Reflections

Here’s some of my past writings on community, collapse, leadership, and soul.

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Transformative Relationships — Taking into Account Power, Rank, Privilege & Cultural Difference
October 27, 2021
Facilitation

I created the below questions as a resource for equity mediation work I was doing a few years ago. As I was exploring “What do transformative, rather than transactional, relationships FEEL like?” these blossomed. They are meant to help people relate with right-use-of-power and full consent. There are two sets of questions, one for people who are in a down-power position and one for people in an up-power position. Every time > MORE
(Dis)Regarding the Humanity of Leaders
June 17, 2021
Facilitation

I want to tell you a secret that both isn’t and shouldn’t be a secret… Facilitators, therapists, helping practitioners, and “leaders” are human beings. Mmm hmm, we eat food and breathe air just like everyone else. We have emotions and personalities, experience loss, celebrate success (however that’s defined for us), and our bodies and psyches have limitations. While the word leader often creates an individualistic hierarchy, I’m using > MORE

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