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“I have already outgrown everything I have ever written.” ~ Lola Olufemi in Experiments in Imagining Otherwise
This resonates deeply with me and my writing, my speaking too.
There’s an Irish (my heritage) saying that goes, “how do I know what I think until I hear what I say?”
The idea of endlessly becoming with our contexts is central to my work. Nothing here is intended to be complete or correct.
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Anti-oppressive business practices including equitable pricing & inclusive cultures / How to pursue a satisfying life without bypassing the realities of the poly-crisis / Identifying & experimenting with making your contributions to the collective / Reclaiming the imagination for liveable, liberated futures / The complex, transcontextual nature of our lives/ Relational dynamics like conflict, care & collaboration/ Recovery from wounding experiences of neoliberal wellness & personal development spaces
Want Community But Can’t Stand Being With People?
One of my fave lines from one of my fave books for these times.
"If it's going to take all of us, give me sticky, sticky relation." ~ Lola Olufemi, Experiments in Imagining Otherwise
We find ourselves, many of us, in a bind. My husband (a person who loves to be around people and would be out 7 nights a week if he could) used to say to me, "for someone who can't stand people, you really love people".
I love people. I love us so much.
Composting with Keri Jarvis: Powered by The Portal
"We require each other in unexpected collaborations and combinations and hot compost piles. We become- with each other, or not at all." ~ Donna J. Haraway. You're invited to join us for the next quarter of this exploration.
Coaching Ecologies to Meet The Moment We’re In
In recent years I've become devoted to contextualising my clients' experiences with them. Sas Petherick (whose training I embarked on in 2020) calls it thickening the story. It doesn't make sense to me when people say that whilst therapy is about looking back, coaching is about looking forwards.
Wanna Experiment With Anti-Oppressive Sales Approaches?
The difficulty isn't trying to stop people from taking advantage of a lower price they don't need- it's trying to reassure them that it's ok to take a lower price they do need.
Think Outside the Box, But Never Outside the Room
We are permitted to think outside the box, but never outside the room. We are certainly not allowed to leave the room.
Who Told You To Do That?
That yearning we feel to make a meaningful contribution to the collective, to drive change, to participate in community care and rhythmic reciprocity… what’s making us hold it at arm’s length?
Absolutely no prizes for guessing it’s… systemic factors. Inside Capitalism, if you’re gonna do something, you’d better do it in a way that’s correct & complete. Especially if what you’re doing is outside of what’s socially normal- psychological risk shoots up here, increasing threats to an already fragile sense of belonging.