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Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Nonprofit Stories: Courageous Conversations](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/nonprofit-stories-courageous-conversations) What role do workplace conversations play in the promotion of equity, intersectionality, and respect? In a partnership with the Department o... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-11-21-PM.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-11-21-PM.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/flipping-through-the-past-a-look-at-trauma-matters) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 9 Jun, 2021 • 1 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Flipping Through The Past: A Look at Trauma Matters](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/flipping-through-the-past-a-look-at-trauma-matters) As Editor of Trauma Matters, dozens of fascinating articles cross my desk each month. I am privileged to have the responsibility of refining... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/555203_e5bc56f3ad8c4a5c9c8d29d877565ec5~mv2.png?width=500&height=250&name=555203_e5bc56f3ad8c4a5c9c8d29d877565ec5~mv2.png)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/nonprofit-stories-trauma-recovery-conference) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 2 Jun, 2021 • 1 minute read ### Let’s Chat! 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[![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/mental-health-awareness-month-what-are-we-up-to) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 26 May, 2021 • 1 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Mental Health Awareness Month: What are we up to?](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/mental-health-awareness-month-what-are-we-up-to) May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the perfect opportunity to spotlight some of our staff’s personal mental health practices. From wal... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-15-32-41-PM.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file-Dec-20-2021-10-15-32-41-PM.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/nonprofit-stories-sensory-basket-throwback) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 19 May, 2021 • 1 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Nonprofit Stories: Sensory Basket Throwback](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/nonprofit-stories-sensory-basket-throwback) At the Connecticut Women’s Consortium, we understand the role that environment plays on our stress levels. In our office, we’ve dedicated sp... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/file-Dec-20-2021-10-15-57-42-PM(1).jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file-Dec-20-2021-10-15-57-42-PM(1).jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/addressing-intimate-partner-violence-in-the-wake-of-covid-19) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 28 Apr, 2021 • 2 minute read ### Let’s Chat! 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[![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-09-74-PM.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-09-74-PM.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/our-thoughts-on-equal-pay-day-2021) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 24 Mar, 2021 • 1 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Our Thoughts on Equal Pay Day 2021](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/our-thoughts-on-equal-pay-day-2021) The most damning day of Women’s History Month has come again: Equal Pay Day. Today we reflect on the fact that women earn an average of 82 c... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-4.jpeg?width=500&height=250&name=file-4.jpeg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/building-resilience-journey-to-mindfulness) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 19 Mar, 2021 • 2 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Building Resilience: Journey to Mindfulness](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/building-resilience-journey-to-mindfulness) I am sure that I am not alone in sharing that l have wrestled with emotional regulation and often fail to truly self-regulate through mindfu... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-15-55-64-PM-1.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file-Dec-20-2021-10-15-55-64-PM-1.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/re-writing-separation-co-parenting-and-the-power-of-stability) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 5 Mar, 2021 • 2 minute read ### Let’s Chat! 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