Why I became a DEI coach and consultant
When I first arrived in Australia, my world flipped upside down. Coming from Kenya – where everyone looked like me and our shared culture and traditions felt safe and familiar – nothing could have prepared me for the shock of almost always being the ONLY person of colour in a room or space.
The Do’s & Don’ts of Inclusive Language In Your Online Coaching Business
The number 1 thing I get asked in 1:1 sessions with clients is… “𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲?”
Moving past the need to tick a box and on to embodiment
When it comes to being an inclusive leader in your business, it is so much more than being provided with a list to check off to see how you are fairing. Or even a script to use when you encounter something you are not sure how to handle.
Applying a DEI lens to the information you consume
So much of what is shared be it on a national or international front carries a dominant narrative where we only see stories told from one lens.
Permission to come MESSY to the table of DEI work
The desire for perfectionism is at an all time high and quite frankly it is toxic and gets in the way of true DEI work.
Toxic perfectionism in DEI work
A few weeks ago I shared in one of my blogs the real fear that exists when it comes to being seen as a performative ally.
How Shame, Guilt and Judgement get in the way of Racial Equity work.
We are living at a time when cancel culture is rampant. Whether or not you agree with how it is used, the impact is felt deeply and outlasts the brief moment in which it happens.