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Happy Cyber Monday, Is your holiday shopping in full effect? Have you added yourself to your holiday shopping list? Are your Amazon packages on the way? Did you gift yourself a new subscription box? Are you ready to dedicate some time to professional development so you can start that new role in 2023? Guess […]
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I’m grateful to those of you who joined me in our Week of Gratitude. Here is a recap of how we expressed our gratitude this week in case you missed it. And feel free to hit reply and share what you are grateful for. We’re celebrating all month long since November is National Gratitude […]
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My days of waking up at zero dark thirty to hit the stores are long over. I will not take part in the Black Friday retail rush. Will you? If you prefer online shopping to standing outside in the cold with folks fighting over the last toy, this is your personal INVITATION to join me […]
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I’ve spent my social work career working with and on behalf of women and girls. This is not just a population I fell into working with or a group that I’m good at working with – amplifying the needs, strengths, and voices of women and girls is my passion and purpose. I wholeheartedly believe […]
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Womanhood, motherhood, sisterhood – is beautiful, interesting, empowering…and often exhausting LOL! Have you ever wondered if you are playing small but then questioned whether you’re being too ambitious? Have you celebrated your professional accomplishments and then wondered if you can repeat the success? Have you wondered if you have fear of success or fear […]
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American society has started celebrating Christmas earlier and earlier. There were Halloween and Christmas decorations in the stores for weeks at the same time. The Hallmark Channel begins their Christmas movie marathons in October and other channels have FOMO (fear of missing out) so they followed suite. We can already hear Christmas music in […]
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Why do we deprive ourselves? I realize this is a loaded question with the potential for hundreds of different answers, but it’s the question on my mind today. Self-deprivation is voluntary denial or suppression of one’s own interests or desires. I feel pretty confident assuming that if you’re a social worker reading this blog […]
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Representation matters which is why Black Panther is a cultural phenomenon. Black love, Black unity, Black culture, Black intelligence, and Black power were all on full display. I am not a comic book or superhero movie fan, but loved the first Black Panther movie for many reasons – and I listed 18 of them […]
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I meant it with every fiber of my being when I said that I will never lead you where I haven’t gone. Integrity is important to me, so I want to admit that periodically I have to call myself out for shrinking back into my comfort zone. Periodically I realize that I’m playing small […]
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