Melissa Cosentini

I'm a wannabe artist so naturally I work in advertising all while attempting to keep two little humans alive. So far, so good 👍

[Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt]

Never underestimate a cycle breaker. Not only did they face years of generational trauma, but they stood in the face of that trauma and said “This ends with me.” This is brave. This is powerful. This comes at a significant cost. Never underestimate a cycle breaker.

[Marisa Bate @marisajbate]

describing women who clean and run a house, look after multiple children and source and prepare food for a spouse as “not working” is surely one of the most successful conspiracies of the 20th century

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

@AdamMGrant Love this! So true!!!

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

A sign of emotional intelligence is moving from “You made me feel” to “This is how I reacted.”

Our emotions aren’t caused by other people’s actions. They’re shaped by our interpretations.

Blaming others gives them power over our feelings. Taking responsibility empowers us.

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

I call on @VancityReynolds to revamp the current format of corporate security training courses. There are many formats out there and everyone can agree they all absolutely suck. You are the guy to make them not suck.

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

Nothing makes you ask yourself "how did this become my life?" like being half way through a baby sensory class

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

Therapy is a wonderful thing ❤️

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

Being a parent is great if you are open to putting suncream on a plastic ironman figure despite it causing you to be late for the school run because your 5 year old insists he can't live without knowing it's being protected by UVAs
#parenting

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Blaming and shaming doesn't stop people from making mistakes. It stops them from admitting mistakes.

If people can't share their blunders, they can't learn from them—and neither can the rest of us.

The best way to prevent errors is to make it safe for people to discuss them.

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

I can tell you first hand, having to worry about childcare months before my first child was born was unnecessary stress. Not to mention I hadn't even laid eyes on him yet and had to think about where I would be leaving him.

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

@Theholisticpsyc It's changed my life. Thank you so much!

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

Imagine not being able to afford to work...

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

Support women owned businesses, advocate for accessible+affordable childcare, read about what the "mental load" is, invite your female colleagues, read from female authors, attend female led panels, show appreciation for the female family members, friends and partner. #IWD2023

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

I've started reading this book and not even half way in, it has opened up a new perspective of others, an awareness of my own upbringing and as a mother: the tools to raise empathetic, emotionally intelligent children. Highly recommend.

[Oprah Winfrey @Oprah]

A year ago, I released #WhatHappenedToYou with @BDPerry. Our hope was that the book would help people heal from their childhood traumas and shift the question from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The lessons we teach our kids are often the ones we need to relearn.

It's not a coincidence that our favorite children's stories focus on kindness, honesty, responsibility, persistence, and courage.

The values we learn in kindergarten are the ones that matter most in life.

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

The soundtrack of having a five year old is just the sounds of random things dropping on the floor

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

The mother influencers talking about easy, at home sensory activities as if I have a rainbow of food colouring options, corn starch and shaving cream just hanging around the house

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

Marriage is a constant rotation of one partner adjusting the thermostat that the other partner set until you die.

[Melissa Cosentini @mecosey]

There's the school parents group chat and the group chat commenting about the school parents group chat