July 8, 2016

Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Me and Nzinga A. Harrison MD, LLC

In the last three days, we watched police shoot Alton Sterling at point blank range while they had him pinned to the ground.  We saw Philando Castile die in […]
June 22, 2016

Why criminal justice should be part of fostering public health

  Last Monday, June 13, 2016, as part of the work I do with Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform, I had the pleasure of sitting on […]
June 20, 2016

LIVE WEBINAR SERIES– Creating a Successful Consulting Business: Things I’ve Learned Over the Last 10 Years

Hey everybody! If you're reading this blog, you probably know that I am always super busy providing consulting and education services to individuals and organizations both […]
May 10, 2016

VISIBLE: LGBTQ PEOPLE OF THE CARIBBEAN AND DIASPORA

You may remember when Caitlyn Jenner made her transition and came out to the world, I did several radio shows and print articles praising her for […]
May 4, 2016

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Authentic Success

Alrighty, today I started Chapter 8 which is interestingly titled "Authentic Success."  I'm only two paragraphs in and already looking forward to what's coming next.  I […]
May 1, 2016

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Unspoken Criticism

So this chapter is focusing on the importance of using criticism constructively.  This nugget is about the ways we unintentionally criticize our kids -- even without […]
April 25, 2016

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: The Downside of Criticism

For this pearl, I'm quoting directly from the book Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings, albeit in excerpts.  The chapter on […]
April 22, 2016

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Praise Effort, Not Intelligence or the End Result

Ok, this was a big one for me.  I think I do a good job of praising effort but I am totally guilty of praising intelligence.  […]
April 19, 2016

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Getting Out of the Way

I'm on Chapter 5 of this fantastic book and it just keeps getting better. As I come across the pearls, I'm writing these quick blogs to […]