It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week!

It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week!

It’s Crime Victims’ Rights Week! Did you know that more than 18M victim crimes are committed each year, and fewer than 10% of serious violent crime victims receive services? It’s a great time to support the incredible organizations supporting...
Holding Space

Holding Space

My latest article on Thrive Global is about holding space–for others and for ourselves. It’s not easy to stay present through hard feelings. I recently had a great discussion with some incredible victim advocates on this topic. It’s been a challenge...
SXSW 2021

SXSW 2021

SXSW 2021 is over! The online version was still a whirlwind of so many incredible events–and because they were recorded, I didn’t even have to pick from among them. I saw Stacey Abrams and Pete Buttigieg, and fantastic sessions on:  -McKinsey’s Women...
The Empathetic Workplace Launch Party!

The Empathetic Workplace Launch Party!

I’m so, so thrilled to announce that my book, The Empathetic Workplace: 5 Steps to a Compassionate, Calm, and Confident Response to Trauma on the Job, is now available wherever books are sold. I poured into this book all that I’ve learned over 25 years of...
AOC and Supporting Survivors

AOC and Supporting Survivors

One of the most recent examples we’ve seen of a survivor coming forward to share her story of trauma is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In a moving Instagram Live and subsequent interview on CBS, she discussed her fear for her life as rioters stormed the...