Articles

Strong at the Broken Places: Lessons from Hemingway for Work and Life

Ernest Hemingway once wrote in A Farewell to Arms:“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and t...

No More Silence: When Speaking the Truth Comes at a Cost

“I was offered my job back—but only if I stayed silent about the harassment and discrimination I had faced. I chose my voice over convenience. My truth over fear. Because speaking up for what’s rig...

Why I Create: Healing Through Art After Workplace Trauma

There are moments in life when the world becomes too unjust, too targeted, too cruel. For me, that moment came three years ago, in a place I was supposed to feel safe—my workplace. What began as su...

In That Which I Imagine: Finding Beauty in Creation

Lately, I’ve been struggling with PTSD symptoms, and when that happens, I find myself searching for meaning—trying to make sense of the tangled thoughts, the emotions that come in waves, the heavin...

Kindness in the Workplace: A Strength, Not a Weakness

When I was rejected during my probationary period from a state department role, the feedback from my chief was that I was "too nice" and "too kind." These attributes, which I had always considered ...