Why Does the Energy You Carry Matter? Because the space we hold for other people depends on the space we hold for ourselves. Because how you are feeling is the energy you give off – no matter how well you think you’re hiding it. And the most important part: what we get back is often the result of the energy we’re putting out.

Mediation is a confidential, voluntary process where a neutral third party (the mediator) helps people in conflict have the conversation they have been avoiding and reach an agreement they both choose. The mediator does not decide anything. The mediator does not take sides. The mediator does not give legal advice or tell anyone what to do. What the mediator does is create the conditions where people can hear each other, understand what is actually at stake, and find a path fo

This was the most powerful thing Jen said, and it came unprompted. People assume nurses have flexibility because nursing jobs are everywhere. Jen pointed out the truth. You can move from the ER to urgent care, to oncology, to a clinic, and the same patterns follow you. The verbal abuse, the burnout, the broken communication, the lack of support from leadership. Nurses do not feel trapped because they are stuck in one job. They feel trapped because the conflict travels with

Most of us have worked for someone whose behavior made our days harder than they needed to be. The leader who humiliates in meetings. The one whose anger seems to arrive before the facts do. The boss whose team tiptoes through every interaction because no one knows which version will show up that day.

A few weeks ago I spoke to AARP for a piece: "How to Cope When You Are Caregiving for Someone You (Really!) Don’t Get Along With," by Bruce Horovitz. That piece is worth reading if you are in a particularly hard situation. What I want to offer here is broader: practical tips and tools for any caregiving relationship, end of life, and especially for the challenges that come with it.