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In praise of difficult conversations
In my coaching practice, I get a lot of versions of this question: how do I talk about something unpleasant without upsetting the person I’m talking to? The answer: you can’t. There is no perfect language that will make a […]
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Back when I worked humanitarian relief
The start of my very first overseas trip as an aid worker, in 2007. I’d done plenty of development work at that point, but this was my first foray into humanitarian response. This is an excerpt from my journal at […]
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A poem for October
October for me is the season of overwhelm. I’m the daughter of a college professor and now the mom of two kids, so the academic year has always been my life cycle. October is when you’re through the easy start […]
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What’s coaching, again?
I wrote about coaching for the TED fellows blog. Fun fact – the TED Fellows blog is on Medium, which is usually blocked in Egypt. So I haven’t actually seen the post. Here’s hoping they didn’t do anything crazy to […]
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Mental Health and Bravery
Ibtihaj Mohamed reminds us that bravery and mental illness (and world-class athletic success) are not mutually exclusive.
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Volunteering in International Development
If you have to pay to volunteer, it’s not employment experience, it’s tourism. No one cares about tourism on your resume. It’s also no particularly useful to the organization – beyond the fee you pay. If your work was useful, […]
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In a world full of monsters, be a hero
Everyone can be a hero. Giving your best to the world, in both big and small ways, is heroism. The small acts are important in their own way, but they also train you for the big. Being polite to a […]
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