by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 25, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, #HealingFromOurMixups, Culture of Empathy, Empathy, Empathy Circles
Imagine a meeting in which you always feel heard and able to listen fully. No need to fight for airtime or defend yourself against attack. Maybe you already know (and like) the others. Maybe you don’t. Maybe the topic is controversial (e.g., family conflict,...
by Jackie Acho | Mar 10, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, Fathers, Parenting
Andy Cohen is teaching us something in honestly sharing the pain he’s endured coming out…as a parent. The online community has judged and shamed him for everything from putting a couple of small pillows in the crib, to posing for the cover of People (as a...
by Jackie Acho | Feb 6, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, #HealingFromOurMixups, #LeanIn, #WorkHomeSex, Gates Foundation, Hands-On Parenting, Parental Leave, Parenting, Women in Leadership, Work Family Balance
You may be thinking a year of parental leave was crazy in the first place, and 6 months is incredibly generous. That would make you…American. Sadly, the struggle of leaving babies too soon is one thing most American adults have in common. Six-month old babies...
by Jackie Acho | Nov 1, 2017 | chemistry, Heath, Toxicity
I look and feel pretty healthy, but you can see it in the results of my hair test above. Mercury. Aluminum. Arsenic. Some other stuff. I’m a recovering chemist. If you’re not, you might assume you’re safe. I’m sorry. That’s not true. I didn’t work with most of these...
