Best of Ourselves

What do women encounter at work?  The research shows most often women swim in different water than their male counterparts.  Being aware of these patterns helps us find our authentic way to navigate challenges.  Summarizing the recent work, What Works for Women at Work  by Williams and Dempsey.

How do we become a little more aware of our story?  What practices help me loosen the hold of old patterns?  The secret to growth - awareness, awareness, awareness

Kindness in action means we start with ourselves.  How can we be a bit less harsh and more kind to ourselves?  And what does kindness look like in action?

Kindness has a huge positive impact on both ourselves and our communities.

How do we to move beyond a scarcity mentality to an abundance mentality?

Conflict can be transformed if we commit to stay in relationship and really listen.

There is power if focusing on what we want to create, it just means we have to overcome our natural tendency focus on the negative.

Dr. Stephan Karpman created the drama triangle - a powerful way to examine negative interactions.

Lessons from Roxanne Howe Murphy's book, Deep Living.

It turns out the stress is not so bad for you as long as you dont think it is bad for you.  New research on stress shakes up our old ideas that stress is always bad.