5 Things / Getting It Wrong
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5 Things / Getting It Wrong

This week my team and I made a few mistakes. Sometimes we get it wrong, and I appreciate the folks who took the time to help me get it right and hold me accountable. Keep it coming.

First, I received an email from a reader named Lucy regarding my use of the term “breast milk” and the headline with the word “moms” in the last newsletter. I know that not just moms give birth (because some trans and non-binary people do also, and may not use the word ‘mom’) and I knew another term for breast milk is expressed milk (and thanks to Lucy, ‘human milk’). Lucy also shared a resource on the topic of transgender fertility.

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5 Things / Lessons From The Puppy
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5 Things / Lessons From The Puppy

Obviously, this isn’t rocket science, and it applies in so many different contexts: with our children, with our partners, with our team. I know I like it when others relate to me in these ways. But like with so many other things, leading like this can be easier said than done.

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