There are lots of myths about empathy: You’re either born an empathetic person, or you’re not. Women have more empathy than men. Showing empathy at work will not help you succeed. Yes, those are [...]

Lead by Listening. Then by Doing. Contemporary race relations have been elevated to the forefront — and rightly so. We know that COVID-19 has exacerbated the alarming disparities between [...]

Imagine the rush of joy when an unabashed, contagious burst of laughter fills the room. Today, I was blessed to experience this during our pre-conversation before the start of our weekly [...]

Earth Day is April 22nd. Have you thought about how you are going to mark the date and do something good for Mother Earth? How about organizing a space in your home? A lot of people are already [...]

By AMY SLENKER-SMITH, SIMPLY ENOUGH The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has turned our world upsidedown.  As families quarantine and practice social distancing, they also struggle with how to manage [...]

By Ellie Gosling When we think about starting our own business, we usually think of the obvious expenses: rent, equipment and inventory, marketing, etc. But, as many of us find out (sometimes a [...]

Written by Rowan Tree Member Laurie Levine, LCSW A Surprising Evening of Connection My good friend Roberta said, “Come over, I’m having an event for a new co-working space.” I wasn’t sure what [...]

Written by Rowan Tree member Danielle Daily, TEDx Speaker, Author, Anthropologist, and the Host of The Suddenly Single Show. What is Pre-premotional Marketing? When big companies like movie [...]

At Rowan Tree we offer “Rowgramming” that is fun + useful. We take a twist on some of the stodgy subjects and keep it real. Whether it’s member to member or an outside [...]

Rowan Tree Members Collaborate to Create Understanding Rowan Tree Members often create what we have started calling “Rowlationships.” They are people who may or may not have something [...]

ABOUT 1 IN 5 ADULTS IN THE U.S. IN A GIVEN YEAR HAS A DIAGNOSABLE MENTAL ILLNESS.   – National Alliance on Mental Illness It Started with a Conversation on a Dark, Cold Day. A few weeks [...]

Two years ago on our shared April 9th birthday, best friends Amy and Kate went out for karaoke to celebrate with our friends. Over a beer in a wonderful dive bar, we talked about how nice it [...]