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3 Tips For Talking About Diversity

Last Thursday I attended a wonderfully engaging talk at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) on “Big Ideas at CIIS...

7 Reasons Why Your Impact May Be Different Than You Intended

One of the most valuable things I learned in my training as a coach and psychotherapist was the distinction between intent...

Microaggressions: A Primer

This article is for those interested in learning more about microaggressions for the workplace, school, and life. History of the...

How our Identities Create Conflict

“A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.” — William James, The Principles of...

Part 3: 5 Steps to Navigating Our Unconscious Bias

This is part 3 of a three-part segment on unconscious bias and its impact. Read Part 1 and Part 2...

Part 2: How Unconscious Bias Manifests

After reading the previous article, you may be thinking, if we have these unconscious biases we’re probably saying and doing...

Part 1: Diversity and Unconscious Bias

As an Integral Coach and psychotherapist, I constantly see tensions around diversity in my client’s lives. Differences between gender, religion,...

Essential Tools for Navigating Difficult Relationships

Learning how to be with each other and with ourselves was not part of my childhood education. Maybe things are...

5 Powerful Communication Skills

Imagine you are managing someone and you need to give difficult feedback. You’re cringing at the idea of them taking what...