by Farah Harris | Mar 27, 2024 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence, Wellness/Well-being
“We work with plenty of autistic kids!” is not the same as “We know how to serve autistic children.”The dentist told me this after I asked for a referral to a service provider who knows how to serve autistic children.This was after she stated that since our 4-year-old...
by Farah Harris | Jul 3, 2023 | Leadership, Learning Self-care, Wellness/Well-being
“I can’t understand you.” This is what a leader’s boss said to her as she mumbled through a mouth full of gauze. She was recovering from a root canal and had the flu but thought it would be a good idea to jump on the conference call 🤦🏽♀️. Her boss, in utter disbelief,...
by Farah Harris | Jun 19, 2023 | Leadership, Leveraging Psychological Safety, Wellness/Well-being
As a leader, let’s have an honest conversation about what returning to the office looks like. 𝒀𝒆𝒔, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.😩 Before we cross over into the new year I’d like you to ask yourself two questions: 1. Is it necessary for employees to come in...
by Farah Harris | Jun 5, 2023 | Leadership, Leveraging Psychological Safety, Wellness/Well-being
An employee cried during one of my facilitated 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔. They shared how there was extreme pressure to come to the office several days a week, and if they were working from home, they were made to be on camera. These mandated days included a long commute on...
by Farah Harris | Oct 13, 2022 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence, Wellness/Well-being
I consider it an honor to hold safe spaces for my clients in private practice and the corporate sector. In these therapeutic and psychoeducational sessions, I do my best to affirm, teach and challenge my listeners. I not only want them to learn from the content but...
by Farah Harris | Sep 8, 2022 | Learning Self-care, Wellness/Well-being
Did you lose yourself? Was it in the position or the promotion? We must be careful not to affix our identity into roles that aren’t finite firmly. They are not our being. I find this to be something that many women struggle with when they become wives, mothers,...
