Tomorrow (Thurs. June 1) at 10:00 am MDT/noon EDT I’ll be interviewed live on the Global Leaders Conversation about mediation and facilitation both domestically and overseas. Tune in here!

I’m in a book club. Yeah I know—typical suburban mom thing. But I find it’s not only a good excuse to hang out with girlfriends but also to read books I never would have picked out on my own. Occasionally, a book gives me new insight into a topic related to my work. One such […]

I’m excited to announce I passed the highest-level exam of French as a foreign language–the Diplôme approfondi de langue française (DALF) C2! Thanks to l’Alliance Française de Denver and my brilliant instructor Antoine Alawoe. Ready to offer my facilitation, mediation, and training services in French. Je suis ravie d’annoncer ma réussite de l’examen du plus […]

Today is International Day of Peace (what, it wasn’t on your calendar?!). People like me resolve conflicts and advance peace for a living, but I bet you didn’t think there’s much that you, a well-informed but otherwise ordinary citizen, can do to bring on world peace. Of course, the big peace decisions are made by […]

Like everyone else who watched it, I was horrified and sickened to watch police kill George Floyd in an act that could only be called murder. I’ve been crushed to see the steady stream of videos of police killing Black men (and sometimes Black women or children, and sometimes White people) with dubious justification. I’ve […]

Just a few days ago, the county where I live lifted the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, leading me to think more about what to expect with this pandemic as regards in-person meetings. My home state of Colorado is one of the earlier states to begin reopening. Currently, our governor’s orders are for offices to operate at […]

This time of year, I’m ready for spring. Here in Colorado, temperatures can swing dramatically, so it’s not unusual to have a couple of warm, spring-like days in February, as happened on Friday. That gets my hopes up–yay! spring!!–before they are dashed by another round of snow and cold temperatures (which came in last night). […]

I don’t like to talk to people at the gym. My goal is to work out, get out, and get on with my day. But recently, I made an exception when I saw this man and his anti-UN shirt. Meet Eric. He believes the US pays far more toward the UN than we get back […]

I experienced an upsetting thing recently. My husband and I learned that a very good friend–someone we’ve both known for many, many years–has been accused of sexually harassing several women. The severity of the alleged actions could be worse, but let me be clear: I am a big supporter of the #MeToo movement, I’ve got […]