I rose up, and you can too. [ Sent from the future to ensure it's female ]
Like many high-performing, badass women, I "ain't got time" for most things. Close-mindedness Slow walkers Fuckboys The patriarchy Your bullshit But sometimes...I even don't have time to emote. I can feel tears welling or an old wound reopened, but everyone now and again...I save it for later. Like a bag of M&Ms that takes me a…
"Behind every great woman, there is a friend re-reading her email to make sure it sounds professional." This is a post/tweet/meme I've seen circulating for years now. And it's true. As women, we scrutinize and analyze our communications in the workplace to ensure they are devoid of emotion. We take out expletives when we're writing…
You walk into a room. A party. A restaurant. And you read it. You see the writing on the wall. The forest from the trees. You can sense if the mood is good. If it’s sour. If someone is holding back tears. And then you calibrate. Like a machine going into overdrive, your empathic brain…
Over beers with an old friend last night, I learned a phrase I've never heard before. "Kuuki Yomenai" is a Japanese term that can be literally translated to "can't read the air." It is typically used to describe someone who has difficulty reading social situations. They can't quite "read the room" as they say. They're…
