“I am trying to shape my despair into some form of action, but for now, I am standing on the cold edge of grief” – Terry Tempest Williams, “Erosion: Essays…
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Changing the Conversation Around Reproductive Justice
“Reproductive justice” was first coined in 1994 by the Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice and defined in 1997 by Sister Song (a formal outgrowth of that group) as “the human…
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Transformation Teachings
I am recently back from the Transformations Community gathering in Prague in the Czech Republic and still savoring and making sense of the time. That trip capped a flurry of work travel…
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Working Across Difference: Building accountability & learning infrastructure
At The Systems Sanctuary our approach to teaching systems practice is rooted in practical experience. We come to systems change work as practitioners first. We are experienced, but are also ever-evolving, network…
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The DNA of Organizational Transformation—Structure, Relationships & Shared Purpose
In my role as an organizational well-being officer at IBSS Corporation, I was given a unique opportunity. As part-scientist, part-community builder, and part-alchemist, I was able to bring my personal and felt…
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The Dots From Your Heart And Hand: Breathing Through Art
Like the fast-moving cars in cities, the fast-thinking minds of children throw smiles to my lips. Building cars are complex – it takes a lot of creativity and expertise. On…
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The paradox of transformation: acceptance as a precondition to change
The radical potential of healthy shame… to return us to belonging This is the paradox: to reach transformation, we must let go of the aspiration for transformation. As psychologist Carl Rogers…
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6 Reasons Why Liberatory Leaders Need to Take Play Seriously
When was the last time you played, did something just because it was fun and felt good? Did you finish feeling enlivened, relaxed, energized, or something similar? Leadership Learning Community…
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Getting to the Goods (and Beyond “Folded Arms” Syndrome) in Impact Networks
“Your generosity is more important than your perfection.” Seth Godin Over the past 20 years of working with a variety of social change networks, I have observed a common dynamic…
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Belonging to ourselves, each other, and the earth
From decolonization to… re-indigenization? I’ve found myself increasingly interested in the promise of ‘embodiment’: the possibilities inherent in the seemingly simple act of being attuned to what our bodies are…
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