A New Take on an Old Tradition: New Year’s Themes vs Resolutions

A New Take on an Old Tradition: New Year’s Themes vs Resolutions

“Here’s a new take on an old tradition: try New Year’s themes, instead of resolutions, for a year focused on growth and joy.” ~LMB I first heard about New Year’s Themes, rather than resolutions, from the life coaching world. A New Year’s theme may be a...
How Protecting Harmful Behavior Fuels the Cycle

How Protecting Harmful Behavior Fuels the Cycle

“Your protection quickly becomes your complicity when what you protect is harmful; don’t be complicit.” ~LMB Ideally, protection aims to stop the harmful behavior done to an often weaker, more vulnerable “target.” Hurtful behavior occurs...
Stop Normalizing Harmful Behaviors

Stop Normalizing Harmful Behaviors

“Be careful what behaviors you normalize because what you normalize becomes the norm.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth An essential requirement in any healthy relationship, company, or culture is uncompromising safety which means that every human being is responsible for...