Author Archives: Daphne Eviatar, coaching & consulting
Beyond Coronavirus
It goes without saying that these are difficult times, and a lot of people are suffering. It’s important to keep that in mind, and for each of us to do our best to help in whatever ways we can. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in change, positive psychology, social justice
Tagged Coronavirus, future, Jill Shepherd, Matthias Horx
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The Optimism of Uncertainty
Every January for the past several years I’ve joined activists in front of the White House to protest the indefinite detention of 40 Muslim men at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. This year, January 11 marked the 18th anniversary of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, anger, change, positive psychology, social justice, work
Tagged activism, advocacy, film, Guantanamo Bay, Howard Zinn, human rights, indefinite detention, NRCAT, optimism, persistence
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Self-Compassion It
I was in a meeting at the Pentagon recently, seated at a table surrounded by uniformed military officers and dark-suited government officials. The meeting was tense, with the officials all insisting the Defense Department was doing the right thing and … Continue reading
Posted in change, coaching, compassion, happiness, health, jobs, mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology
Tagged coaching, compassion, Kristin Neff, Mindful self-compassion, mindfulness
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Some Helpful (& free) Resources
I haven’t had a chance to write much lately, but I do want to share some great online resources I’ve found useful in recent months. When the madness of the world, the onslaught of bad news, or just the cold … Continue reading
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Checking In
I direct a program for a human rights organization, and while there are plenty of good and worthwhile things about the work, there’s also a lot of bureaucracy. I don’t just have to do my job, but I have to … Continue reading
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Do It Anyway
I finally quit my job. I’d been thinking about it for years, and I always thought that when I finally did it, I’d be relishing the act: telling my boss and coworkers with a big toothy smile, posting it on … Continue reading
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A Key to Change
One of the hardest things about change can be acknowledging the need to make it. And that’s often because we blame ourselves for the predicament we’re in, and for not having changed already. The pain of that self-judgment can make … Continue reading
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War and Peace
To escape the news recently, I’ve been immersing myself in 19th Century novels, and one theme keeps coming across: the destructive human obsession with social status. In Tolstoy’s War and Peace, for example, Prince Andrew Bolkonski, infatuated with dreams of … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, change, coaching, happiness, meaning, psychology, self-care
Tagged envy, glory, psychology, social status, success, Tolstoy, War and Peace
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Time Out
I’ve written almost nothing on this blog since the inauguration of Donald Trump. Partly I think it’s because I’ve been so outwardly focused – fixated on the daily, minute-by-minute news of the disturbing, twisted, often absurd machinations of this new … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, anger, change, positive psychology, psychology, self-care, service, social justice, work, writing
Tagged anger, Buddha, depression, Donald Trump, Harper's, hope, news, Thoreau, time out, Walter Kirn, writing
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On Staying Hopeful
Last week was tough. Not just because many of us were returning to work after a holiday break, but for anyone who works in social justice advocacy, the air is thick with fear, apprehension, lingering shock and disappointment. What will … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, anger, change, fear, health, meaning, mindfulness, self-care, social justice, work
Tagged activism, asylum, Donald Trump, fear, holidays, justice, politics, racism, Rebecca Solnit, refugees, self-care, sexism, social change, xenophobia
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