Category: my articles

  • A Seat at the Table

    A Seat at the Table

    In a world where demonizing and scapegoating are all too common, what role might an emerging process for criminal justice play? In this essay, I explore the overlap of my personal experience with something called Restorative Justice. [divider line_type=”Small Line” custom_height=””] Earlier in my career, in an unfortunate series of events, I experienced going from being respected…

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  • How Humans Become Monsters

    How Humans Become Monsters

    As our culture becomes more polarized, it becomes more tempting to label those who disagree with us as “monsters.” But what do we really mean when we say someone is being monstrous? And how willing are we to see our own monstrous tendencies? To explore this, I’m going to go where monsters originally came from:…

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  • Looking Where You Want to Go

    Looking Where You Want to Go

    With all we find disagreeable in the world, it’s tempting to only push against what we DON’T want while forgetting what it is we DO want. Our efforts can become just about blaming others instead of focusing on what we want to create. In this essay, I share some personal experiences about making a shift from…

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