Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s isn’t just physically tiring, it’s emotionally complex. I remember sensing that in my mum: the boundless love, yes. So much love. But also the sadness, the frustration, even flashes of resentment. All tangled up with guilt, and that constant undercurrent of “I should be doing better.”

Being a humanitarian isn’t reserved for the brave few with flak jackets and UN passes. It doesn’t require a new career, or a visa, or a background in conflict resolution.
It’s also about how we show up as people. In whatever corner of the world we’re in.

On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, here are seven teachings that feel especially worth sitting with. Not as slogans. But as prompts. As invitations. As things to keep coming back to.

It’s deeply human to want to fit in. But when fitting in means folding parts of yourself away – hiding what matters, shrinking your voice –  something gets lost. For you. For your team. For the culture you’re part of.

Have you ever found yourself quietly Googling “what does non-binary mean?” or hesitating before saying someone’s pronouns because you don’t want to get it wrong — this isn’t a trick question, promise. You’re not alone. 

World Refugee Day is such an important date in our Inclusion Calendar. It’s a day to pause and think about the millions of people who’ve been forced to leave their homes behind.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of those conditions. It can change someone’s life completely—and often quietly. It’s unpredictable, often invisible, and widely misunderstood. And that’s exactly why World MS Day is worth pausing on

Let’s take a minute to give some props to those most professional of pups, and break down five facts you (probably) didn’t know about seeing eye dogs!

Did you know World Bipolar Day falls on March 30th? It’s held on Van Gogh’s birthday, since he was posthumously diagnosed with the disorder. It felt like a good moment to talk about bipolar—something that affects around 60 million people worldwide.