Anne Bahr Thompson
@abahrthompson.bsky.social
Author of Do Good 📖 | Creator of the Me-to-We Continuum 🌍 | Champion for human-centered leadership & meaningful impact ✨ | Advocate for women 🚺 | Passionate about culture, style, and finding beauty in the everyday.
Memory is a living thing. Twenty-four years on, it asks who we choose to be together now. On 9/11 and today, how do we reweave the red thread?
If these words speak to you, I share my full reflection here: open.substack.com/pub/annebahr...
If these words speak to you, I share my full reflection here: open.substack.com/pub/annebahr...
Memory, Violence, and the Red Thread
Memory is a living thing. Twenty-four years on, 9/11 asks not only what we recall, but who we choose to be now, together. This piece is an invitation to reweave the red thread — through humility, forg...
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Memory is a living thing. Twenty-four years on, it asks who we choose to be together now. On 9/11 and today, how do we reweave the red thread?
If these words speak to you, I share my full reflection here: open.substack.com/pub/annebahr...
If these words speak to you, I share my full reflection here: open.substack.com/pub/annebahr...
Belonging isn’t earned by agreeing. It’s where belief begins.
Before ideology, before purpose, before trust we long to be received. To be welcomed in our becoming—not edited into acceptance.
That’s how culture shifts. That's how the future takes root.
annebahrthompson.substack.com/p/belonging-...
Before ideology, before purpose, before trust we long to be received. To be welcomed in our becoming—not edited into acceptance.
That’s how culture shifts. That's how the future takes root.
annebahrthompson.substack.com/p/belonging-...
May 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Belonging isn’t earned by agreeing. It’s where belief begins.
Before ideology, before purpose, before trust we long to be received. To be welcomed in our becoming—not edited into acceptance.
That’s how culture shifts. That's how the future takes root.
annebahrthompson.substack.com/p/belonging-...
Before ideology, before purpose, before trust we long to be received. To be welcomed in our becoming—not edited into acceptance.
That’s how culture shifts. That's how the future takes root.
annebahrthompson.substack.com/p/belonging-...
Although I haven’t yet gotten my act together here, I’m grateful for this community. Especially on a night like tonight.
March 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Although I haven’t yet gotten my act together here, I’m grateful for this community. Especially on a night like tonight.
Sometimes, the smallest moments hold the biggest lessons.
Yesterday I experienced unexpected kindness of strangers. From a lost glove in a drain to deeper insight about connection and leadership—this is about leaning in and showing up for each other.
annebahrthompson.substack.com/p/the-glove-...
Yesterday I experienced unexpected kindness of strangers. From a lost glove in a drain to deeper insight about connection and leadership—this is about leaning in and showing up for each other.
annebahrthompson.substack.com/p/the-glove-...
The Glove in the Drain: A Story of Choice, Connection and Kindness
Some days, life presents us with a perfect contrast—two encounters, two energies, two ways of being in the world.
annebahrthompson.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Sometimes, the smallest moments hold the biggest lessons.
Yesterday I experienced unexpected kindness of strangers. From a lost glove in a drain to deeper insight about connection and leadership—this is about leaning in and showing up for each other.
annebahrthompson.substack.com/p/the-glove-...
Yesterday I experienced unexpected kindness of strangers. From a lost glove in a drain to deeper insight about connection and leadership—this is about leaning in and showing up for each other.
annebahrthompson.substack.com/p/the-glove-...
Goodness is not an end in itself; it’s a foundation that becomes meaningful when it inspires action, uplifts others and contributes to something larger than ourselves. Today, “do good” has become a checkbox exercise for many.... What does "do good for something" mean to you?
January 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Goodness is not an end in itself; it’s a foundation that becomes meaningful when it inspires action, uplifts others and contributes to something larger than ourselves. Today, “do good” has become a checkbox exercise for many.... What does "do good for something" mean to you?
New platform, same purpose: Exploring leading with humanness, building brands intentionally and amplifying impact. Took too much time getting here and my handles are long gone—so @abahrthompson it is. Excited to connect and dive into thoughtful conversations.... Here's to finding each other!
January 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New platform, same purpose: Exploring leading with humanness, building brands intentionally and amplifying impact. Took too much time getting here and my handles are long gone—so @abahrthompson it is. Excited to connect and dive into thoughtful conversations.... Here's to finding each other!