Why I Don’t Answer The Phone: Lessons on Sacred Space, Self Care & Executive Functioning
If you try to call me at my office, you’ll immediately get a voicemail asking you to leave a message and telling you that I’ll call you back (and offering…
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Welcome
Hello Everyone and welcome to my new site (please forgive the scraps of fabric as I get everything setup). While you’re here, please check out the About Me section to get…
Conserving Spoons
A little bit of using self in Social Work. Two weeks ago I fell at my Field Placement. I was walking down the hall (using my cane, not my rollator…
I’ve been in the middle of a flare up…
But I’ve been using this time for self-care, and to continue to reduce my digital life into something manageable; and also to get a ton of crocheting done. As I…
Supervision
Every Wednesday my mentor and I have supervision at my field placement. This time is – and I hesitate to use this word, but it’s the best one I have…
36 Steps in in 12 Hours: Meeting Our Clients Where They Are
While I am working to complete my Master’s of Social Work (MSW) I am also completing my CASAC (Credentialed Alcohol & Substance Abuse Counselor) credential alongside it as well. For…
כן אני חי
זה הייתי כמה חודשים מעוד קשים אבל בערב יום קיפור סוף סוף קיבלתי אבחנה סופית: פיברומיאלגיה ודלקת מפרקים שגרונית. אז עכשיו אני מתחיל את המסע שלי לחזור לבריאותי…לאט לאט, צעד…
Adults Have Kids (or The Wisdom of Not Always Being Placed Where We Want)
I am not a kid person. I general I dislike having to deal with any children that are not my Godson, or any of my adopted nieces and nephews. In…
Permission to Nuke The Whales
One of the traps that I think some of my clients (and even myself, to be honest) can get caught up in is that generally we want to do the…
Boundaries, Scope, Diagnosis & Diagnosis Dilution
“No doctor should assume responsibility for the health of one he loves or one he hates” – Dr. Michaels, And Be a Villain, A Nero Wolfe Mystery by Rex Stout These…