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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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Burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It can occur when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant […]
Suicide prevention is a critical issue that requires collaboration and effort from different community sectors. To address one underserved sector, I have been working with jails and detention centers to […]
When attempting to understand the concept of Lived Experience, there are two primary categories: direct and indirect experiences. Experiential understanding varies by type and across different issues like mental health […]
I’m a returning presenter at the Safe Schools Conference, discussing suicide prevention and the need to do more in schools. I’m pictured here with Michael Jenkins who does so much […]
I’m so proud of the hard work of our Project 2025 Corrections team. Pictured Melissa J. Zielinski, Ph.D., Katy Allison, Ph.D., MPH, UAMS, Susie Reece. We have been working in […]
I am so honored to be a panelist for this event. Our panel discussion sets the tone for the day. Select social media platforms have proactively deployed sophisticated artificial intelligence […]
That’s a question I’ve been thinking about for the past couple of months. I feel like it will be a personal answer for many people for very different reasons. For […]
I recently read an opinion piece entitled, "Stop 'Correcting' Mental Health Language." The author discusses their views on having language corrected, crediting the correction to political correctness and virtue signaling in the piece.
What is Lived Experience? Lived Experience seems to be on the verge of emerging as an established professional field. We discussed the meaning of Lived Experience, as well as what about it might make it uniquely qualified to be viewed as a professional specialty.
In this series, I will share a few tips on safely getting started sharing your story. Part Four (Final Part) of this series looks at the professional role of a […]
Part Three of this series consists of various suggestions on how you can create more appealing and engaging content. I talk a lot. So much so that it’s become my […]
As my time in Washington sets, I’m truly grateful to everyone who made this trip possible. I’m not able to share many details but I can say, I have made […]