Hurt People Hurt People
In recent news, the Dominican author Junot Diaz wrote a deeply resonant account of his childhood rape and the lifelong effect the trauma...
Not Saying No, Does Not Mean Yes
It was ten years ago. She was 27 and he was 60. He was a powerful man who could advance her career, and she was willing to meet with him...
The Remarkable Truth About Giving
Back in 2005, when my “picture perfect” life began to dissolve, I sank into a deep depression. My life as I knew it would never be the...
The Truth About Vulnerability
Vulnerability has been a buzz word ever since researcher Brene Brown’s TED talk went viral in 2011. According to Brown, allowing...
The Empathy Test
Can we feel empathy in our bodies? What exactly does it feel like? How will we know when we feel it? Try this little test. Click on the...
Meet My Friend, Shame
Not too long ago I received an email from a new friend. We had just spent five days together with several colleagues working on a book of...