Common Career Related Concerns I am often in conversations with women about their careers. These conversations include but are not limited to the following: Needing to address a problem with a colleague or superior and feeling uncomfortable. The desire to leave a position, but facing barriers of one’s own design (discomfort with change). Wanting to … Read more
#Youvebeeninthebackgroundmuchtoolong Recently I’ve been using the #hashtag “you’ve been in the background much too long.“ I don’t know how many people recognize this as a song lyric. There is a song called “Black Pearl” by a woman MC/Rapper named Yo-Yo. It was released the year I graduated from high school -1992. Until recently, I did … Read more
The Black Psyche (Psyche= The Human Soul, Mind or Spirit) I can’t think of a film since Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” that captures more layers of the “Black Psyche” than Marvel’s “Black Panther.” As such, there will be a part 2 to this analysis. Black Panther captures the complexity of the relationships, trauma … Read more
Disgruntled Adults say “Fix this kid!” At times I grow weary of the stories I am told from therapists about children and teens that they are treating. Weary because too often the therapist is reporting the same narrative. The story goes like this: “The child/teen acted out. How can I get them to stop or … Read more
