Podcasts & Blogs

The Four Considerations

When deciding if or how we want to respond to acts of exclusion, or any challenging interpersonal interactions, it can help to consider the following: Situation — Where am I? Who is nearby? Do I feel safe physically or emotionally? Relationship — Who are the others...

An Introduction to Assertive Conflict Resolution

5 Tools for Assertive Conflict Resolution STOP. Cool off. Take a deep breath. LISTEN to each other. Find out what you both need. TALK. Share your feelings using Effective Messages/ I-Statements. EMPATHIZE. Really try to understand how the other person feels. PLAN....

Assertiveness and Differences

Assertiveness is being strong without being mean and being kind without being weak. Sometimes people tell us that assertiveness won’t work in their family or in their community. But because assertiveness is a new tool for many of us, sometimes what we think is...

“Optimism Wins” with Lara Mendel

Mosaic facilitator and Founder of Hey Girl Health, Maiya Lanae Evans, interviewed Mosaic’s Co-Founder/Executive Director, Lara Mendel, about optimism on the 12th episode of her podcast, the Hey Girl Health Show. Maiya and Lara talk about reasons for hope and reveal...