I just saw an advertisement that said “resilience is trainable.“ This elicited an immediate, visible eye roll and audible OY from me. I bristle at the commodification of caring for… Read More
Resilience is Relational
Category: Resilience
Are you burned out at work?
Are you feeling worn out, uninspired, cynical. ineffective or out of balance at work? Even high achieving, successful executives and leaders feel burned out at times. Often people assume that… Read More
Do You Ever Feel Like an Imposter?
When I was in graduate school, I wrote a paper about the imposter syndrome. My hypothesis was that people from marginalized and oppressed communities would be more susceptible to the… Read More
Life is Like Compost
People are being shamed by the use of the word “resilience.” It’s too often batted about by psychology experts in such a cavalier manner that some people feel guilty or… Read More
Taming the Triggers
Over the past few years there has been a storm of media drama, especially in academia, about triggers and trigger warnings. If you look up “trigger warning” in any search… Read More