The Speaker’s Voice
The Masculinity Project: We Can Change, We Can Do, We Can Be
What if I told you one of the hardest things to be in the world is being a college aged man? You are probably baffled at that idea. But men are often struggling with identifying their challenges and masking the challenges they are facing Every day I get to work with...
Game Your Brain – Control Your Biases
I have implicit biases, lots of them, and so do you! The absolute first thing we should recognize about implicit bias is that we all have it I have it you have it my mom’s got it everyone does. Every person with a functioning consciousness has implicit biases....
Feeling Crispy? 5 Tips to Embrace Your Burnout
I have been a researcher in wellness and burnout recovery for almost 20 years, and this past year I have seen more use of the word burnout than ever before. People are now naming their burnout, and we are moving beyond the hustle culture mentality that production is...
6 Signs You May Be Experiencing “Duck Syndrome” Right Now
Do you ever feel like you’re drowning in obligations and can barely stay afloat? Or like you can’t keep up with the demands of life, and everything feels way too overwhelming? You may even be struggling with physical ailments like exhaustion, fatigue, and headaches,...
Why You Want to Stop Weighting to Feel Better this Fall
Are you already looking into the mirror for hours on end, wondering what people will think of you when you’re walking to class? Do you secretly take selfies and stare at the microdetails of your skin, your nose, your hair? Or maybe you do the opposite. Maybe you avoid...
The Impact of “Light Hazing” and the Snowball Effect
“But we aren’t doing anything close to what has been reported on the news or like what they are doing in that other group!” I have heard this statement so often in my 24 years professionally advising fraternities and sororities. In fact, one of the first times I...
Leadership Plunge – Drawing the Line: Boundary Setting as a Leader
How do you draw your boundaries with other people? Do you lay them out in pencil, with the ability to erase and change where the line is? Or do you draw them in sharpie, permanent unmovable or really messy if you do? I think that true effective boundary setting lies...
Get Involved! Just Don’t Overcommit.
Getting involved as a new student is both exciting and challenging. I know it was for me. You likely have heard repeatedly how important it is and it’s likely splashed in big, fun font across banners and yard signs around your campus. Everything they shared is true!...
Finding Your Why: Recruit With Your Why
As a leader of your organization, you are excited to help it continue to grow. One way to do this is through recruitment. Organization fairs, informational meetings, tabling, and social media are all great ways to attract new members. But, they all require you to...
Elephants & Onions: Peeling Back the Layers
For so many of us, diversity is often the Elephant in the room. We notice differences, we see differences, and we know that differences are there. However, our need to say the right thing and ensure that we are not offensive can create a fear in us that makes us not...
We All Can, and Must, Do More To Prevent Sexual Violence
One of the significant barriers we face in preventing sexual violence is an implicit bias people feel when considering their role in this subject. If directly asked, I know that most would say sexual violence is wrong. Further, most would respond that they would act...
The Beauty of Belief
“Belief is so easy we make it hard.” Marilyn Trotter. Marilyn holds a special place near-and-dear in my heart because she is the woman who gave birth to me. My mom has had unprecedented belief in me since day one. In fact, she was the first person who...
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