Shouldville is a weird little town that has lots of places to live and very few reasons to live there. In Shouldville, people hang out and talk about all their reasons for not moving out. After all, most families have been living in Shouldville for generations – sharing lots of shame and blame and very …
The “Elephant in the Room” metaphor is often used to describe something obvious to others that we usually cannot see. The “Elephant in the Room” is whatever holds us back, makes us sad, keeps us frustrated, or pisses us off. Are you good at spotting other people’s elephants? What about your own? My “Elephant” showed …
Stress Happens. Even in the season of giving thanks, giving gifts, and getting together. . . stress happens. And this year, we’ve added in the complexity of dual-polarizing politics and pandemics. The corporate conversations are filled with talk about ongoing uncertainty causing a stress-induced drop in productivity and subsequent spikes in anxiety. What we’re hearing …
“. . . Let’s end the silence. But let’s do it in a way that respects the struggle and the pain that the fight with suicide is. Let’s do it with an ear and a heart for those who are suffering.” (quote from an actual feedback letter and being used anonymously). That’s how the letter …
My life took a dramatic turn in August when one of my students delivered a 7-minute talk that rocked my world. I’m still trying to grasp the magnitude of the “startling statistic” she shared. Did you know that teens are attempting to take their own lives at the rate of over 3,000 a day? . …
For 50 years his body and soul harbored the trauma of seeing his parents’ heads battered & bloody and his brother’s knees crushed into the dashboard – he had tried therapy, meditation, & prayer – nothing helped for long. Why was this so deeply ingrained? His memory was accompanied by excruciating pain from his own …
