The Flower Street Blog & Issue Papers
Issue Papers
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Burnout in the Workforce: Transformative Solutions for Lasting Change
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Leading Through Innovation: Embracing Neurodiversity in the Workplace
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The Invisible Crisis in Women's Leadership: When ADHD, Menopause, and Burnout Collide
Reframe 2: What If You Stopped Mistaking Survival As A Strength?
I learned to question my own thinking.
To interrogate assumptions.
To ask: Is this belief mine, or did I inherit it?
I thought I was learning how to think.
I didn’t realize I was learning how to survive.
Beyond the Echo Chamber: Why Your Biggest Asset Might Be Your Uncomfortable Conversations
I've spent over two decades in rooms where I was often the only person who thought like me. Union halls, boardrooms, activist meetings, political strategy sessions, and yes—my own family dinner table.
At first, I thought this was a disadvantage. It felt isolating to be the outlier, exhausting to constantly translate my perspective into language others could hear.
But here's what I discovered: Those uncomfortable conversations became my most significant professional asset.
Kitchen Chaos to Clarity: A Neurodivergent Guide to Kitchen Organization
Ever lost the same spice three times in your kitchen? I did too—until I met Sue Haas from SORTED DIGS. She didn’t just organize my kitchen—she engineered a system that finally works for my neurodivergent brain. Read how I went from overwhelmed to at ease in my own space.