{"id":3010,"date":"2021-02-23T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T20:01:41","slug":"its-ok-to-be-not-ok-at-work-with-alissa-carpenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/its-ok-to-be-not-ok-at-work-with-alissa-carpenter\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s OK to be Not OK at Work, with Alissa Carpenter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With a worldwide pandemic, divisive politics, social injustice, and even the stress of our everyday lives, the heaviness of it all can make it impossible to bring our whole selves to work. It&#8217;s exhausting to put on a happy face on all the zoom calls. But according to Alissa Carpenter, Everything&#8217;s Not OK and That&#8217;s OK. Hear what she means by that in this episode.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Find this episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4kWqXFRxUsKEeEnWXyrylT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/its-ok-to-be-not-ok-at-work-with-alissa-carpenter\/id1496992226?i=1000510273381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8874 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-1024x341.png\" alt=\"TDM Library. Your one-stop-shop for update DEI Resources. Explore with a free trial. 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