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At a recent yoga and meditation retreat I attended, one of the facilitators shared a line that landed deeply for me:

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The power of listening is not just a gift for the other person. It is for you.

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A Holistic Approach to Leadership, Burnout, and Organizational Change

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Have you heard the quote about \"loving people, using things, and not the other way around?\" I’ve been reflecting on my \"relationship\" with technology and ChatGPT, lately. Specifically, I'm watching how using it changes m...

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On May 4, 2025, I came across The Dark Side of Empathy, an New York Times opinion piece by Michael Ventura that stopped me in my tracks. His writing tapped into something I’ve been wrestling with for a while—how empathy,...

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Over the years, I’ve had the joy of sharing the wisdom of Ayurveda with yoga students seeking more than just movement—they’re looking for grounding, clarity, and connection. Ayurveda, the ancient science and art of heali...

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We need individual action—and we need institutional reform.

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This famous quote by Peter Drucker observed that no matter how great the plan, if the people who implement it are not committed and resourced, it will fail.

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\"Meetings are the factory floor for knowledge workers,\" Dick Axelrod.

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How we invest our energy truly matters!

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“Companies understand the cost of turnover and employee absence due to sickness. Companies also know the importance of discretionary effort and many do surveys to measure employee engagement… But employer efforts to buil...

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Choctaw elder and retired Episcopal bishop Steven Charleston explains how Indigenous elders carry the wisdom of the past in service of the present and future:

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If you find feedback conversations confusing or frustrating, your paradigm may be getting in the way.

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It's January again which means it's time to make goals and buy vitamins! I'm not immune to the allure to this approach hoping to find the health hack or a course that will solve my problems. Thanks to experiences with so...

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This month I write to you wearing my Tiny Habits Coach hat with a post for all the leaders out there. Actually we are all leaders. At different times or in certain circumstances we serve as a leader. We may be a leader i...

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Why is listening an essential aspect of Corporate Wellbeing 2.0?

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Corporate wellness is not new. However the way we work has changed drastically over the past 40 years and our understanding of human physiology and psychology has evolved.

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Self-care is an oft-used term that can mean anything from getting a mani-pedi to leaving an unhealthy relationship. Self-care, at its best, is both deeply personal and an act of generosity; what helps me \"reset\" is not ...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/checking-out-or-dropping-in","title":"Checking Out or Dropping In?","summary":"Self-care is an oft-used term that can mean anything from getting a mani-pedi to leaving an unhealthy relationship. Self-care, at its best, is both deeply personal and an act of generosity; what helps me \"reset\" is not ...","date_modified":"2022-05-02T14:14:33Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/self-improvement-junkie","html_content":"

I recently re-watched the darkly hilarious movie Little Miss Sunshine. Greg Kinnear's character illustrates how self-improvement work can go awry. He alienates himself from his family as he pushes his family and himsel...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/self-improvement-junkie","title":"Self-improvement Junkie","summary":"I recently re-watched the darkly hilarious movie Little Miss Sunshine. Greg Kinnear's character illustrates how self-improvement work can go awry. He alienates himself from his family as he pushes his family and himsel...","date_modified":"2022-04-01T17:32:49Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/orient-toward-ease---part-4","html_content":"

We've reached the final installment of the \"orient toward ease\" series. Let's explore the organization's role in managing stress. Work will inherently carry a level of stress. The question is whether it's healthy str...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/orient-toward-ease---part-4","title":"Orient Toward Ease - Part 4","summary":"We've reached the final installment of the \"orient toward ease\" series. Let's explore the organization's role in managing stress. Work will inherently carry a level of stress. The question is whether it's healthy str...","date_modified":"2022-03-02T12:29:44Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/orient-toward-ease---part-3","html_content":"

This is the third installment of \"orienting toward ease\". It is a continuation of suggested personal choices to help manage stress. In part 2, I described shifting our lifestyle to sync our activities with with circadi...

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As we expand wellness to include stress management, let's look at some individual lifestyle choices to help orient us toward ease.

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The goal is not a stress free life. It would not be possible nor would it be optimal to have one. Stress can build capacity. Think of weight training, \"stretch\" goals and emotional growth. Stress can deplete or even d...

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Remember Steven Covey's time management chart also known as the Eisenhower matrix? Basically, we should invest our our time on things both important and urgent (emergencies) as well as important and non-urgent (planning...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/the-productivity-trap","title":"The Productivity Trap","summary":"Remember Steven Covey's time management chart also known as the Eisenhower matrix? Basically, we should invest our our time on things both important and urgent (emergencies) as well as important and non-urgent (planning...","date_modified":"2021-11-10T13:18:59Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/what-needs-to-end","html_content":"

A friend recently said that this transition out of the \"shut down\" phase of the pandemic feels like being shot out of a cannon. \n Covid-19 is still with us but the pace of \"normal\" life has resumed. Can we stop outside ...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/what-needs-to-end","title":"What Needs To End?","summary":"A friend recently said that this transition out of the \"shut down\" phase of the pandemic feels like being shot out of a cannon. \n Covid-19 is still with us but the pace of \"normal\" life has resumed. Can we stop outside ...","date_modified":"2021-10-19T22:15:20Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/becoming-a-lark","html_content":"

Are you a Night Owl or a Lark? For years I clung proudly to my Night Owl identity until it became clear that staying up late was not working for me, my health or relationships. The \"I'm the kind of person who loves dri...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/becoming-a-lark","title":"Becoming a Lark","summary":"Are you a Night Owl or a Lark? For years I clung proudly to my Night Owl identity until it became clear that staying up late was not working for me, my health or relationships. The \"I'm the kind of person who loves dri...","date_modified":"2021-07-20T14:53:25Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/shine","html_content":"

I've joked that I am a Type A personality in recovery. Family life, meditation and yoga have softened my edges and helped contain some of my intensity. My inner critic is still yapping in my ear but at least I can noti...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/shine","title":"Shine","summary":"I've joked that I am a Type A personality in recovery. Family life, meditation and yoga have softened my edges and helped contain some of my intensity. My inner critic is still yapping in my ear but at least I can noti...","date_modified":"2021-06-22T14:10:50Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/rest-and-digest","html_content":"

Have you noticed that when you don't keep up with routine de-cluttering and maintenance, cleaning becomes a daunting task or is put off altogether? Just like our homes, our bodies and lives need routine attention and sp...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/rest-and-digest","title":"Rest and Digest","summary":"Have you noticed that when you don't keep up with routine de-cluttering and maintenance, cleaning becomes a daunting task or is put off altogether? Just like our homes, our bodies and lives need routine attention and sp...","date_modified":"2021-05-21T16:22:58Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/as-close-as-your-breath","html_content":"

As you read this, notice how your body feels on a scale from tight and rigid to dull and numb. How would you rate your mind on a scale from racing and sharp to slow and foggy? Now, please take three minutes and watch t...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/as-close-as-your-breath","title":"As Close As Your Breath","summary":"As you read this, notice how your body feels on a scale from tight and rigid to dull and numb. How would you rate your mind on a scale from racing and sharp to slow and foggy? Now, please take three minutes and watch t...","date_modified":"2021-05-07T13:47:48Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/finding-your-own-right-way","html_content":"

Through parenting kids with special needs, I've become keenly aware of how critical it is to support different ways of learning and being. I am so thankful that more kinds of people are included to share their unique gi...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/finding-your-own-right-way","title":"Finding Your Own Right Way","summary":"Through parenting kids with special needs, I've become keenly aware of how critical it is to support different ways of learning and being. I am so thankful that more kinds of people are included to share their unique gi...","date_modified":"2021-04-26T14:20:36Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/holistic-solutions","html_content":"

I've always been a nature show buff. While recently watching David Attenborough's Life on Our Planet and another documentary about Primatologist, Jane Goodall I saw how the environmental degradation and narrowing of pla...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/holistic-solutions","title":"Holistic solutions","summary":"I've always been a nature show buff. While recently watching David Attenborough's Life on Our Planet and another documentary about Primatologist, Jane Goodall I saw how the environmental degradation and narrowing of pla...","date_modified":"2021-04-26T14:16:07Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/body-breaks","html_content":"

Building in what I call \"body breaks\" throughout the workday is a great way to break up stagnation, support deep concentrated work, and sneak in more exercise. Remember the lunch hour? That body break morphed into a ti...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/body-breaks","title":"Body Breaks","summary":"Building in what I call \"body breaks\" throughout the workday is a great way to break up stagnation, support deep concentrated work, and sneak in more exercise. Remember the lunch hour? That body break morphed into a ti...","date_modified":"2021-04-20T15:14:25Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/zoomed-out","html_content":"

Video conferencing has been the wonder and bane of professionals over this pandemic year. Zoom fatigue we've learned is a real thing. The fatigue we feel is not imagined. The minute video delays, distracting backgroun...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/zoomed-out","title":"Zoomed Out","summary":"Video conferencing has been the wonder and bane of professionals over this pandemic year. Zoom fatigue we've learned is a real thing. The fatigue we feel is not imagined. The minute video delays, distracting backgroun...","date_modified":"2021-04-06T15:03:01Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/sleep","html_content":"

I started becoming a morning person when my kids when my kids were 8, 5 and 1 year(s) old. Up until that point, I was squeezing the marrow out of each day, dragging myself to bed and getting every last minute of sleep p...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/sleep","title":"Sleep","summary":"I started becoming a morning person when my kids when my kids were 8, 5 and 1 year(s) old. Up until that point, I was squeezing the marrow out of each day, dragging myself to bed and getting every last minute of sleep p...","date_modified":"2021-04-05T17:59:59Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/train-the-best-retain-the-rest","html_content":"

My first job out of college was in a management training program at large regional commercial bank. After working there for a couple of years, I heard it joked that bank's management training program should be called wh...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/train-the-best-retain-the-rest","title":"Train the Best,Retain the Rest","summary":"My first job out of college was in a management training program at large regional commercial bank. After working there for a couple of years, I heard it joked that bank's management training program should be called wh...","date_modified":"2021-03-24T16:47:42Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/when-hard-work-becomes-a-problem","html_content":"

Around 2000, (remember the tech bubble and Y2K?!), I spent fifteen months working in Ukraine as part of a program to help local companies adjust to the transition to a market economy. \n At that time after several years o...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/when-hard-work-becomes-a-problem","title":"When Hard Work Becomes a Problem","summary":"Around 2000, (remember the tech bubble and Y2K?!), I spent fifteen months working in Ukraine as part of a program to help local companies adjust to the transition to a market economy. \n At that time after several years o...","date_modified":"2021-03-11T13:28:16Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/when-do-you-clock-out-of-work","html_content":"

The pandemic did not create “work-life” balance issues but it certainly isn’t making them any easier. A conscious boundary or close of business (COB) routine can protect your health, relationships and the quality of you...

","url":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/when-do-you-clock-out-of-work","title":"How To Clock Out of Work","summary":"The pandemic did not create “work-life” balance issues but it certainly isn’t making them any easier. A conscious boundary or close of business (COB) routine can protect your health, relationships and the quality of you...","date_modified":"2021-03-05T17:28:52Z"},{"id":"https://colleenbertrand.com/blog/f/the-peril-of-busy","html_content":"

Question: “How are you?”

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