Can I Touch Your Hair? Congratulations to Emory’s Woodward Academy Class of 2020 classmate, Michael Taylor White, on the launch of his new book— Can I Touch Your Hair?: A Story of Inspiring Change and a Message to the Corporate World! Knowing that Emory was a contributor was one thing… but seeing that he had a section in one of…
It Seems We’re “Slowing Down” the Wrong Things
It seems we’re “slowing down” what needs to be rushed and rushing what needs slowing down… We need to reverse this order. #COVID19 #Coronavirus #CDC #FDA #WearAMask #WashYourHands #WatchYourDistance #MaskMandate
Words Have Power, So Please Be Kind
Words Have Power, So Please Be Kind So much projection & self-interest… so many lies. I refuse to accept dishonesty as the new norm or gaslighting as a way of life. I’m of the belief that truth matters and words have power, and have raised my children to understand that as well. #TruthMatters #WordsMatter #BeKind
Boundaries Are Important
It’s important to create boundaries for yourself and to respect the boundaries of others. #SelfCare #MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters
Reopening Schools Safely Requires Funding – HEROES Act
To keep students, teachers, staff & families safe, we should aim to reopen schools safely or not at all. We all need to do our part—Wear a Mask and Wash Your Hands to decrease infection rates and community spread of COVID-19. A Mask Mandate would help greatly, as would Heroes Act funding.
Grateful for and Inspired by John Lewis
Feeling grateful for and inspired by JohnLewis today… #CivilRights icon and #American hero #GoodTrouble
Gaslighting Makes Me Angry
Gaslighting Makes Me Angry I’m not sure if it’s because I’m a woman, a person of color, a mom & a pediatrician (who cares for children), an empathetic introvert (who respects the feelings of others), or just a decent person—but the act of gaslighting makes me want to go “full cowling!” Not sure what “full cowling” is? I didn’t know either until my teens (with COVID-19…
Choosing Humanity Over Division and Distrust
Promoting Distrust The powers that be in this country appear to have a vested interest in keeping us divided, fearful, distrustful of one another and misinformed on the facts. Why is that? This desperate desire to stoke division and hatred among Americans is both obvious and intentional. Their actions remind me of the cruelly malicious, yet comically inept undertakings of cartoon…
Time For Change – Revisited
The Relevance of This Revision I wrote the original version of “Time For Change” in 2016. It’s heartbreaking and disheartening that this revision is still relevant in 2020. Time For Change – Revisited Crying over this type of violence, until we’re all out of tears Sadly watching, as outrage is replaced by fear Fear of indifference, fear of no change…