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I’m a mom. I’m biracial. I'm a professional writer, performer and choreographer. And I’m making sense of the world around me, and the world inside of me, one story at a time. I'm so grateful you're here.

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Motherhood Racial Identity

A Letter to My Inner Child On Mother’s Day

Kira Troilo
May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 No Comments

Your mother has been taken from you, and I know your life is completely shattered right now. But know that “mother” is going to become the most beautiful, most expansive word for you.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Motherhood Racial Identity

Message Received, Loud and Clear — Now What?

Kira Troilo
November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 2 Comments

As a Black, mixed race woman in a position of power who’s married to a Jewish man — message received.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Theater

What We’ve Forgotten to Recognize About Workplace Affinity Spaces

Kira Troilo
January 15, 2024January 16, 2024 No Comments

Workplace affinity spaces can help employees with marginalized identities gain a sense of belonging in the short term, but they aren’t helping with the long-term work of inclusion.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Theater

It’s Time to Rethink “The Show Must Go On”

Kira Troilo
August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 No Comments

“The Show Must Go On” mentality, at its best, is what makes theater magic. At its worst, it’s the ultimate enemy of EDI work in the arts.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Theater

Where Do All The Canceled People Go?

Kira Troilo
March 4, 2023March 11, 2023 2 Comments

Those who get publicly shamed, or canceled, on social media don’t just disappear. And what happens in the aftermath often makes matters worse.

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EDI for the Arts
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Racial Identity Theater

8 Reasons Why the Arts Need a Different Approach To Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Kira Troilo
September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 No Comments

I made the leap from freelancing to starting my own Equity, Diversity & Inclusion consulting business and building a new model for the work. Here’s why.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

I Deleted Social Media For a Full Month — Here’s What I Learned

Kira Troilo
July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 1 Comment

Looking to clear some space in my life, I experimented with deleting social media for a month. And lots of things happened.

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EDI Featured
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Racial Identity

Why I Always Put the ‘E’ First In ‘Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’

Kira Troilo
May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 No Comments

This work is more often referred to as DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion). But while diversity is a crucial piece of the puzzle, here’s why the term ‘EDI’ is gaining traction, and why I’m personally committed to putting the “E” first.

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Kids Under 5
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We’ve Left Parents of Kids Under 5 In An Impossible Position

Kira Troilo
March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 No Comments

Covid safety recommendations for kids under 5 haven’t changed. So where does that leave their families as masks and restrictions are removed?

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Mom Guilt
Motherhood

Mom Guilt: Can We Overcome It and Is Balance Possible?

Kira Troilo
February 3, 2022May 7, 2022 No Comments

Mom guilt is so powerful, so visceral, that it’s hard to describe it with words. For me, it’s like a bully that makes me feel inadequate as a mother when I consider my own needs. It’s constant ache, a tightness in my chest, that whispers “you’re not giving him enough” any time I focus on myself. It might as well be saying, “you are not enough.”

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Hi, I'm Kira!

I'm the founder and owner of Art & Soul Consulting, and a Black, biracial mom of many artistic passions. And I’m making sense of the world around me, and the world inside of me, one story at a time. I'm so grateful you're here.

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Recent Posts

  • A Letter to My Inner Child On Mother’s Day
  • Message Received, Loud and Clear — Now What?
  • What We’ve Forgotten to Recognize About Workplace Affinity Spaces
  • It’s Time to Rethink “The Show Must Go On”
  • Where Do All The Canceled People Go?

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