𝐌𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬... 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥

Because 2025 was a year that needed us... desperately.

The world is carrying a lot right now. So are our workplaces. 

Burnout, moral distress, compassion fatigue, grief, and constant change became the backdrop of daily work.

At Silver Linings, we spent the year supporting organizations through emotional intelligence development, trauma-informed leadership, and appreciative inquiry strategic planning. We adapted constantly to meet what the workforce was actually facing often in real time.

And when you do this kind of work well, you don’t stay untouched by it.

You feel what your clients feel.

You carry some of that weight too.

That’s why "𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥" matters to me right now.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 means:

 • not building the plane while flying it

 • not saying yes just because I can

 • not confusing urgency with importance

 • and not carrying work that was never mine to hold

In 2026, I don’t want to rush forward without understanding what allowed us to show up the way we did, or what it cost. I want to pause and do a root cause analysis of what worked, why it worked, and what needs to be protected so we don’t burn out while helping the helpers.

Trauma-informed leadership isn’t just how we support others.

It’s how we sustain ourselves in work that asks a lot of our hearts.

Because helping "the helpers" is meaningful work.

And if we don’t take care of ourselves while doing it, the cost is too high.

So this year isn’t about doing more.

It’s about being intentional; so the work, and the people doing it, can last.

That’s the intention I’m carrying into 2026 for me, and for Silver Linings.

What will you carry in 2026?