I posted a video on TikTok talking about the challenges I have been having with this situation in the present. Last week, after spending time with my sister, I returned to an apartment that had no air conditioning. OK, fine, this is generally something I can deal with. However, when it’s 90+ degrees outside, this … Read more
Someone who did an emotional freedom technique session with me started the session believing that in order to get what she wanted, she would have to wade through painful emotions. After our session, that didn’t feel like that was the case. I want to unpack what she said a bit . . . much of … Read more
And now there’s another one. Personally, I’m not surprised. You have been warned . . . The historian has entered the building . . . In the U.S., the whole foundation of the formation of a police force was to keep the enslaved on plantations and working. What could possibly go wrong after emancipation? We’ve … Read more
Many of you may know me through Twitter. It’s been an amazing platform to connect with people of like interests. I personally have secluded myself from the complete crazies because I’m spending my time with #lawtwitter and #academictwitter. 💥 This is where I’ve been able to cheer people on as they studied for the Bar … Read more
We get so excited about the people who won office. We’re delighted that the worst-case scenarios did not come to fruition (yet). And then we see a spate of hate crimes. The most dramatic of these was the killing of GLBTQ patrons at Club Q in Colorado. The threats to GLBTQ identified people are incessant, … Read more
This post is based on an older interview. We first interviewed Jenni Katzman in 2018. The issues may seem quaint – but actually, they are fresh again. From reproductive rights to voting machines, it is time to make voting rights front and center of our attention as we vote IN TWO WEEKS, Tuesday, November 8. … Read more
This starts a robust set of posts on self-care and practicing law. Resistant Vision places this as one of the most important values because you can’t pour from an empty cup. Self-care is the means to enjoying your work, and, most importantly, building a life outside of work. And of course, it’s important just because … Read more
New York State’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, has made national headlines again . . . and not for good reasons. You are likely aware that Letitia James, the state’s Attorney General (a Black woman), investigated sexual harassment complaints against him and found that they were credible. And today he resigned. 👏🏾 I was never a fan … Read more
Aaaaaah, in the United States, we’re reopening? Right? Everything is going right back to usual. Go grocery shopping without a mask. Book a cruise for your vacation. Eat in restaurants. Go see a movie in a theater. We. Are. Baaaaaack!! One of the delusions in the U.S. is this insistence on rugged individualism. Each person … Read more
Many of you know that part of what I try to create here at Michelle Dionne Thompson Coaching and Consulting is a space for people to create the communities and society we want to see. This is no easy task. And it’s really hard when you’re up to your eyeballs with emails, requests from colleagues, requests from … Read more