Farah Harris, MA, LCPC

Farah Harris, MA, LCPC CEO of WorkingWell Daily® Farah Harris' mission is to help individuals find and own their voice.

As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), she works to connect people to their stories to bring truth, freedom and self-actualization. Farah takes a pragmatic approach, coupled with humor, to help clients by highlighting growth areas and taking real steps to achieving their goals.

I almost forgot that it was !If you haven’t grabbed a copy of my book, The Color of Emotional Intelligence: Elevating O...
11/02/2025

I almost forgot that it was !

If you haven’t grabbed a copy of my book, The Color of Emotional Intelligence: Elevating Our Self and Social Awareness to Address Inequities, I encourage you to get a copy wherever books are sold.

If you prefer , check out mine! And yes, I narrate my words to your listening ear.

If you’ve enjoyed my book, but haven’t written a review, today would be the perfect day to do so! (These really do help authors out)

Also, recommend or get a copy for a family member, friend, or colleague.

If you are curious about getting a bulk order (20 or more) for your team or book club? Let me know in the comments or shoot me a DM.

Grateful for all of you who have shared this book with your network, used it for personal and professional development, and even added it to your required reading list for your courses. Shout out to NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Claremont Graduate University.

My book baby is 2.5 years old and still growing me and others.

Five years ago, I gave a presentation that would change everything.It was 2020. The world was reeling from COVID-19 and ...
10/27/2025

Five years ago, I gave a presentation that would change everything.

It was 2020. The world was reeling from COVID-19 and the murder of George Floyd. An executive reached out asking me to speak to their Black employees. They’d already held healing sessions, listening circles, and brought in other speakers and clinicians.

I asked a simple question: “What do you want me to share that’s different?”

Then I learned something critical: profits were down, furloughs were happening with possible layoffs loomed. But there had been no training on emotional intelligence—a skill essential during times of change and uncertainty.

I made my case: Black employees use EQ differently. For many, it’s not just a professional skill—it’s a survival skill. The social awareness required to navigate predominantly white institutions while processing ongoing injustice creates a specific kind of emotional labor.

The exec was intrigued.

Then I advocated for something else: “This session shouldn’t be just for Black employees. It should be for everyone.”

Because how could we expect understanding without shared learning?

How could we address code-switching and mental labor if the people who most needed to understand it weren’t in the room?

She still wanted it just for the Black employees. And despite the minimal budget, I agreed—because honestly, I too was intrigued by the concept.

I was curious about what this talk could become.

The day came. It landed beautifully.

Black employees felt seen. They said I gave language to their experiences. And you know what filled the chat during that virtual session?

“I wish our white colleagues were here to listen to this.”

Exactly what I knew would happen.

Because while I provided affirmation and tools, it wasn’t enough to address the root cause: the lack of psychological safety. The inability to be fully authentic at work.

Here’s what I’ve learned: EQ training that excludes majority groups misses the systemic change needed. You can’t build psychological safety in a vacuum. You can’t address code-switching if only one group knows it’s happening. You can’t create inclusive cultures by having separate conversations.

How many leaders are losing good people without ever understanding why?Too many companies skip exit interviews entirely....
10/27/2025

How many leaders are losing good people without ever understanding why?

Too many companies skip exit interviews entirely. And the ones that do them? Often performative at best.

The real reasons people leave rarely make it to leadership.

So I’m doing something about it.

I’m conducting 10-15 confidential exit interviews with people who left organizations—especially those who never got the chance to share their real story.

This isn’t therapy. It’s research. And it’s anonymous (unless you want to be credited).

I want to understand:
- What actually drives talented people to leave
- What role emotional intelligence (or the lack of it) played
- What leaders could have done differently
- How psychological safety (or the absence of it) impacted your decision

If you’ve left a job in the past 1-2 years and want to finally have the exit interview you deserved—or want to help other leaders stop making the same mistakes—I’d love to talk to you.

30-45 minutes. Your story. Your truth.

Link to participate in comments

Help me help leaders stop losing good people.

Two awareness months. One powerful truth: Workplaces win when people don’t have to hide.This month marks both Emotional ...
10/02/2025

Two awareness months. One powerful truth:

Workplaces win when people don’t have to hide.

This month marks both Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month and ADHD Awareness Month. For me, these aren’t just awareness campaigns—they’re deeply personal.

At the age of 42, I received my ADHD diagnosis.

These past three years have taught me more about my “neurospicy” self (yes, I use this term because it fits my Haitian and neurodivergent aspects of my identity), empathy, and what truly inclusive workplaces look like than the previous four decades combined.

Here’s what I know now: When people have to mask who they are at work, everyone loses. When team members hide their authentic selves because they don’t feel seen, heard, or respected, organizations miss out on their full potential, creativity, and brilliance.

Emotional intelligence isn’t just about understanding feelings—it’s about creating environments where people can show up fully—neurodivergence and all. It’s about building workplaces where differences aren’t just tolerated, but valued.

As the author of “The Color of Emotional Intelligence” and someone who lives at the intersection of EQ expertise and neurodivergent experience, I help organizations move beyond surface-level initiatives to create authentic cultures of belonging.

If your organization is ready to: 
→ Build genuine psychological safety 
→ Support neurodivergent employees effectively 
→ Develop emotionally intelligent leadership 
→ Create spaces where people thrive, not just survive

Let’s talk.

Whether you need a speaker for your next event or a partner to facilitate deeper transformational work, I’m here to help you build workplaces where everyone can be their authentic selves.

📧 visit: workingwelldaily.com

An executive I worked with once told me:“We’ve rolled out several new culture initiatives in the past year… but my team ...
08/29/2025

An executive I worked with once told me:
“We’ve rolled out several new culture initiatives in the past year… but my team still doesn’t trust leadership.”

They aren’t alone.

Many organizations pour energy into programs, trainings, and policies, trying to increase performance and engagement.

And on paper, it looks impressive. But in practice? Employees still feel unheard, unseen, and unsupported.

Here’s why: initiatives don’t change culture—leaders do.

And the leaders who change culture do it through emotional intelligence.

When this leader shifted gears—pausing, listening, acknowledging mistakes—the team’s dynamic changed.

Trust grew.

Safety followed.

No new program required.

Because leaders who practice high emotional intelligence get the best out of themselves and others.

Emotional intelligence is what transforms a performative culture into an authentic one.

I’m curious:
When have you seen a leader’s presence and actions matter more than any initiative?


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💡 Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the most overhyped, underutilized, and misused skill. I work with leaders and teams to do the deeper work that elevates their EQ to create psychological safety and agency. Because every day we’re peopling—and we can people better.

I did something that I’ve never done before.At the end of July, I taught a week-long course for the , based on my book, ...
08/25/2025

I did something that I’ve never done before.

At the end of July, I taught a week-long course for the , based on my book, The Color of Emotional Intelligence.

The focus?

Leveraging Self-Awareness to Address Inequities in Clinical and Organizational Practice.

15 hours of content to be presented and learned in a hybrid format.

I’m not gonna front.

I was holding my breath waiting to see the results of my evaluation.

Did I think I sucked?

Absolutely not!

But I did wonder if I made an impact.

I wondered if folks walked out on Friday better than when they came in on Monday.

I tell my clients all the time that I don’t like wasting their time—and money.

When I share space with you, whether it be a prospect call, facilitating a group, providing insights on a panel, or keynoting to an audience, my hope is that you leave, thinking, feeling, or doing something different.

AND that difference makes a difference in both your personal and professional lives.

Well, y’all, the reviews are in and…

Course Content/Material: 4.9 out of 5 for both in-person and online!

Faculty/Instruction (aka ME): 5 out of 5 for both in-person and online!

Course Objectives: 5 out of 5 for in-person and 4.9 out of 5 for online participants!

My heart is full!

I served well!

I look forward to sharing more about this experience.

In the meantime, I will leave you with what one in-person and one online person shared:

“Farah was simply amazing.”

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📧 Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the most overhyped, underutilized, and misused skill. I work with leaders and teams do the deeper work that elevates their EQ to create psychological safety and agency. Because every day we’re peopling—and we can people better.

My heart sank.I couldn’t believe that she sent me a 7-page resignation letter, filled with screenshots and character ass...
06/30/2025

My heart sank.

I couldn’t believe that she sent me a 7-page resignation letter, filled with screenshots and character assassination.

Written with half-truths. Full lies. With a side of sarcasm.

I was hot!

My anger, disappointment, shock, and hurt spilled from my eyes, so that the words in front of me blurred.

I needed someone else who could see more clearly.

I shared the PDF with my husband and a couple of close friends.

Their response?

Equal shock.

Then one friend responded, saying, “She learned just enough to weaponize your work against you.”

And there it was.

That’s what stung the most.

It’s been a couple of years since this incident, and I think it’s time to share more about my own experience with psychological safety and emotional intelligence as a small business owner.

We often discuss toxic leaders, but what about the toxic hires who adversely impact their leaders and teams?

Solopreneurship is undeniably challenging. One year you’re up and the next you’re down. In 2023, I ended in the red.2024...
06/23/2025

Solopreneurship is undeniably challenging.

One year you’re up and the next you’re down.

In 2023, I ended in the red.

2024 was my best year since I started in late 2019.

This year…well…

This is why having EQ is essential for business owners. Being able to regulate your emotions during highs and lows helps you maintain.

Not just in business, but in life.

With everything going on in the world, one would think that we’d be more intentional with investing in obtaining skills that would ground us when everything around us seems to be shaking.

This is why when I keynote or facilitate trainings, I make it clear how what I’m sharing with the audience isn’t just skills to learn for the workplace.

No.

I want you to apply the knowledge wherever you show up.

Because if you can’t, then did you really learn it?

Is it truly an authentic part of you?

Has it made your life and those around you better?

My goal is to equip and empower individuals to create a positive ripple effect that will improve not only workplace culture but also broader society.

I have partnered with Cisco, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Abbvie, and Hilton.

And here’s what a few of those clients have to say:

“Farah is excellent! A true professional with a unique and genuine approach.”

“Farah is able to weave high-level topics into everyday anecdotes and have people reflect on their own experiences and lives in a way that is non-judgmental and inclusive. She is an exceptional presenter and trainer.”

“Farah was one of the most authentic, relatable speakers that I have seen in some time where the information was delivered in such a way that you were able to relate to the situation from both a personal and professional perspective. Additionally, she instantly created a safe space amongst the group where you could share if you wanted to and/or quietly reflect if you didn’t and feel safe and ok doing either.”

To connect, send me a DM or check the contact link in the comments.

I’m available for virtual and in-person events.

I look forward to partnering with you!

 
 
 

Two years ago, I celebrated “doing a thing.”On June 10, 2023, at my book launch party, friends and family rejoiced with ...
06/10/2025

Two years ago, I celebrated “doing a thing.”

On June 10, 2023, at my book launch party, friends and family rejoiced with me for accomplishing something I never dreamed of doing—writing a book.

A book that I actually didn’t think needed to be written because I was foolish to believe that many saw and understood emotional intelligence the same way I did.

- Didn’t everyone know that those who are pushed to the margins have higher social awareness?

- Didn’t everyone know that privilege has blindspots?

- Didn’t everyone know that the root of our EQ stems from our family of origin?

- Didn’t everyone know that creating safe spaces required us to collectively elevate our EQ?

I quickly learned that the answer was “no”.

If it wasn’t for the gentle push, affirmations, and challenges that my friends, family, and clients gave, I don’t know if I would have put my pen to paper.

I’m grateful for my community that came to support me on that day.

For all of you who purchased a copy (or copies) for your friends, family members, and colleagues.

For those who shared how they’ve grown, felt seen, and were inspired not only by my book but also by my journey to becoming an author.

Often times we do things and we can become so overwhelmed or fatigued by the accomplishment, that we forget to make space for it.

To acknowledge it.

To praise Our Father for it.

So thank you to all of you!

And all praises to The Most High!

20 Years! HallaluYah!I saved all my thoughts and feelings for , but y’all can get these pics. The best YES I’ve ever giv...
06/05/2025

20 Years!

HallaluYah!

I saved all my thoughts and feelings for , but y’all can get these pics.

The best YES I’ve ever given.

Folks get the itis.One of the greatest challenges of a speaker is to keep folks’ attention after a meal.Especially if it...
06/04/2025

Folks get the itis.

One of the greatest challenges of a speaker is to keep folks’ attention after a meal.

Especially if it’s an all-day training.

So when I read this comment on my feedback form:

“This training was great! Farah you keep people engaged even after lunch! I felt seen and heard!”

I had to let out a little chuckle.

In need of a speaker who won’t put folks to sleep—I’m that chick!

Last month, I had the pleasure of training 21 leaders on how to build trust through authentic leadership. What I appreci...
04/21/2025

Last month, I had the pleasure of training 21 leaders on how to build trust through authentic leadership.

What I appreciate about the University of Dayton Center for Leadership is that it intentionally creates a space for leaders to not only professionally develop but also develop in community.

Because let’s be honest, how many safe spaces are there for leaders?

So it warmed my heart that an attendee, when asked what aspects of the program they valued most, replied, “The way you felt like you belonged and were welcomed as a guest.”

The best way to cultivate belonging as a leader is to experience belonging yourself.

I do my very best to set the tone. However, psychological safety cannot be done alone.

Belonging is a group effort.

And for the group to function healthily and productively, each individual needs to understand who they are and what they bring into their workspace.

“It was interesting to think about how your leadership style and work ethic starts from as early as childhood.”

In my session, Leading from the Inside Out, participants learned about emotional intelligence—specifically, their emotional narratives.

Trust me, you didn’t just wake up like this.

If you and your organization want to learn how to individually and collectively raise your teams’ EQ to minimize dysfunction, disconnection, and defensiveness, I’d love to partner with you.

As another attendee shared, you may not take many notes, but you will for sure think more deeply.

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