If UX is all about empathy and caring about users, why don’t we care for ourselves the same way? — This story is from the Founder of HmntyCntrd and is part of Self-Care is for UX, a series on the personal risks of working in design. As I’m writing this, I’m having “one of those days.” I barely got any sleep, survived the work day on a steady diet of…

There are times when our work impacts us deeply — sometimes in ways we neither acknowledge nor understand. — This story is from the Founder of HmntyCntrd and is part of Self-Care is for UX, a series on the personal risks of working in design. Check out their Healing Conversations course! If you are reading this, you most likely fall into one of two categories: You’re either interested in…

A conversation about the personal risks of working in the design industry is long overdue — This story is from the Founder of HmntyCntrd and is part of Self-Care is for UX, a series on the personal risks of working in design. “You often feel tired, not because you’ve done too much, but because you’ve done too little of what sparks a light in you.” …

Over the past few months I’ve had quite a few inquiries from young black women who are starting their careers in tech (it’s one of the many reasons why I created this course and cohort experience). …

For Designers, Researchers, Engineers, PMs and the Like — Some of you are reading this because you are currently experiencing a horrible manager and are trying to GTFO. Some of you are reading this because you have goals to level up in your career and want to make sure your future manager will support you. And some of you…

When I first entered the UX field, I’ll admit that I eagerly drank the UX Research kool-aid, the batch filled with talks and articles about “the importance of empathy within UX,” how we are “advocates for the user,” that we need to “be aware of our biases” and that what…

I can’t help but feel the subtle onset of nausea and an uncontrollable eye twitch whenever I hear the tech community mention the E-Word — yes, empathy. I fear that empathy has become a cheap cliche that we sprinkle in our resumes, conversations, portfolios and job descriptions. …

She said that it’s easier to be black than to be a woman. I have a few thoughts on that. Dear Julie Delpy, At the Sundance Film Festival you described how a few years ago you made a comment about the Academy being very white male and how you were…

The men and women who are responsible for leading companies and organizations in promoting, acknowledging, and valuing diversity and inclusion in the workplace carry a heavy burden and responsibility. Especially in Silicon Valley. They wake up, praying as they check their emails and social media feeds, “Dear God, please don’t…