“Self-care means taking care of yourself so that you can be healthy, you can be well, you can do your job, you can help and care for others, and you can do all the things you need to and want to accomplish in a day.” (Everyday Health) Self-care isn’t selfish Self-care isn’t an occasional […]
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Is there a risk of appearing biased or exclusionary because I specify that I work with high-performing Women of Color in social work leadership? Yes, it is. Am I concerned about losing potential clients or business partners? No, I’m not. It’s a risk I’m willing to take for three reasons. (1) I don’t want to
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What do you wish you had known about the social work profession before graduating with your social work degree? Before going into social work leadership? I hear and see many social workers express how they have struggled to navigate or advance in their careers, and I am guilty of looking up and realizing that
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Flashback Friday: Social Work Blog Article Edition Do you remember these social work articles? Social Work Career Coach: What Makes Me A Social Worker? I AM Nicki Sanders, MSW Social Work Is Diverse Work: Why Do We Continue to Push This Limited View of Social Work? Frustrated By Fellow Social Workers Sharing Our
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March 15, 2022, was Women’s Equal Pay Day, the date that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. Black Women Equal Pay Day, September 21, 2022, is the approximate day a Black woman must work into the new year to make what a
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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