!You know those situations where someone does something unexpected or surprising and you really don’t like it?Perhaps your feelings get hurt, or you think...