10 Years to Diagnosis (If You are a Woman).
Something really weird happened this summer. I am talking really weird. My husband got sick and his doctor called him to see how he was...
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- Aug 23
- 5 min
Ken Represents Flat Earth Masculinity
One of my readers reached out to me and asked me to write about Ken. He had strong feelings he couldn't put into words, so I promised...
- Aug 15
- 5 min
Hey Barbie, Where are Your Mama and Grammy? The Erasure of Older Women.
If my Facebook and LinkedIn feeds are accurate barometers of women’s (and some men’s) leisure activities, we have pretty much all watched...
- Jul 11
- 7 min
Weaving Courage into Your Organizational Culture
You can learn how to weave courage into your organizational culture. These six challenges provide an excellent roadmap toward courage.
- Jun 20
- 6 min
Crafting the Boogeyman: Six Strategies Leaders use to Create a Culture of Fear.
Part 2 of a four part series on fear and courage in organizations Yesterday I went to see the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie...
- May 23
- 6 min
Hey Bud, This Frog's for You! An Allegory in Three parts (with advice for Bud Light at the end).
Once upon a time, in Frogland, the greatest frog nation on earth, there were frogs. Throughout time, and every year, the frogs in this...
- May 2
- 6 min
Professor Trauma is Real
Last night I had a nightmare. I dreamed that I did not have time to read Francie Smith’s (who graduated at least 10 years ago)...
- Apr 25
- 6 min
Dear Politicians, Another Black Child was Shot in the Head. Now will you step back from the Ledge?
Was Ralph a threat? No. Of course not. So why did this White man shoot Ralph? The most obvious answer is implicit bias. He assumed that
- Apr 4
- 5 min
Sticks and Stones may Break your Bones, but Sexual Harassment Leaves Scars.
Sticks and Stones may Break your Bones, but Sexual Harassment Leaves Scars.
- Mar 21
- 4 min
How Should I Talk About My Pain?
I have been in a lot of pain lately. Not the existential kind. The physical kind. It has been going on for close to five months and I am...
- Feb 7
- 4 min
Where do these Wicked Workplace Problems Come From?
How do we recognize wicked problems, like sexual harassment? This blog provides advice about how problems become embedded in an organization
- Jan 24
- 6 min
What is Going on with this "Man Thing"?
This blog uses personal stories and the children's movie "Rescue Heroes" to describe traumatic masculinity.
- Jan 17
- 5 min
The Unique Person Syndrome
By Debbie S. Dougherty I am sorry to have to tell you this, but we are not as special as we think we are. The problem isn’t that we think...
- Jan 10
- 5 min
Women in the Big Tent
By Debbie S. Dougherty Has anyone else found the questions about what is a woman kind of weird? I mean, usually people obsess about...
- Jan 3
- 3 min
Andrew Tate Does not Care About Your Politics.
A friend of mine told me she loved my blog, but could not share it because she lived in a conservative community. I was surprised,...
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
The Word of the Year for 2023 is. . .
The Word of the Year for 2023 is Let's do This Thing.
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
Find Your Joy? Tis the Season to Be Jolly? That is a Lot of Pressure!
Has anyone else noticed the gathering pressure to find #joy? There are books, and articles, and speeches, and blogs, all suggesting that...
- Dec 6, 2022
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My Student is in the Bathroom Having a Panic Attack! Teaching in the Age of Anxiety
It is the end of the semester and teachers all over the world are facing an emerging problem that is threatening our ability to educate....
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Gratitude: I See You Being Amazing
In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought this week’s blog should focus on the good things in life. In particular, the people who make my life...
- Nov 15, 2022
- 4 min
Woman at Work? Must be a Prostitute.
Shortly after posting my first blog a few weeks back, I received the following message from a stranger: I would like to say that this...
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