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Living in My Shame Storm
Right before I began to write this one of my former coworkers and friend, messaged me that she loved to read my stories. And that she misses my big hugs. At that very moment I was sitting here staring at this blank screen and thinking, “I can’t do this”. Who am I to think that I can write something and provide value to anyone. I’ve failed again. Unknowingly she reached down and pulled me out of the shame storm that I often find myself in. I discovered what being in a shame storm meant from Brene Brown’s book, Daring Greatly. And boy am I in one. I feel like a…
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I Did the Privilege Walk and it Changed Everything
In 2019, I was honored to be selected to be in the Emerge Louisiana class. Emerge Louisiana is a program to train Democratic women to run for office. The group of women selected were picked from across the state and weirdly I was also selected to be in the group. I was so excited, a little overwhelmed but, the first day of class the imposter syndrome settled deep and heavy in the pit of my stomach. These women were amazing. They were lawyers, two of which are now Judges, they were long time advocates and activists, and successful businesswomen. Women that were teachers and directors of big and important things.…
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Living in My Shame Storm
