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Fearlessly Always
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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Tomorrow is September 11th. On September 11th 2,996 people lost their lives in an attack the people of the United States vowed to never forget. Nearly 3,000 people woke up […]
There is no better feeling in the world then getting positive feedback on the work you passionately adore. Seldom is anyone looking forward to a suicide prevention session, my hope […]
An angel’s wings and ice-blue eyes captured my heart this week, and I don’t believe I can ever let them fly away from me. Sunday evening, I arrived in White […]
This post contains content displaying a child abuse event and explicit language. Should you feel you need additional support, you can connect with a trained volunteer at the National Suicide […]
Today I closed the door on a huge part of the past three years of my life, and I now find myself starting a new journey. As of this evening, […]
In math class today, I learned that two out of 24 students have made a suicide attempt in the past year. (CDC, 2014) Before today, I didn’t realize I wasn’t […]
x What a bold statement, right? In this world, my world, of suicide prevention, people say that to me, that I save lives. They say it and they may feel […]
Teaching the Garland County Sheriff’s Office Detention center staff their annual suicide prevention class over the next two weeks. I love learning from participants and today was a great day […]
Dad, today you should turn 64. Over the years, on this day I have always wondered, what would this day be like with you here? Would it have been just […]
I was taught not to cry. Tears were unacceptable. Tears were not allowed even while you were being dragged outside of a moving vehicle, even while she screamed maniacally into […]
Local. Magazine was gracious enough to publish an article about Suicide Prevention Allies (the nonprofit I founded last year) and myself in this month’s edition. Adam Cherepski did a phenomenal […]
I provided an in-service for the Senior Companion Volunteers in Hot Springs, Arkadelphia, and Malvern last week. I shared my lived experience story with the group and provided them with […]