Raising the Dialogue, Part 3: When Do I Get to Talk?
A wee sentence tucked into each of my last two posts, each alluding to the need to address problematic words and behaviors, deserves a little attention today. This is where … Read More
Raising the Dialogue, Part 2: Listening for the Big Lessons
May 18, 2020
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Sarah B
Last week, I wrote about listening past others’ challenging words as though it’s easy, a switch to flip. “Ah, yes, now I hear the humanness beneath the reactivity. Jolly good!” … Read More
Raising the Dialogue, Part 1: Listening Past Words
May 11, 2020
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Sarah B
For some time now, it’s felt to many of us as though public dialogue has devolved into different sides shielding themselves behind stone walls while lobbing opinions at one another. … Read More
“I am brown and you are peach,”: More Wisdom from the Youngest Among Us
December 12, 2019
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Sarah B
“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
Making the outside of the closet safer
October 7, 2018
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Sarah B
Thursday is the 30th annual National Coming Out Day, a day that was founded to raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community. And we still need that awareness-building, especially in the … Read More
Networking in the Me Too world
April 23, 2018
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Sarah B
Are you a hugger or a handshaker? For the last handful of years, I’ve asked this question as a regular part of wrapping up meetings with new people. It was … Read More