Impact
Through the Lens of a TravelPoet
An Ethiopian woman gazes into the lens through a tightly wrapped headscarf. Its purple fabric contrasts her brown skin, which complements the bark behind her figure. Her stare is steady and stern, but the edges of her lips curve gently upward; a smile in emergence. Kristie McLean’s photographs ...
Moved By Emotion: This Story Changed A Photographer's Lens
Moved By Emotion: This Story Changed A Photographer's Lens Kristie McLean traveled to Ethiopia to photograph women with obstetric fistula, a hole formed between the birth canal and bladder or ...
Communities of Belonging: Compassion and Circle with the Formerly Incarcerated
Kristie McLean is a circle practitioner, coach, documentary photographer and writer who creates safe sanctuary, deep taproots and beauty within challenging environments and communities who are largely overlooked. She is actively engaged in hosting work (The Circle Way, Non-Violent Communication, Emotional and Cultural intelligence, Appreciative Inquiry and
Tips: Using Circle with Marginalized Populations
Tips: Using Circle with Marginalized Populations. Focus on grounding, not language. Invite someone to lead a meditation, or ask participants to take a few deep breaths and feel their feet on the ground, spine tall and straight.
Communities of Belonging: Creating and Hosting Circle in Rural Ethiopia
Communities of Belonging: Creating and Hosting Circle in rural Ethiopia I’ve recently returned from a seventh trip to the landscape of yellow Meskel flowers, red dirt roads and vibrant headscarfed women.