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You left our hearts better than you found them. Thank you, Dolly. David Gahr 📸

Grateful for a mother who warned her daughters about the price she paid for trying to conform to nice girl culture in the 1950’s. We didn’t know all of the details of her wounds, but we fully understood the depth of her pain. When she died she had framed pictures of Gloria Steinem and Angela Davis over her desk.…

So often when we talk about "nice" or "polite" cultures, we're actually describing environments where people are some combination of: 1. Conflict avoidant 2. Not supported by leaders with more formal or informal power when they attempt clear conversations, and/or 3. Lacking the skills to talk TO people about hard…

So often when we talk about "nice" or "polite" cultures, we're actually describing environments where people are some combination of: 1. Conflict avoidant 2. Not supported by leaders with more formal or informal power when they attempt clear conversations, and/or 3. Lacking the skills to talk TO people about hard…

You left our hearts better than you found them. Thank you, Dolly. David Gahr 📸

When we see people attack empathy or say things like, “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy” (Elon Musk, 2025), we should ask ourselves, “What harm, pain, or hurt do they not want us to see or feel? Who do they want to hurt, humiliate, or dehumanize without accountability? ”Based on our resea…