Cultural Awareness Blog
Don’t be shy, stay informed about Cultural competence (otherwise known as Cultural sensitivity or awareness), and transform your perspective to build stronger workplaces, communities, and spaces.
I’m Power-Meant: Why Do We Wait to Celebrate Ourselves?
Why do we only celebrate when we’ve “made it”? We clap for the big wins—the promotions, the milestones, the moments that feel impossible to ignore—but what about everything else? What about the days...
I’m Power-Meant: Who Were You Before the World Told You Who to Be
Before the labels, before the expectations – who were you? Before you were told to be strong, responsible, accommodating. Before the workplace demanded you be twice as good for half the recognition....
I’m Power-Meant: Womanhood Isn’t One Moment. It’s Every Moment.
What does it mean to be a Woman? Not the version they taught us. Not the version shaped by expectations, sacrifice, or survival. Not the version defined by age, motherhood, career, or relationships....
I’m Power-Meant: Finding Balance When the World Feels Off-Centre
How do you stay balanced when the ground keeps shifting beneath you? When you're the only one in the room holding it together. When you’re carrying expectations, but no one carries them for you....
I’m Power-Meant: If You Can’t Join, You Can Still Show Up
Allyship isn’t about showing up when it’s easy. It’s about showing up when it matters. Maybe you’ve seen it. ・ The colleague who gets interrupted in meetings, again and again. ・ The job candidate...
I’m Power-Meant: Internalising Hurt Without Healing
How long have you been holding it all in? The comments that weren’t just jokes. The invisibility that made you question if you were even in the room. The pressure to succeed because failure would...
I’m Power-Meant: Show Up, Let It Out – Even When the World Tells You Not To!
How many times have you felt like disappearing? That time you spoke up at work, and the room fell silent. No one backed you. That time you set a boundary, and suddenly, you were 'too much.' Too...
I’m Power-Meant: The Sister Space Built for Black, Brown & Mixed Heritage Women
Some Spaces Just Get You. Others Don’t. You know the feeling. Walking into a room, a meeting, or even a conversation where something feels... off. Like you have to shrink yourself, adjust, or...
Why Are We So Hard on Ourselves? Understand the Power of Self-Compassion
We’re quick to show compassion to others, but what about ourselves? Why is it so easy to extend kindness and understanding to the people we love, but when it comes to ourselves, we’re ready to tear...