small home icon
Articles and Blogs
Mindfulness - Bias National Law Journal
Blogs
Podcast

Mindfulness - Bias National Law Journal

grey dots aligned to make a rectangle
Mindfulness - Bias National Law Journal

“I only feel safe around white people,” a supervising attorney said to a group of lawyer colleagues at a work happy hour. The conversation had drifted to where folks lived, and the supervising attorney felt compelled to share that their comfort was limited to white spaces. Immediately, my chest tightened, my body got warm, and my throat constricted. I was unable to respond or articulate my own feelings about the statement directly when it felt like it mattered the most—in the moment. Years later, this comment still rings in my head and reverberates in my body.

Because of this supervisor’s workplace authority, natural questions and concerns arise. How does their perception of safety impact their choices at work, how work is assigned, who they interact with and myriad other conscious or unconscious decisions? It wasn’t my first experience with this type of microaggression, and over time, these experiences compound on one another.

READ MORE

quote icon in blue
Krishtel Logo with effectsForm image logo for mobile devices

Work With Us

Keynotes, workshops and coaching that start conversations and ignite change.
I'M INTERESTED IN
Services
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
I'M INTERESTED IN
Dropdown
How did you hear about us
Dropdown
Submit
white submit icon
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Krishtel Logo outline used as a background