Three anecdotes: –One, I remember seeing a TikTok from Tressie McMillan Cottom, who I respect very much as a journalist and writer, the day after the November 2024 election. She talked about being at one of her favorite restaurants and …
Tag: Politics
Getting unstuck from the anger bog
I play a very soothing, dumb game all the time now, called Block Blast!, it’s very similar to Tetris except instead of having blocks fall continuously from above (which causes me anxiety, tbh), it gives you three blocks at a …
Learning, trying, and doing
One of the things I try to guard against, as I gather more experience and expertise with age, is coming off as a person who believes they’re always right. I have developed an acute allergy to people who are 100% …
In search of meaning and nuance
My father, who is nearly 90 years old, has suffered from dementia for more than a decade now and currently lives in a memory care residence, since my mother was unable to care for him full-time and he wouldn’t accept …
Longitudinal Thinking and Belief
You may not know this about me, but I’m a geek about weather. It’s not enough for me to simply check the daily or weekly forecast; no, I like to know what’s really going on, what are the trends, what’s …
Cultural fluency and why it matters
Like many of you, I was metaphorically gobbling popcorn last week during the epic Trump/Musk meltdown (this news cycle is so crazy – it is amazing that our interest has now been re-directed – rightly so, I’m sure – to …
Throwing Spaghetti at the Walls
At one of my jobs a very long time ago, at a very large foundation (which I will not name, but it should be transparently clear which one I’m talking about), I was the communications lead for one team and …
Communicating about DEI in a time of crisis
One thing you hear as a communications professional is that every organization needs a crisis communications plan. When I was making my way up the leadership ladder, I heard this a lot, and at first, my idea of what a …
Curing ourselves of divisiveness
Back in February I visited my mother, who lives in Pennsylvania, which is also the state I grew up in, and where my family lived for most of my children’s younger years. I have many fond memories and feelings associated …
Getting past the anger impasse
I’ve been thinking a lot about how to move forward after the November 2024 election results, both personally and professionally. The question that’s come up repeatedly for me is whether, now that Trump has been sentenced in the hush-money case …
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