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Rest within reach: new rules for work
I set up my out-of-office responses and closed my laptop. I hid my work apps on a distant third screen on my phone, turned off all...
amandanstanley
Aug 19, 20215 min read


Watch for Fallen Rocks: How working with fear strengthens your leadership practice
The first time I saw it I was on an elementary school field trip. Squeezed in a dark green sticky L-shaped seat next to a kid I didn’t...
amandanstanley
Jul 11, 20215 min read


I'M SO BORED. A grown-up's guide to the gift of grounding.
My children are building forts. It’s Friday morning, 9:48 am, spring break for my children whose home has has doubled as their school for...
amandanstanley
Apr 11, 20213 min read


Greeting Ourselves
Just about every other Thursday, between 4pm and 5pm, I can expect a phone call from one of my most trusted friends, calling from her...
amandanstanley
Dec 3, 20203 min read


The Love that Grows from Darkness: a reminder on World Mental Health Day
"Leaving the darkness starts with curiosity about why you feel the way you do. It starts with refusal to believe that you are permanently...
amandanstanley
Oct 10, 202010 min read


When the ground shifts: lessons from my treadmill
During the coronavirus pandemic, I have limited my daily physical exercise to activities I can do outside or in my basement. Most...
amandanstanley
Aug 2, 20203 min read
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