Those of you who know Katherina’s story have likely experienced her dedication to learning about, exploring, testing and activating ways of being that foster inclusion and belonging in professional settings.…
So much of the diversity conversation focuses on gender and race. Today, I need to expand that conversation to mental health and compassion. I am diagnosed to have moderate depression…
M came to my retirement party last month. I was amazed and so grateful to see her there. The last time I had seen her had been shortly after her…
I’ve disappeared again. When I lost my ability to cope, in November of 2019, A was the only one I could talk to. She knew what I was experiencing —…
Mom! Stop humming! It seems I’m always singing or talking out loud to myself. Sometimes it’s a conscious activity: practising a choir song, committing one to memory, singing at the…
I had the pleasure of learning about David Whyte this week at my Argonauts Trust Circle. This poem, The Journey, is so lovely; a perfect reflection of my experience of…
Well, I finally did it. After months of my family’s support and urging, I finally resigned from the college. I am devastated. I’ve worked at the college for almost 30…
Plato used the allegory of the cave to describe society, understanding and the quest for enlightenment. I use the allegory to help describe where the edge is. You see, we…