by Michelle Doerr | Aug 26, 2023 | Leadership, Outdoor, Wellness
As I take a healing lens to my work, I am imagining the future of conservation. I believe we can bring more healing to our field by incorporating a new mindset, practices, and relationships into our work. In my previous post, I described three elements of a healthy...
by Michelle Doerr | Aug 10, 2023 | Leadership, Wellness
I’ve worked in the field of conservation my entire career. I started in several biologist positions with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before moving to the archery industry and then building my own business. Over time, I noticed a gap in our field....
by Michelle Doerr | Jun 7, 2023 | Leadership, Outdoor
In her essay, “The Ecology of Grief”, grief counselor Phyllis Windle includes a section entitled The Grief of Ecologists (Windle. P., 1992). She writes, “Ecologists are both blessed and cursed in seeing natural systems clearly. We see what is there and also what is...
by Michelle Doerr | Mar 17, 2023 | Facilitation, Leadership
Last year, in an effort to be more reflective about what I am learning and how I am growing, I committed to 52 weekly wisdom posts on LinkedIn. Doing so made a huge difference in what I remember from all the webinars I’ve attended as a participant or facilitated...
by Michelle Doerr | Jan 19, 2023 | Leadership, Wellness
In October of last year, the US Surgeon General issued their Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being. The framework makes sense to me because I desire to see workplaces that thrive (go beyond well-being). To move toward a thriving workplace,...
