As part of a recent prompt to elicit visionary descriptions of an ideal future world, @kennyskitchen observed, “most folks can give you a list of things that they want to see an end to, problems they see

I've been giving a good deal of thought to equity, how it differs from equality, and what it might look like as a guiding principle in my life. I'd like to share an example of a way in which equity has

Understanding that, as one of my professors recently mentioned in a presentation about the neuroscience of othering, “negative emotions trump positive ones and weigh more heavily in our evaluations of

A skillful mediator or dialogue facilitator can recognize the power dynamics present in a room and call attention to them, inviting participants to bring their power to bear on the conflict at hand in

As the natural world turns inward with the coming of autumn, the leaves falling from the trees and the annuals turning to spindly brown ghosts of their wild summery selves, it seems timely to think about

There are a lot of things in this world that are not as we wish for them to be. In thinking about how to answer the bi-weekly question from the @TribeSteemUp community, organized by @Trucklife-Family,

Portland is a great city to live in if you like food, and being fully stocked with food service jobs and adorable hipsters, it's also got its fair share of inattentive, negligent, or dismissive service.

I know we're all up to our ears in Brene Brown, but if you haven't seen this video clip, in which Brown differentiates guilt from shame and speaks to shame's role in destructive behavior, here's your chance

Engaged listening is one of the most important and foundational skills that I return to again and again in learning about and teaching interpersonal relationship and conflict resolution skills. In co-leading

I think a lot about harm, the reparation of harm, and our roles and responsibilities as those who have been harmed, who harm others, and who witness harm. One of the most difficult ideas I wrestle with

I was asked yesterday what kinds of warning signals my body and brain send me when the first signs of overwhelm start to creep in around the edges. This seems like an important question to keep in mind

My name is Lindsay, and I want to better understand what it means to be human: What do we value and why? How can we live more in alignment with our highest values? How do our values give rise to our actions?