Do We Need to be “Warriors?”
I have a painting in my apartment that I created. On this painting I wrote these words, “You can not expect others to fight your battles and still be known…
I Do NOT Like This…
I realize there are people much more knowledgeable and smart than myself who are commenting on this, and in general the purpose of this blog is supposed to be about…
Suicide…
YUP! I HOPE that title grabs your attention! I hope DESPERATELY it ties you up in knots… makes things just a bit more uncomfortable… maybe a bit queasy and ill-at-ease.…
A Little “Self-Promotion”…
For the first time EVER since Rowan Hanold and I decided to start this thing… I can state with confidence (there will always be some cringiness in self-promotion for me)…
YOUR Mental Health…
I work in the “mental health ‘field’.” I often tell people I have “no idea” what it means to work in such a “field.” This week I have realized something…
Perspective…
I had the opportunity to talk to my niece tonight. She expressed she was talking to a holistic doctor recently and this doctor said she should maybe think about therapy…
My Wish for 2025…
I have lots of wishes for this coming year… but this one is not really for me. It is for the kids with whom I work. My wish for 2025…
Resiliency…
This is a quote from one of my favorite books I have read recently. I love the book, ‘The Body Keeps the Score”, by Bessel Van Der Kolk, and I…
”Gifts and Giving”
In this season of “gifts and giving”, I am being “given” one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. My heart is being torn apart in the best way…
”Tis the Season…”
In this “Season of Giving”, I definitely realize how easy it is to “get caught up in it all.” This season SHOULD be JOYOUS… but it can also be A…