Jessica Jo Stenquist MPA, LCSW, ICF PCCYou know activists 2,000 miles away but not your neighbors. You follow national issues but ignore local ones. This false connection feels like solidarity, but it's not building power. Real change happens through proximity. Here's why local matters.
Jessica Jo Stenquist MPA, LCSW, ICF PCCYou don't need an informed opinion on everything. Staying in the space you actually understand—where you have proximity, experience, expertise—is how systems grow stronger. Strategic focus isn't apathy. It's wisdom. Here's how to know your lane.
Jessica Jo Stenquist MPA, LCSW, ICF PCCThe same patterns that show up in families show up in nations. Understanding how systems work at the dinner table gives you eyes to see—and change—civic systems. The macro becomes micro. And the micro becomes macro. Here's how.