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Welcome to August 2022! Happy New Month! Yesterday (7/31/22), I delivered the final episode of my Cupcakes and Conversations with Nicki Sanders monthly feature. The date and time had not worked for me for months and I knew that part of the reason was that I was being prodded to make changed but I […]
Your body is hard-wired to react to stress in ways meant to protect you against threats from predators and other aggressors. Stress that persists or that isn’t managed well is called chronic stress. Chronic stress is stress that is overwhelming and ongoing and puts great pressure on a person for an extended period. When […]
Obtaining resources, advocacy, and documentation make up the trio of what I call social work 101. I am an advocate. Always have been, always will be. I often say that everyone wants a social worker…until they start social working! True social workers challenge oppressive systems. I advocated for my clients when I was doing […]
Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and revisit the blog article, “What Are You Waiting For”. In that post I asked what you are waiting to come to pass before you move forward in your career. I discussed my expertise in career acceleration and the elimination of the idea that we must stay […]
I AM…two very powerful words, because whatever you put after them becomes your reality! I was 14 years old and in Disney World the first time I ever saw my name spelled correctly on merchandise. You wouldn’t believe how excited I was! I could claim my name. When I launched The Teen Toolbox in […]
If you’re wondering what exactly I do in my business take a read… Social Work Career Coach I am a Social Work Career Coach for high-performing Women of Color in leadership. I help high-performing Women of Color in social work leadership achieve career fulfillment by getting clear on what they want, elevating their confidence, and […]
Here is the harsh reality – most of us are super amazing at what we do but don’t believe we are as awesome as we are! That is a confidence issue. A confidence issue begins with an idea issue that grows into a belief issue. Your mind is powerful. What we think we can […]
I wonder if research has determined that Women of Color are more strongly impacted by a recession than men and more than other races of women? This week has been dedicated to our beliefs and perceptions about what the gurus are calling an impending 2022 recession. On Monday we dove into the data that […]
Not really out of the coronavirus pandemic, now we’re drowning in the doom and gloom of an impending recession. We are bombarded with what to do and how to prepare this time around from those who survived 2007-2008. I’ve asked myself if social work is recession-proof. Many social workers believe that it is – […]