Category Archives: Clinical Supervision
A Tale of Two Umbrellas
How would you react to this request from a stranger? It had been raining hard for days. Reports of 100-year floods were coming out of Boulder and Lyons to the north. A colleague and I were walking a few blocks … Continue reading
Compassion Fatigue
When “Maria” and I first met, we promised each other to be as close as sisters forever, but things have changed over the years. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in our early 20s and will not take medication or … Continue reading
Collard Greens, Cornmeal, and Sausage Soup (Sopa de Fob)
I have a firm rule- no gifts from clients. However, this year a client had the idea we would all make recipe cards and everyone would exchange them in group. I couldn’t argue with this idea as everyone seemed on … Continue reading
Grocery Shopping
“Our lives mostly consist of unremarkable events, but maybe the mundane things are also suitable as an epitaph” – David Shrigley I shared this article (Food prices are falling. How are shoppers benefitting by Candid Choi) in my ageing out … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 