Does it even matter?
Jeff was in Jan's office complaining yet again about Terry. "He's definitely trying to sabotage my project," Jeff reiterated for the...
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 163 min read
Beware of sounding the alarm bells
I was standing outside on a cold October night at 2am with my newborn baby in my arms waiting for the fire department. I figured the fire...
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 22 min read
Breaking the silence
I went to a Quaker middle school. Every Wednesday we had meeting. In the Quaker tradition, meeting is a worship practice in community...
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Ariana Friedlander
Mar 202 min read
The Feeling that Must Not be Named
As a parent, I recall distinctly the moment my child started to feel shame because she suddenly avoided making eye contact with me. That...
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Ariana Friedlander
Feb 281 min read
A helpful alternative to "I" Statements
Not all I statements have to include the word, I. The intention behind making I statements is for the speaker to directly express their...
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Ariana Friedlander
Aug 16, 20233 min read
The secret to finding and using your voice
My client self-identified as a highly sensitive person. She engaged my support because she was struggling to find and use her voice at...
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Ariana Friedlander
Aug 10, 20234 min read
Ethics or belonging
My client had suspected that her immediate boss had been embezzling money for a few years before she spoke up. She first disclosed her...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jul 26, 20235 min read
What if our brains were like old flip phones?
My friend gave her niece an old flip phone. Her niece wanted to stop feeling so addicted to her smart phone and opted to use a more basic...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jun 28, 20233 min read
What's more important, preparation or a plan?
"I'm not sure they'll have much to say. You might want to have a backup activity." A client recently advised as we were finalizing their...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jun 21, 20233 min read
Something exciting is happening
If you've ever started a strawberry patch, you would know that it takes up to three years before you get to enjoy the fruits of your...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jun 14, 20234 min read
A Constructive Way for Dealing with Problem Behaviors (and Comments) in Meetings
Sometimes, people treat conflict the way toddlers play hide and seek. A toddler will hide only their face, thinking no one else can see...
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Ariana Friedlander
May 24, 20234 min read
"I don't know what I think until I read what I wrote."
Earlier this year my daughter was forlorn to miss school when they were teaching how to write essays. As a writer, I thought to myself,...
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Ariana Friedlander
Apr 26, 20233 min read
The Power of Doing Nothing
As a parent, I sometimes see my child making a mistake and I have to work hard at doing nothing about it. Not intervening. Not correcting...
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Ariana Friedlander
Apr 19, 20233 min read
It all adds up
As I was going through my day, a few additional tasks came to mind that I hadn't planned on doing but were important. "No worries," I...
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Ariana Friedlander
Apr 12, 20234 min read
Two tools for silencing the monkey brain chatter
The first time I led a Journaling and Mindfulness workshop a participant observed during debrief, “it was just a lot of monkey brain...
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Ariana Friedlander
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Permission to hit the pause button
I was recently on a Groove (virtual co-working session) with a colleague who was navigating a stressful situation. “I got sucked into the...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 18, 20233 min read
"Arguing is optional" but conflict is not
"Arguing is optional." The Board President explained to a potential board member when he was asked about how they handle conflict. This...
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Ariana Friedlander
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Checked out
One of the things I’ve learned over the years is to pay attention to when people are or aren’t receptive to communication. There are...
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Ariana Friedlander
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Who's driving the car?
"Always be in control of the meeting Ariana." A coach once told me as we prepared together for a sales conversation I was about to have....
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Ariana Friedlander
Feb 22, 20225 min read
If it's not being done, it's not obvious
I was two months into serving as the board chair when I met with a perspective board member at a coffee shop. He had declined joining the...
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