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Beyond Emotional Intelligence: 5 Steps Toward Emotional Inclusion (Even If You’d Rather Numb Out)

by Michelle Doerr | Jun 17, 2025 | Leadership, Wellness

Let’s be real. Some days, it feels easier to push emotions down, check off the boxes, and pretend everything’s fine. That emotional silence was the norm in my family—and, as it turns out, also the unspoken rule in much of my conservation career. But it’s costing us...

Emotional Support Is the Leadership Skill Conservation Forgot

by Michelle Doerr | May 3, 2025 | Leadership, Wellness

🔥 Conservation Leadership Is Burning Out—Here’s Why It Matters When I was in college—more years ago than I care to count—I didn’t worry much about the future. The path felt hopeful. The conservation jobs were there. The work ahead felt bright. But now, the emotional...

A Missing Link in Conservation: Humility & Perspective

by Michelle Doerr | Apr 22, 2025 | Leadership, Outdoor

Photo by Evgeni Tcherkasski on Unsplash One of my workshops, Cultural Competence & Humility, has been removed from certain places in response to political pressure to eliminate language associated with inclusion, identity, and systemic awareness. I know that the...
Navigating Conservation Challenges with Courage

Navigating Conservation Challenges with Courage

by Michelle Doerr | Oct 11, 2024 | Leadership, Outdoor

Conservation work often places individuals face-to-face with both nature’s beauty and its fury. In the aftermath of disasters like Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, raging forest fires, or the ongoing bleaching of coral reefs, the pain and loss can feel...
Building True Leadership: Courage and Vulnerability in High-Stakes Spaces

Building True Leadership: Courage and Vulnerability in High-Stakes Spaces

by Michelle Doerr | Sep 5, 2024 | Leadership

True leadership goes beyond strategy and position—it’s about fostering spaces where people feel emotionally and mentally safe enough to do the hard, transformative work. True leadership embraces both courage and vulnerability. I have been involved in several...
Leadership Lessons from Parenting Through an Eating Disorder

Leadership Lessons from Parenting Through an Eating Disorder

by Michelle Doerr | Jul 16, 2024 | Coaching, Leadership, Wellness

I wrote this blog about leadership and eating disorders as a way to connect my current work here at Anavah Consulting LLC to my latest venture. This week, my daughter and I released our book Grapevine: A Mother and Daughter’s Tangled Journey Through an Eating...
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