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,...
by Michelle Doerr | Sep 14, 2022 | Outdoor, Wellness
For the past two years, I have done extensive work on diversity and inclusion within the field of conservation, both internally and in action. I keep sensing extensive resistance to talking about power, privilege, and diversity. I also see and experience performative...
by Michelle Doerr | Aug 5, 2022 | Wellness
I am so proud of one of my professional organizations, The Wildlife Society (TWS), for drawing awareness to the issue of wellness these past few years. My first exposure to the topic was at the Minnesota Chapter of TWS’s annual meeting in February 2019. In a session...
