by Emily Chang | Apr 12, 2021 | Learner, The Spare Room
I had the great privilege of interviewing Tara Baswani for my book and have featured the award winning performing artist in Chapter Three of The Spare Room, “A Voice for the Voiceless”. And oh, what a voice. Tara broke professional ground as a leading...
by Emily Chang | Apr 8, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
Our family has had the enormous privilege of sharing our spare room with 16 vulnerable kids and young people over the last 21 years. Over time, we have come to see this service opportunity as our social legacy – our way to positively impact the places where we...
by Emily Chang | Apr 4, 2021 | Family, News, The Spare Room
So our family was celebrating Easter with friends, and brainstormed the idea of hosting a live virtual party this coming Saturday. The book officially launches on April 6, so we’ll be hosting a party on Friday night. Please join us on Friday 4/9 at 9:30PM EST!...
by Emily Chang | Mar 31, 2021 | Explorer, Friend, Learner, Mobile Biosphere, Ways of Work
Two years ago, I took on a 30-day challenge. And since then, I’ve come to love yoga and today, embed it my regular wellness practice. Here are some things I learned from yoga: I can do hard things. This pose does not look like something normal people can do. It defies...
by Emily Chang | Mar 29, 2021 | Learner
This photo was taken three years ago. I had handed down that yellow tank to Laini, who then sewed and affixed some fabric flowers to make it her own. I think there’s something sweet and intimate, wearing someone’s hand me downs. And now that my twelve...
by Emily Chang | Mar 24, 2021 | Family, Leadership, Workplace
My daughter occasionally disappears for hours at a time, only to emerge with a beautiful piece of jewelry she’s just created. This is her love language; she translates an emotion she may not always verbally or physically express, and pours that love into the...