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When I am teaching continuing education courses, this is a question I get a lot. It comes in light of the Bostock v. Clayton County case that was decided by the US Supreme Court last year and …
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What do you do when one of the people you're coaching or in a mediation with is not whole due to past trauma? This was a question that I got earlier today. I get questions like these a lot, and I'm …
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Please remember that I am not a divorce, family, or matrimonial mediator. Although I speak openly about surviving abuse, crime, family conflicts, and other experiences that caused my upper limit …
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Q: What is it like to live with post-traumatic stress disorder? I was diagnosed with PTSD after being violently assaulted on my way home from a peacemaking workshop in 2014, but not everyone’s …
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In my diversity trainer role, I've been talking a lot about workplace dating and sexual harassment. I do this usually in February because it's Valentine's Day month. A lot of people are gearing …
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Maybe. There’s nothing inherently wrong with having—or pursuing—ideals, but we must keep them in perspective. Most of us forget that the definition of an ideal is “existing only in the imagination; …
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I started this week with a post about Avoiding Apology Fails. That might seem like a strange way to start February, when we typically shift our focus to Valentine’s Day and romance. But this is no …
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I have been professionally engaged in furthering equal employment since 1992. Working in the Human Resources Department at United Parcel Service was an extraordinary opportunity for someone so young, …
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Not surprisingly, 2020 did not take with it the pandemic, rioting, and racism we wish would just go away. Racism is not going to disappear on its own. Open and honest discussions with a great deal …
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I am from a non-traditional, sometimes dysfunctional family. My mother was only a few months short of her 40th birthday when she gave birth to me in 1969. She was the youngest of nine children, was …
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