



A primer for navigating the progression of my written work.

I’m not here to make people comfortable or to be liked. My purpose is to know and experience love. This means excavating the unsaid. In the world and in me.

Cultivating meaningful connection is a daring and vulnerable practice—and one that isn’t possible without being a good steward of the stories we tell and the stories we hear.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski On Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle

Janice Omadeke On The Mentor Method and Why Values Matter

Jason Reynolds On Masterpieces and Messes

Dr. Donald Sull and Charlie Sull On How Toxic Work Cultures Are Driving the Great Resignation

Atlas of the Heart: A Sisters Book Club, Part 1 of 3

Chad Sanders On What Black Leaders Learned From Trauma and Triumph

Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience


The official line: I’m a research professor at the University of Houston, where I hold the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair. I am also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. I’ve spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy.