I continue to think about the notion of empathy. It is probably the feeling that has helped me connect with most of the people I know and at the same time sabotaged my mental wellbeing the most.
What I learned about being above and below the line
I know that, to many, I sound quite cheesy when I say that Dr. Brown’s work has changed my life. It’s fine, I like cheese. And she has – because she changed the way I think and react. Sometimes. 🙂
When in the next airport, check your bias in as well as your luggage. You will be surprised.
There is no need to invest in unconscious bias tests or search the internet for one. We can simply do the exercise of paying attention to our thoughts when we travel.
Feeling worse to get better: a story of unschooling in midlife.
I realize that what I am going through is a process of unlearning and re-learning happening in parallel and that it is hard – especially in my fifth decade of life. At times it feels like I am singing two different tunes with the same mouth.
Operational Staff inclusion training: a necessary step towards more truly inclusive school environments.
Schools are learning organizations. I hear that so often. Shouldn’t then the expectation of anyone who works in a school, be it the Director, a teacher, the secretary or the cleaner, be that they not only receive a salary for their job but also that they leave it (whether upon retirement or for another place) a more educated person?
Racism across the border is easier to digest than the one at home. A story of selective anti-racism.
My journey to awareness took me first outside of my own country. I guess it had to make sense in larger concepts, in more distant contexts, before I could look in my own garden.
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