These are notes from the inside — of leadership, of change, of staying whole in the face of systems that often ask us not to be. The Olive Pages is where care and clarity meet, one reflection at a time.
The Olive Pages
Fieldnotes on care, clarity and staying whole.
What Trauma-Informed Leadership Looks Like in Practice
Trauma-informed leadership isn’t therapy, it’s the steady, grounded, human way of leading that people in humanitarian work have always deserved. It looks like clarity instead of confusion, repair instead of avoidance, and boundaries that honor dignity rather than distance. In this post, we explore how trauma-informed leadership shows up in everyday moments…in tone, communication, decision-making, and the small signals that shape how safe (or unsafe) people feel at work.
The Myth of Resilience in Humanitarian Work
We praise humanitarians for being resilient — but rarely ask what it’s costing them. This post rethinks resilience as survival, silence, and sometimes self-erasure.
"If your strength is measured only by how much you can endure, we’ve already failed you."
The Cost of Ignoring Staff Well-being in Humanitarian Work
In humanitarian work, our people are our power—but we often fail to protect them. This post explores the urgent cost of ignoring staff well-being and calls for a cultural shift that puts care, safety, and humanity at the heart of impact.
“If we neglect the well-being of those who serve, we undermine the very mission we’re trying to achieve.”