Bittersweet Contradictions
My favorite scene in the Barbie movie is America Ferrara's monologue. Her character, Gloria, deftly points out the many contradictions...
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Ariana Friedlander
Nov 22, 20233 min read
The stories, they are a-changin
I grew up on the Charlie Brown version of Thanksgiving. There was a huge feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrating the...
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Ariana Friedlander
Nov 9, 20232 min read
It's a family thing
As a kid, I was thrilled when my Dad said he'd pay me to help with a mailing he was doing for his business. I learned how to fold, stuff,...
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 5, 20234 min read
Information vs. Assimilation
"Are there any questions?" The workshop presenter paused for a few seconds of silence before stating, "Great, then let's move on." He was...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jul 19, 20233 min read
The way we respond changes everything
A few months after I hired our new Executive Director, she called me, her tone somber. "I made a mistake," she admitted as she proceeded...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jul 6, 20233 min read
Here's the something exciting
A few weeks ago I shared that something exciting was happening. After 12 years in business, new doors continue to open to me. A "chance...
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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 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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April Kaye Bernardo
Apr 5, 20232 min read
It's time for something new
The arrival of spring doesn’t happen all at once. We don’t go to bed to winter one night and wake up to ample flowers, budding trees and...
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