amandanstanleyAug 19, 20215 min readRest within reach: new rules for workI 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...
amandanstanleyJul 11, 20215 min readWatch 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...
amandanstanleyApr 11, 20213 min readI'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...
amandanstanleyDec 3, 20203 min readGreeting OurselvesJust about every other Thursday, between 4pm and 5pm, I can expect a phone call from one of my most trusted friends, calling from her...
amandanstanleyOct 10, 202010 min readThe 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...
amandanstanleyAug 2, 20203 min readWhen the ground shifts: lessons from my treadmillDuring the coronavirus pandemic, I have limited my daily physical exercise to activities I can do outside or in my basement. Most...