When I first interviewed Lucy Boulus in April 2020 for Episode 10 of Coffee & Contemplation, she was just 18 years old. As the world dealt with uncertainty during COVID-19, Lucy shared her own personal challenges—grappling with grief, anxiety, and the immense pressure of being a young woman growing up in a world dominated by social media.
Ultimately, as employers, we want our staff to feel great. We want them to be creative. We want them to be rested because they will produce the best possible work for us if they do that.
I was flooded with optimism on the day Sam passed. This was the love of my life, and we’d had two years from his diagnosis till his passing. Still, I was shocked to see sunlight coming through the clouds on the day he passed.
Usually when there’s fear, there’s a scared little kid, right? That’s when we get more specific. Okay, in inner child work, how do children usually feel? Children are scared. Children can be really sad. They’re rebellious, they’re angry. And not to say that your adult self can’t be those things either, but usually when we feel really strongly about a situation, that might not warrant the situation, right? If we wait a second, and think my reaction is way bigger than the situation calls for that’s when our inner child is being triggered.
Shaté Hayes, founder and CEO of Career Steward Inc., in Atlanta, is a creative career strategist with a unique background from professional dance and choreography to corporate leadership in workforce development. Her mission is to help professionals find purpose and joy in their work, leveraging her experiences with identity crises, self-doubt, and overcoming challenges.
