Should I Watch the News, or Avoid It? How to Stay Sane (Yet Informed)
“I’m SO STRESSED OUT!” she said. “I’m really upset about what’s going on. I can’t…
Susana RinderleNovember 28, 2023
Trauma-Informed Coaching: Necessary, Better, and NOT about Trauma
The following is published in, and reproduced with permission from, choice, the magazine of professional…
Susana RinderleJune 15, 2023
After 30 years, I Left Diversity Work. These Are the Five Awkward Reasons.
“But I thought our job was to put ourselves out of business!” My objection was…
Susana RinderleMay 25, 2022
Oppression, Not Feelings, Should Be the Focus of DEI
The client was eager to see their preliminary results. They’d hired us to conduct an…
Susana RinderleFebruary 1, 2022
One important, overlooked reason the U.S. is in trouble: Mistrust
The poor man sounded exasperated. There were a bunch of letters after his name, and…
Susana RinderleDecember 16, 2021
She Could Have Been Me: From Beloved Mentor to Familiar Monster
Edgar was one of my firsts. Decades ago, he became my first boss, first mentor,…
Susana RinderleJune 9, 2021
AI is our attempt to create a god that already exists
I remember the exact moment I fell in love with my boyfriend, Josh. It was…
Susana RinderleApril 5, 2021
The Enemies of Inclusion: Cancel Culture, Consensus, and Perfection
It was a Friday morning, and I was more excited than usual about a client…
Susana RinderleMarch 24, 2021
Relational trauma like racism can only be healed relationally
A dear colleague of color recently reposted an article about racism on her Facebook feed…
Susana RinderleDecember 10, 2020
Is Nothing Sacred?
I woke earlier than normal last Saturday morning to a text from a dear colleague.…
Susana RinderleOctober 29, 2020









