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Written by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICFHave you ever sat through a training session or workshop, diligently taking notes, only to forget most of it a week later? If so, you’re not alone–you were likely in a passive learning environment. In contrast, active learning...

Written by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICFFormal learning is your typical classroom standardized education, and informal education is all the other learning that happens in daily life. Society often thinks of learning in the formal sense, but much of life’s most...

Written by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICFOne can highlight contrast by sharing similarities.  Reflexive and reflective practice is powerful. They both require awareness of self. They both build knowledge, shape our thinking and being, and create emergent...

Written by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICFLearning is an ethical activity. Professional coaching begins with a clear agreement outlining how and why the coach, client, and sponsor will work together, and their respective rights and responsibilities (International...

Written by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICFThe Multicultural Act (1988) states everyone is equal, valued, respected, has the freedom to express themselves, and is protected under the law. I wish it were this easy. Culture is a social construct, and when we focus on our...

Written by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICFDialogue is power(ful)--there is much impact in talking out loud. I believe we have all witnessed the insights we generate when we hear someone else speak aloud (think of listening to a keynote speaker). Moreover, when we hear...

Revealing - A Found PoemWritten by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICFFound poetry is taking sources from others' profound work (in my case below, it's all taken from peer-reviewed research) and 'restorying' them to create new meaning. This is one of my fav's (I have...

Written by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICFAristotle is famous for saying, "Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." Socrates' motto is "know thyself." Nelson Mandella, a more current celebrated leader, shared in a letter to his wife from his jail cell,...

Written by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICF In my practice, I see people getting stuck in their one-way thinking about situations, other people, and themselves. These are the stories we tell ourselves that keep us stuck. And the more a person thinks about things in...

Article written by Suzanne Conroy, M.Ed., CTI, ICFWe are all going through this ebb and flow of monumental change throughout this pandemic. Some of our colleagues/family/friends go through it with reasonable ease and some with deep resistance. Resistance is likened to...