Food For Thought:
With Love, For Justice
Co-creating unity during tragedy
Last week felt like a huge case study for systemic infrastructure failure in Texas. It was such an intense and personal reminder of how close to home inequities are and how quickly a system can change if it’s the only option. I have more questions than anything...
SPARKING Equity In Action in 2020
SPARKING Equity In Action in 2020
Lessons-learned on holding up the mirror and committing to anti-racism habits
Lessons-learned on holding up the mirror and committing to anti-racism habits “Like fighting an addiction, being an antiracist requires persistent self-awareness, constant self-criticism, and regular self-examination.” ― Ibram X. Kendi Kendi’s words have...
Why We Should Navigate Conflict Like Meteorologists
“Conflict exists in community, and not all conflict is the same. It has dimensions. Nuance. If we’re to live in community with each other we must acknowledge this reality. Living in community requires a shared set of values and norms to serve as guideposts, defining...
It Takes Courage To Stay At The Table
Six moves that create more harmony over the holidays Holidays have a way of heightening emotion, regardless of what’s going on outside the walls of your kitchen. This holiday season, many of us are wondering: How will I stay at the dinner table if tension takes over...
Lessons-learned after 5 days in “airplane mode”…
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde A week ago my partner, Lia, and I boarded a plane and put our phones on airplane mode. It had been over two years since we’d taken...
The Paradox of Adaptive Leadership
Are You Clinging to Perfection or Embracing Your S.P.A.R.K.? In a world of over-saturation, created by the ability to have access information immediately through the internet, what sets a business apart is its soul, articulated through its leadership. Yet, few...
The tiny word that changes everything
The power of YET I recently facilitated a day-long engagement on unconscious bias, equity, and sparking courageous conversations at a school. It was a powerful day. Afterward, while the leadership team and I debriefed and planned our next session,...
Confronting With Care
How The S.P.A.R.K. Acronym Helps us Lead Courageously Have you ever avoided conflict? Maybe you’ve felt uneasy or anxious about having an equity conversation? Perhaps you’ve felt nervous about telling someone that their actions or biases impacted you? Maybe you...
The Teacher Stress Crisis
Teaching is one of the most difficult jobs on the planet. To be charged with supporting the learning, growth, and development of 25+ young minds—AND to face the uncertainties of these times—while supporting different learning styles, cultures, diverse needs, and...