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Building Psychological Safety through Character Strength Stories

First coined in the 90s by professor William Kahn, psychological safety is described as the “condition in which you feel (1) included, (2)…

6 min readAug 12, 2021

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Building Psychological Safety through Character Strength Stories

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Iris Cai

Using Storytelling to Build Human-Centred Organizations — A Case on Toronto Pearson

If you had travelled through Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, Canada’s busiest airport, in the last couple of years, you may not…

6 min readJun 10, 2021

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Using Storytelling to Build Human-Centred Organizations — A Case on Toronto Pearson

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Three Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion | Part 3: Practice Mindful Acceptance

Mindfulness has been found to be one of the key elements to cultivating self-compassion¹. Over the last three decades, mindfulness has…

6 min readJun 7, 2021

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Three Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion | Part 3: Practice Mindful Acceptance

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Three Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion | Part 2: Befriend Yourself

Imagine the last time you screwed up something and you felt ashamed of yourself.

5 min readMay 23, 2021

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Three Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion | Part 2: Befriend Yourself

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Three Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion | Part 1: Shift Your Paradigm

Cultivating self-compassion is more than going to the spa or having retail therapy. Check out this series for a more sustainable approach.

5 min readApr 17, 2021

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Three Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion | Part 1: Shift Your Paradigm

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OurVoice

What We’ve Got Wrong About Self-Compassion

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum¹.

5 min readMar 7, 2021

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What We’ve Got Wrong About Self-Compassion

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When the Pursuit of Purpose is Overrated

I have long been a proponent of searching for one’s purpose. A person’s purpose describes a commitment that is enduring and personally…

5 min readFeb 14, 2021

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When the Pursuit of Purpose is Overrated

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OurVoice

How to Make Confident Life Decisions by Aligning With Your Purpose

Your best friend is going to grad school, and you feel that you should too, but you don’t know what to study. You don’t feel fulfilled in…

8 min readNov 29, 2020

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How to Make Confident Life Decisions by Aligning With Your Purpose

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Career Relaunch

How to Focus When You Have Too Many Career Aspirations

Career reinvention can be hard if you are a curious person with many interests. It can be worse if you have a diverse background and can…

8 min readOct 19, 2020

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How to Focus When You Have Too Many Career Aspirations

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Career Relaunch

3 Ways to Use Mind Mapping to Design Your Career & Get Unstuck

Mind mapping is an effective way to facilitate ideation, note taking and project planning. It generally starts with a simple idea or topic…

7 min readMay 6, 2018

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Iris Cai

Iris Cai

Changemaker, storyteller, & positive psychology nerd, I write about innovative and research-backed ways to help people live more fulfilling and balanced lives.

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