“I am brown and you are peach,”: More Wisdom from the Youngest Among Us
“I am brown and you are peach.” Last month, I sat at a table at a community dinner and listened to a 5th grader tell this story of a … Read More
A PSA for my Fellow Helpers
October 21, 2019
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Sarah B
One of the things I love about my work is that I get to be a part of big, life-changing work without being involved with life-threatening situations. Crisis counselors, E.R. … Read More
Defining Relationships in Work and Beyond
October 14, 2019
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Sarah B
Last week, the conversation at Chomp & Chat – a weekly, agenda-free gathering of folks who read my newsletter – focused mostly on individual definitions of “family” and “friends,” words … Read More
It’s Us FOR Them, not Us OR Them
October 7, 2019
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Sarah B
During a workshop on stress reduction that I facilitated last week, a woman noted that her challenge with boundaries – for example, the inner debate she experiences about answering the … Read More
My mug-shaped reminder of our impact
September 9, 2019
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Sarah B
During a recent video-based coaching session, my client prompted me to show off the hand-made mug I was drinking tea from. I love this mug: Its bulbous body tapers toward … Read More
3 Untrue Things
August 25, 2019
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Sarah B
Untrue things we, as a society, like to believe: Fairness exists, including reward for merit and punishment for misdeed. With enough work, we can banish all of our negative feelings … Read More
Checking the Distance Between Your Money and Your Mouth
August 19, 2019
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Sarah B
Three quick stories about money: A British coach living in France recently agreed to give me a one-off coaching session; I had read her book, Quantum Skills for Coaching, and … Read More
There are Countless Routes to Biggest and Baddest
August 5, 2019
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Sarah B
My inconclusive ramble of a post exploring my relationship – now and in the future – with social media evoked not only more responses than I expected, but responses that … Read More
Always More Questions than Answers with Social Media
July 29, 2019
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Sarah B
Last week, I deleted the Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook apps from my phone. I didn’t delete or close the accounts themselves; I just made them less immediately accessible to myself. … Read More
A Bigger Swath of Representation
June 3, 2019
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Sarah B
As LGBTQIA+ Pride month begins… As Ramadan ends… As Juneteenth approaches… …a quick note to encourage you to branch out beyond your comfort zone and into a place of deeper … Read More