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Welcome to my blog!
This is the space where I share professional insights, personal stories, creative writing, and day-to-day reflections. My writing chronicles my living experiences and acts as a place where I can personally offer you professional expertise and best practice ideas.
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Standing on stage is an experience. For several years, when I was invited to speak at larger events, I loathed the stage. Standing above everyone, the center of attention. (I […]
I have been involved in suicide prevention for over a decade. As I sit here, this suicide prevention month, I find myself wishing I could remember more about the early […]
I call this piece, Ode to my hair. Oh, my hair. It is here. It is there. It seems to be every where. I find it laced between my […]
Hey, you. It’s okay if you are feeling more tired than normal. Nothing normal has been happening for quite some time now. Wars and deathly riots are being waged all […]
Today is the first day of Suicide Prevention Month. Some will be posting their personal ties to suicide, maybe a loss, or a struggle. Suicide prevention folks will share fundraising […]
I was standing in the kitchen, looking out the window, when it occurred to me. I can’t remember the last time I listened to music. I can’t recall the last […]
Would paying a person to share their story “cheapen” the value? I recently came across a comment where someone said that if they found out a person had been paid, […]
What if lived and living experience (LLE) wasn’t a story we heard about but something we built alongside? This video project was created to help organizations, leaders, and partners understand […]
It’s been over ten years since I began my journey into suicide prevention. It’s strange to take that statement in and really consider what it means. When I started doing […]
Trust is central to our ability to connect deeply. Without trust, we can never know peace, comfort, or true love. Though trust can sometimes feel elusive, or fickle even. In […]
Being good is NOT the absence of bad. Being good is the action of doing good deeds. To be good, one must do good things. To be bad, one must […]
It holds me humble, honest, and heartfull. It fortifies my soul when the drought drains me up. It takes my torment and tickles my woe. Even when pain is all […]