Let’s talk about masks. A timely topic, don’t you think? If you’re old enough to remember The Lone Ranger, you may recall the ending of each episode: as he rode away, someone would ask, “Who was that masked man?” Today, that line feels almost ironic. In a world where we carefully manage our…
I work a lot with folks who battle with shame. A key truth about shame is that it lies. But the lies it comes up with are super sophisticated: they are based on truth – but only a very little bit of truth. Then shame brings our focus to only see that one…
From Polarizing to Loving There is a human reaction that occurs in every society: Polarization. One person steps to one side of an issue, and the other person – feeling the need to bring balance – steps to the other side. The first person may feel unheard, or may simply feel the…
I find myself thinking about something these days. I’ll let you guess what it is. I talk about it, I read emails about it, I make decisions because of it. I think about how others respond to it. It shapes where I shop, what I do, and how I feel. And I…