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What the World Taught Me About Mindset
There's a particular kind of clarity that comes from leaving home. Not the tourist kind of travel — shuffling between hotels and Instagram backdrops — but the kind where you sit in a community that has almost nothing by Western standards and watch how people actually live. I've spent time in countries most Americans would label "third world." I've seen families of six share a single room with walls made of corrugated metal and salvaged wood. I've watched mothers cook over ope
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
May 14 min read


What Leadership Needs to Be When the Waters Get Rough: Ten Lessons from the Captain’s Chair
Leadership is often discussed in terms of vision, strategy, and results. Less often we talk about what leadership feels like when conditions change unexpectedly—when information is incomplete, pressure is high, and the margin for error narrows. That is where the parallels between executive leadership and being a boat captain become instructive—not as metaphor, but as a practical lens on judgment, emotional intelligence, and accountability. Recently, I obtained my Master Capta

Doni Landefeld, Ph.D.
Apr 13 min read


From Screen Time to Heart Time: Finding Balance in Teaching Emotional Intelligence
My 16-month-old is having a complete meltdown because I literally gave him what he wanted, only to find he doesn't like it now, and is...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Oct 1, 20254 min read


Moving Through It: How Dance and Movement Unlock Emotional Release
As a new parent, I encountered challenges that I thought I was long past—like anxiety. It had been over a decade since I'd battled with...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Sep 1, 20254 min read


Compassion: To Suffer With or Together
The day before Mother's Day, I found myself in the woods asking the universe a question I didn't know how to answer: Why do I feel so...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Jun 1, 20254 min read


The End of Innocence: Childhood in the Digital Age
Last week, a friend mentioned that her seven-year-old had become hyper-fixated on practicing makeup contouring and recording herself...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Jun 1, 20254 min read


The Landscape of Emotional Intelligence: A Personal Reflection
Sometimes, our most profound lessons arrive wrapped in moments of absolute chaos — when the carefully constructed narratives of our...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Apr 1, 20253 min read


Firsthand Experience: Self-work Is Not a Walk in the Park
Self-work is not a task for the faint of heart, and perhaps that's why so many people talk about their battles with anxiety, stress,...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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