Peacebuilding When We Disagree (Podcast)
Click here to listen to the full interview! With election season 2020 behind us, there’s a lot of talk from winning candidates about opposing …
Unpack This!
Heartful responses to microaggressions
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NVC tools and strategies for intentional living
Making Sense of These Times (Video)
In this live-streamed conversation, I discuss the opportunities that NVC provides for understanding and transforming racism.
When Wisdom Becomes a Way of Taking Over
Reading the help that takes over the room Different Currents Under the Same Surface · Article 4 of 5 This is the fourth …
When Discomfort Goes Looking for Relief
Reading who ends up holding the comfort Different Currents Under the Same Surface · Article 3 of 5 This is the third article …
You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About
Four Black elders, one graduation, and what they came to witness On graduation morning, I arrived at seven o’clock, for doors that would …
When One Person’s Need Becomes the Group’s
Reading what is actually moving when one person’s need shapes the room Different Currents Under the Same Surface · Article 2 of 5 …
When Pain Finally Has a Place to Land
Reading the pain that has been waiting Different Currents Under the Same Surface · Article 1 of 5 In a course I taught …
When the Language of Inclusion Becomes the Language of Retreat
On the Soft Reframes That Protect the Actor Microaggression Series When I started writing about microaggressions, I expected pushback. The version I was …
On Facilitation, Self-Forgiveness, and Who We Ask to Carry Our Repair
Microaggression Series · Part 3 A note on this piece: the email quoted in this article is used with the writer’s permission. The …
“But Did It Really Happen?”
The Receiver’s Dilemma When Harm Goes UnacknowledgedPart 2 of 2 MICROAGGRESSION SERIES · TWO-PART SERIES In Part 1 of this series, we looked …
“But I Didn’t Mean It That Way”
Why Intention Doesn’t Cancel ImpactPart 1 of 2: Understanding the Three Types of Harm MICROAGGRESSION SERIES · TWO-PART SERIES Someone says something that …