Soulgen

Tag: connection

  • Longing to Belong: An Experiential Approach to Belonging

    —

    by

    dsoulgen
    in

    Everyone seems to be talking about loneliness and belonging these days.Maybe we are reaching some kind of collective realisation about how disconnected we have become – and how deeply many of us are searching for belonging.Perhaps. But I don’t want to jump onto a trend. I arrived at these questions through my own life, work…

  • 🌱 The Problem With Empowerment – And What To Do Instead

    —

    by

    dsoulgen
    in

    Why “giving people power” often backfires, and what agency-centred practice offers instead The word empowerment is everywhere.We talk about empowering young people, empowering communities, empowering staff, empowering “the vulnerable.” Empower everyone. But if we look closely, empowerment often carries an unintended message:that we hold all the power,and they have none until we decide to hand…