The previous post explored how euphemisms, platitudes, and medical terms marginalize parents’ experiences around the deaths of their babies, and why parents feel so hurt. But these words do more than ...

Previous posts explored the role of compassion in perinatal bereavement care and why it's better than empathy. This post looks at how to think compassionately about the words we use when talking to ...

The leadership space is peculiarly susceptible to platitudes. Leaders can use them without thinking, however, they can easily be perceived as content-free statements and a substitute for thinking.

There’s a familiar script people turn to when they’re unsure how to handle strong emotions in others. Short, catchy lines that sound comforting at first — but often feel dismissive to anyone genuinely ...

"In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, then gets up and goes." - John Erskine It is so easy to toss off terms and titles such as leadership and think everyone knows ...

Many years ago, when I was actively working to improve working conditions for teachers, I had a bumper sticker that read: “Education costs money but ignorance is free.” It seems this is still ...