We spent quite a bit of time in our last class, exploring this because the group, the system, felt ‘stuck’. Personally, I was focused on challenging myself and being intentional on which identity I was showing up as in this system – Lisa, the person, or Lisa, the Inclusion & Belonging strategist. The experience for me is very different depending on this very important mindset – and extremely intriguing when you explore Identity Theory……AND it wasn’t until today, this morning on my walk – as I push myself to start blogging, and reflect on this experience last week and that is when I realized, Trust is the doorway – for me. How do you define your doorway when working with people? What circumstances and states have to be in place to really lean in with people?

Why I put pronouns on my signature
As we begin LGBTQ+ Pride month, I find myself reflecting on how I advocate for the LGBTQ+ community? What am I noticing – what can I learn?