“Will you be my companion?” That was a familiar phrase in our household when I was growing up. As a farm family, my siblings and I all had daily chores that we had to do in the barn after school, and none of us wanted to do them alone. If one of us had a job we...
Are your people prepared for hard conversations around things like decolonization and racism?
by Heather Plett | Jul 7, 2021 | Brave Space, Community, Complexity, Holding Space for Others, Leadership, Oppression, Power, Privilege
(from the Holding Space Card Deck) After George Floyd’s murder, there was a huge spike in the amount of money invested in diversity and inclusion work across the U.S. According to one study which surveyed HR professionals, 85% have expanded inclusion activities...
How do you process uncomfortable information? (an infographic)
by Heather Plett | Jun 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today there are painful stories emerging in our country that are hard to process. More unmarked graves have been found on the sites of former residential schools. Similar horrific stories have been true again and again in so many countries where there have been so...
Holding the sadness
by Heather Plett | Dec 3, 2020 | Grief, Holding Space for Yourself, Safe Space
Listen to Heather read the post... Yesterday, I came undone. It’s been a rough week. With our province on lockdown (no restaurants, gyms, coffee shops or movie theatres are open, and stores can only sell essential items), the infection numbers staying...
The other side of despair
by Heather Plett | Oct 7, 2020 | Brave Space, Complexity, Fear, Grief, Holding Space for Others, Holding Space for Yourself, Liminal Space
listen to me read the post... I remember that moment clearly. I was sitting in the rocking chair in the tiny living room of the first home I owned with my ex-husband, I was five months pregnant with my first daughter, and I was in complete and utter despair. I...
Holding space when the emotions are big and unguarded
by Heather Plett | Sep 1, 2020 | Brave Space, Community, Holding Space for Others, Holding Space for Yourself
Listen to Heather read the post... A couple of weeks ago, I shared a video on social media of the moment I first glimpsed a printed copy of my book. It was a fun little moment – one I’ve waited many years for – and I wanted to share it with my friends and...
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