Tag Archives: self care
Anchored
For the past 20 years, I have journaled almost daily. I collect beautiful notebooks, especially ones with butterflies. In January 2019, I bought one and opened it and found no lines upon which to write. I realized it was a … Continue reading
Caregiver: Ditch The Guilt
I found that being available for myself was especially important, because if I wasn’t functioning well, nothing else with my mom or my family would either. I found myself by exercising, watching, anything that was funny or streaming platforms and … Continue reading
Passive-Aggressive: Examples
The origami flower fluttered out of my career journal. When I unwrapped and smoothed it out, it revealed notes from a work shop I had taken during graduate school. The page read: Sometimes people unintentionally inconvenience you. For example, they may find … Continue reading
Healthy Joy
How do you go about doing that? I’m responsible for my mental health. I’m responsible for how I respond or don’t respond to trauma. I can have compassion for myself and grace for myself. I think we can simultaneously acknowledge … Continue reading
Reflections on Learning
That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way. — Doris Lessing It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 