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Fearlessly Always
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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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Hush, child. You didn’t see me sweep you under the rug with the blunt-side of a paddle. You didn’t think it was anything but to be expected. You aren’t to […]
I used to give people so many chances. Chances to show up. Chances to care. Chances to treat me like I had always been told people should treat one another. […]
I was nice to you, But then you followed me. Down each aisle, as I quietly perused The canned goods and dairy options. I saw you from the […]
The United States continues to be significantly impacted by suicide death despite years of attention, efforts and development. Death by suicide and attempts have increased over 30% since 2001 with pronounced increases among young children and people of color. Tremendous effort and insight across many government agencies has been put into a newly released National Strategy on Suicide Prevention and accompanying Federal Work Plan. Among the significant changes in this document compared with former Plans is extensive reference to people with lived experiences of suicide and a clear emphasis on equity and inclusion. In addition several contributing authors to the document are experts who also bring lived experience of suicide intensity and attempts.
I wrote a book and gave you a copy. A week went by and you never said a word. After a month, I forgot I had given it to you […]
My punctuation is out of place and improperly used. Some words are TALL in all the wrong spaces. The words I choose have been chosen before and will be again. […]
Don’t put my Dad on your agenda. He isn’t a line item or 20-minute session. more days than you could even count. Don’t put my Dad on your agenda. He […]
Growing up, leftover choices were illusions that fell on either side of the spectrum. Some of us hate to revisit what we had just yesterday. The taste still lingers on […]
I haven’t written in a while. I’ve thought about it every day, though: the thing that happened, the comment he made, the smile she shared. I’ve thought about writing and […]
My kids don’t like talking about the fact that one day I’m going to die. I mean why would they? Nobody wants to talk about death. We don’t want to […]
Disclosure happens in a lot of different ways. Disclosure isn’t just the information that we share, but the entire process surrounding a communication exchange. That word, exchange, is critical when […]
I’ve had my way with words. I’ve used them against their will. I’ve twisted them to shape my narratives and not slowed to blink an eye. I’ve learned that what […]