Mindful Leadership

The Power of Empathy in Making Meaningful Connections

Empathy is a critical part in what makes us human: the ability to understand things from another person’s point of view helps us to better understand each other. It’s vital in creating safe spaces for our friends and loved ones to feel understood, making it an essential part of mental health …

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How You – and Your Employer – Can Tackle Caregiver Burnout

Over the past few years, individuals in the caregiving field, whether working for a health organization or caring for a family member at home, have been experiencing an alarming increase in feelings of high stress and burnout. This increase can have multiple factors, including lack of staffing, …

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Cultivating Workplace Kindness

Everyone wants to be treated with kindness, it’s the golden rule most people have heard since kindergarten. And yet as adults, many people don’t experience kindness in their workplace. The reality is that kindness often comes with barriers that make it inconvenient. Acts of kindness go …

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Enhancing Workplace Resilience

Currently, a quarter of all employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The World Health Organization describes stress as the “global health epidemic of the 21st century.” We work in a constantly connected, …

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Leading with Self-Care

Give Yourself Permission to Relax The new year is well underway. So, how are you doing? No, how are you really doing? While the new year comes with anticipation of a new start, the reality of most people I encounter, is that the January we are experiencing seems to be a continuance of the …

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A Grateful Mindset

One of my favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. I love the wonderful smells from the kitchen, the bountiful food, the camaraderie of family, the post-meal nap, and the shopping! But the thing I love most about this time of year is the focus on giving thanks. After practicing gratitude for years now, …

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What’s Feeling Got To Do With It?

“I don’t know how I’m feeling. Can I see the wheel?” is asked often in the meetings I facilitate where I start the meeting with the question: “How are you feeling?” – and they know I’m expecting more of an answer than “well,” “fine,” or “good.” This is where the feelings wheel comes into …

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The Nurturer vs. the Buddy

As someone who’s worked in youth residential settings for over seven years, I have learned many ways to therapeutically serve youth in a variety of settings, have developed a deep understanding of traumatized youth, and how to navigate the many situations that arise when working in this field. At …

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Recognition vs. Appreciation: What Makes a Greater Impact?

In preparing for a recent meeting where I wanted to highlight staff appreciation, I researched some TED talks and landed on one from Mike Robbins entitled The Power of Appreciation. Without giving away the whole premise of the TED talk, as it is definitely worth your 18 minutes of time, Robbins …

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You Are the Boss of You

Recently, I was contacted by a frontline staff member and new mom who asked for a moment of my time. She was interested in hearing more about my career journey and any tips I had to help her excel in her career. She voiced how important it was for her to be a good role model to her daughter. …

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Burnout and Your Shadow Mission; Staying Out of Your Shadow Mission

The mental health field has some of the most stressful work environments, with the highest turnaround rates reaching up to 37 percent for mental health workers, according to Relias Learning. Keeping staff engaged in their work can often be as challenging as keeping clients involved in their own …

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The Value in Vocational Education and Training

Vocational Education and Training is designed to prepare youth for initial entry into employment. Vocational education utilizes hands-on learning while offering opportunity and exposure to a variety of skill-based activities within a career-focused environment. The goal of vocational education is to …

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