When the Trump administration returned to Washington in 2025, mental health advocates hoped that the progress made over the past five year - through COVID-era investments, 988 crisis line expansion, and bipartisan school safety law - would continue. Instead, the federal landscape for behavioral health has entered what some call a “retrenchment era,” marked by... Continue Reading →
I am preparing to teach a class on ethics to students starting their education in human services. In putting together one of the weekly quizzes I included a question on empathy fatigue. In a nutshell, empathy fatigue is being desensitized to things you would normally care about (empathize about) due to repeated exposure to stressful,... Continue Reading →
Presence is the Medium of Love is a quote I came across while listening to Ian Simkins on a podcast in which he was discussing finding God in the mundane things of life. He used the phrase to describe his intentional efforts to be present with his three young sons. He talked of wanting his... Continue Reading →
Retirement Chronicles Part 3 (read time is approximately ten minutes). My retirement adventures and musings continue. I continue to grow peppers and have added Spanish Moss to my growing list of things I am nurturing. We used our first harvest of peppers in Sweet Chili Beef and Pepper Rice Bowls. Cathie bought me the Spanish... Continue Reading →
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