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I want to talk about what it's like to be a zebra among horses. You're friends with everyone; you're friends with no one. You outperform the people in the things you're good at, while feeling nowhere near good enough at the things you should be good at. You're funny, but... awkward funny (still a W). You don't understand why you feel things so deeply, why injustice keeps you awake at night. You're always the person who has to speak up when something is wrong, even when you k

Right now, the world is watching what happens when leaders don’t have empathy. It’s bad. Leadership - empathy = a big problem. When you have leaders who weren’t blessed with the gift of empathy, the wrong motivators shape our culture. That’s how things in our society have become this divisive. This bad. Greed. Power. Status. Those are the things driving the madness we are watching. Those are the things that have fuelled the anti-intellectualism movement and the sharp decline

Elle Woods court scene - Legally Blonde Elle Woods is an icon. She is kind, funny, deeply observant, wicked smart, and… underestimated. So very underestimated. Because she is bubbly, funny, and emotionally intelligent, she isn't taken seriously. She is (painfully) overlooked as someone with raw potential. It isn’t until she connects multiple dots that no one else in the room sees (thanks to her hyper-fixation on designer shoes and perm aftercare) and wins the high-profile c

A late diagnosis of a neurodivergent condition feels like a gift from the Wizard. We’ve had it all along, but we just needed the right person to point it out. I have spoken with a LOT of women lately who were diagnosed as neurodivergent in their late twenties/early thirties and beyond. Every single one of them felt their life change the day they got their diagnosis. In fact, the way many women find out that they are neurodivergent is through the process of their kids being di

It’s no secret that I am a fan of Bad Bunny. I think he is absolutely fascinating. He just goes for it, whatever “it” happens to be, and I think that’s amazing. His spectacular performance at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show made the world sit up and take notice. Not just of Benito himself, but of the deeper message of his show: let’s love each other better. Many people I know were moved to tears by this performance, myself included. For something that was immediately mad

This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney did something extraordinary. The speech he delivered at the World Economic Forum (the one that has leaders around the world watching Canada in awe) will be remembered as a defining moment in modern leadership. The message itself was sobering: The world as we know it is shifting, and Canada must adapt alongside our allies. It was the kind of speech no leader wants to have to give. As I watched him speak to a room so quiet you could hear a

As someone who launched a business a month and two days ago, this is a risky blog post. However, the reason I started I&E is that I want to have a real impact on making this world a kinder place for all of us, and you cannot make a difference if you don't speak up when it's uncomfortable. So, here we go: The weight of last week's events is hitting me extra hard today. In just over a week, we've watched the world we know disappear. Not that things haven't been changing every d

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) when I was 6, almost 7 years old. I don't mind spilling the beans that I'm 35, so you can do the math (please don't make me, because #dyscalculia). I don’t need to go into detail about what managing T1D involves, but just know that it requires an additional 180–300 decisions every single day. Most of these decisions happen without conscious thought, but subconsciously, it’s always running in the background. And these aren’t “apple o

I have always felt that it is a major privilege being a safe person for people to talk to. Earning the trust of someone so much so that they open up and share their dreams and wins, but also their hurts and losses. There is one major period in time when I supported and coached someone through something that would forever change my life. It was when I realized that coaching is something I am meant to do. Quick backstory: in 2020, my best friend was diagnosed with stage 3C2 cer

Having someone see in you what you can't see in yourself is something that can change your entire life. That's what happened to me. Before I met my Zebra Mentor (who I won't name for the sake of her privacy), I really didn't like myself. Sometimes, I look back at old Facebook memories and, similar to many adults looking back on their teen years, I cringe. The reason I cringe is different than most, though. I cringe because the things I said were from a place of deep insecurit