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This page contains many articles I've written over the years in pursuit of learning, reflection, and personal development.

Themes include productivity, wellbeing, teaching, defusing bullying, culture, heritage, facilitation & more.

You will find that some of these posts are originally published on LinkedIn.

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Apr 11 min read

Race and Culture: “We all bleed the same colour.” - Part 4

[#race & culture #4/5] I'm sharing five things this week: A book, a poem, a film, an idea and a song. Today is the idea: “We all bleed...

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Apr 12 min read

Race and Culture: Part 2

[Learning about #race & #culture #2/5] Each day this week, I’m sharing a film, a book, a singer, a poem, and finally, a thought that’s...

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Apr 11 min read

Race and Culture: Part 1

[#race & #culture #1/5] This week, I’m sharing five things that have helped me in my learning journey about race and culture. Each day...

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Mar 232 min read

Learning about Race & Identity (Part 3)

[#learning about #race and #identity] (Part 3) Meet my friend Claire. When I first saw Claire, I wasn’t sure where she may be from… then...

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Mar 232 min read

Learning about Race & Racism (Part 2)

[#teaching + #learning about #race & #racism] (Part 2 of 3) When I was a child - perhaps 8 years old or so, I was standing near my father...

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Mar 222 min read

Lessons from 'Noughts and Crosses'

[#teaching + #learning about #racism] (Part 1 of 3) I recently shared that I’ve become Co-Chair of the Racial Equality and Ethnicity...

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Apr 4, 20232 min read

The Power of Persistence and Belief: Lessons Learned from a UAE Race Experience

I often enjoy joining the community races held around the #UAE… 🏃🏽‍♀️😍 And at the end of a #race, I am generally not the kind of...

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