What’s really REALLY sad is that this is so normalised in consulting companies. It takes courageous leadership to say: “No…
“When you embrace the both/and, your narrative can be more beautiful than you imagine.” – Susannah Kate Plaisted Susannah shared a deeply…
Waheeba Kaboud and Deborah Haile SF Admin, MA will be at the “Building a Bridge” session tomorrow, sharing their personal story as well…
“It only takes 10 seconds.” He said quietly. “I wish everyone knew that it only takes 10 seconds to save…
“We can only do what we can, with the resources we have, based on where we are in our own…
“Come join us. We make a lot of promises! Like.. we’ll– value you– pay you fairly– treat you like ‘human…
Did you know that talking about #suicide can’t make someone want to do it? You cannot plant the seeds in someone’s head.…
When the night draws in, so does the darkness in our lives.Guilt, shame, regret, grief, loss, pain, loneliness, isolation. The…
Covid’s shit.The secondary and tertiary victims will become more obvious as the pointy end of the pandemic flattens out. And…
Sometimes I feel like the noise in my head can get quite overwhelming. When that happens, I find it useful…
Boundaries are healthy. “Allan. This is my invisible wall. Do not cross into my personal space because I do not…
Self harming is more common than you think. When she tucked her hair behind her ear, her sleeve fell away…
When I pick up the phone during my shift at Samaritans, my heart drops into the pit of my stomach…
Did you know that you can’t plant the seeds of suicide in someone’s head by asking them the question? Many…
Eating.Gaming.Exercise.Sex.Netflix binging.Alcohol or other drug of choice. There are so many ways that people can use to cope with the…
Almost everyone wears a mask.To look strong.To appear calm.To fit in.To hide pain.To hide vulnerability. That’s the danger, you see.Because…
How often would you poke a bear with a red hot poker? 🐻Once? Twice?How about every weekday? People would think…
“Why don’t you just quit your job?”“Let me talk to your teacher about your grades.”“You’re such a doormat. Just tell…
I almost never use “Are you OK?” on its own. Otherwise I get the standard reflex response of the English:“Yep,…
“Would anyone believe that you and me – both successful in our professional lives, have gone through abuse and sexual…
Agency. The control you have over your life, your work, your circumstance. There is a difference between what control you…
I had to leave the meeting room very quickly and walked into a vacant office. I shut the door and…
Hurt people, hurt people. Abusers were once abused. Sometimes. I don’t normally get angry, but incidents of domestic violence and…
Was listening to Tim Ferriss’ podcast with Esther Perel this morning, and was struck by her learnings from Holocaust survivors…
Resilience and toughness. You can be tough, but brittle. A lot of people think being tough is not admitting weakness.…
Survivor’s guilt. “Be grateful you still have a job.” “Are you seriously moaning about your work stress?!” “I can’t believe…
Capacity. Bandwidth. Buffer. Healthbar. I love games, and I see the whole world as a Big Game. Everything has a…
The consulting life is like normal life, just playing at x2 speed. Or more. That means a roller coaster of…
Our experiences shape who we are, and how we see the world. “Emotion and cognition, undefined and unexplored, drive every…