What Happens When Your Workplace (or Person) Isn’t Who You Thought They Were?
There’s been a lot of discussion about company values with the recent Executive Orders to eliminate DEI programming. Some companies, like Costco and e.l.f. Beauty, are doubling down on their commitments, and others are ending their programming. This raises a bigger question: As individuals, what do we do when a company’s values or commitments change? […]
Stay As Long As You Can Be Kind: EQ Skills to Navigate the Holidays

The workplace and family structures aren’t so different. Both have rules—often unspoken—that we must follow to feel included, connected, and valued. Because we have a deep human need for belonging, it’s easy to find ourselves engaging in behaviors that don’t always serve us, from laughing off inappropriate jokes to staying quiet when someone is being […]
Create Your Own Traditions This Holiday Season

When life doesn’t match the holiday festivities we see on TV and our social media timelines, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with the holiday blues. Whether you’re unable to spend time with your family this year or you’re choosing your emotional health over stressful family dynamics, you can create your own holiday traditions to spark […]
You Can’t be Everything to Everyone
I am beyond overwhelmed these days. I’m wrapping up an intense class that I’ve been taking since January. My work is expanding in ways that are stretching me. And I still need and want to be present for my family and friends. A good friend reminded me to take my own advice so as I sat down […]
11 Secrets of Happy People
Have you ever met a person who seems to good to be true? Someone who is so kind and generous and happy that it makes you pause? Not only do those people exist but it’s possible to be one of them. 11 Secrets of Happy People has a great list of ways you can be […]