by Nicole Havelka | Apr 29, 2026 | Burnout, Change Leadership, Community, Just Rest Podcast, Organizations, Self Care, Social Justice
How one Christian reproductive justice leader is building a faith-based movement for abortion justice and reproductive freedom — and why rest is central to sustaining it What Is Christian Reproductive Justice — and Why Does Faith Matter? When most people think about...
by Nicole Havelka | Jun 16, 2022 | Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness, Organizations, Team Building
Perfection is not a thing. I’ve said this so many times to people I coach, train and support. But I’ve had to say it even more times to myself. My impulse to show up with my sh*t all together, not a hint of vulnerability, is strong. (For those of you who know the...
by Nicole Havelka | Jun 9, 2022 | Change Leadership, Mindfulness, Organizations, Self Care, Social Justice
“The Great Awkward.” I stopped and clicked quickly on this title while scanning through researcher and storyteller Brené Brown’s “Dare to Lead” podcast list the other day. She and her sister Barrett Guillen, who work together, shared raw and honest reflections on...
by Nicole Havelka | Feb 9, 2022 | Change Leadership, Community, Organizations, Social Justice
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have heard me gush about an interview on the podcast “It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders” with Sarah Schulman, a journalist and member of ACT UP, a movement that fought the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s. She has recently...
by Nicole Havelka | Nov 3, 2021 | Change Leadership, Mindfulness, Organizations
When I was a senior in college, I became the co-editor of the college newspaper — The Knox Student — along with my friend Rob. When introducing us, Rob would say, “Hi, I’m Rob. I’m in charge of happiness. This is Nicole. She’s in charge of everything else.” His...
by Nicole Havelka | Oct 27, 2021 | Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness, Organizations
I had a revelation the other day: My ministry is a grumpy teenager. For people new to my blog, I should mention I am an ordained clergy person in the United Church of Christ. I also teach yoga and meditation and do leadership and organizational development and am a...
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