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  • Happy Holidays 2022

    1–2 minutes

    It’s been a wild ride in healthcare consulting during the pandemic, so I am long overdue for an update here. Before too long, I hope to get back to sharing some of the cool things we’re doing at work these days. I love my work and I am blessed with an amazing team – they

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  • Reflections on Club Q

    2–3 minutes

    I had prepared a communication to share for Transgender Day of Remembrance this week, but I have to be honest that I’m at a loss about what to say.  No days marking the deaths of transgender friends and family, or a day recognizing shootings at Pulse (and now Club Q) will ever make this ok. 

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  • Pride Month 2022

    6–9 minutes

    I personally have mixed feelings about Pride Month this year.  We do have a lot to celebrate, but there are lots of reasons for concern, too.  Here are some things at top of mind for me at the moment:

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  • Transgender Day of Visibility 2022

    1–2 minutes

    Here are some of my reflections and reading recommendations on Transgender Day of Visibility, and a bit about how we’re talking about it at ZS.

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  • Interview with Brave UX

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    This blog post is the transcription of a podcast I did with Brendan Jarvis in early February. He’s done a number of interview with senior folks in the field, and they are definitely worth a listen! You can find Brave UX on all the major podcasting platforms, and also on YouTube. I’ve done many of

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  • A Perspective on Social Justice

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    Kai Cheng Thom writes: “I think the major difference between a social justice and a white/colonial lens on trauma is the assumption that trauma recovery is the reclamation of safety – that safety is a resource that is simply ‘out there’ for the taking and all we need to do is work hard enough …”

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