I am a fluent polyglot who is able to speak five languages fluently (Filipino, Cebuano, English, French and German), and I have always been fascinated by how language plays such a pivotal role in culture. For instance, I work in the human services field, and we have quite a number…

I knew that the moment I start writing about emotions, especially emotions at work, I would end up in a rabbit hole! A good one at that. I had a 3-day weekend this past weekend and got to spend it with my partner. It was beautiful to say the least…

One of my very first jobs out of high school was working in retail, and I vaguely remember being told by my then-manager to “leave my emotions at the door” when stepping into the workplace. I left a month after. Looking back, especially knowing what I know now, the idea…

“Alexa, play The Reason by Hoobastank” In grad school, we had a class, Self As Instrument (shoutout to one of my favorite professors, Dr. Jennifer Parlamis), where we were asked to get feedback from at least 5 people from different parts of our lives. In good old overachiever fashion, I…

If you have ever had the opportunity to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race, it has been a source of inspiration, quotable quotes and lipsyncing extravaganza for me, and to be honest, this GIF fits my coachsulting practice really well! In coaching individuals and consulting with organizations, I often hear responses where…

When we think of tensions, we tend to think of animosity between people in relationships, elephants in the room, or some form of muscle ache. And while those are true, that is not the type of tension I wanted to write about! Have you ever found yourself reading about some…

One of the most surprising things that people find out about me is that I have lived in three different countries throughout my childhood/teen years. I was born and raised in the Philippines then moved to the UK when I was about 10 years old where I spent the next…

Happy New Year! It feels so long since I have written anything on here- 2020 was truly the year that was. So much has happened, and by the way, if you have not mourned what you have lost yet(and believe me, we all lost at least one thing- it’s the…

It has been so long since I have last posted! So much has happened since January that I am hoping to create content to post on here. Let’s see…life got busy after January, COVID-19 happened, Black Lives Matter, the upcoming election…SO MUCH! …