Grief is a complex and multi-dimensional process that can be experienced in different ways by different individuals. Some of the mechanisms that are believed to play a role in the grieving process include: Emotional processing: Grief is an emotional experience... Continue Reading →
by A Silent Space (asilentspace.com) When the pressures of life start mounting, draw your symbol for “breathing!”Create your own symbol, for your rhythm, is unlike that of anyone else.While you become familiar with the brushstrokes, focus on the air that... Continue Reading →
Today’s norms of responsiveness are ridiculous. We shouldn’t apologize for failing to meet them. By Joe Pinsker At first, being reachable all the time felt good. To professionals who started using BlackBerries 20 years ago to conduct business on the... Continue Reading →
If left unattended, vicarious trauma is dangerous, invasive and toxic.What it’s like to work in the shadows of trauma
Almost a year into the pandemic, the end is sort of in sight as vaccines slowly start to roll out. We should be relieved, but what many of us are feeling instead is something more akin to burnout. As Tanzina Vega, host of the... Continue Reading →
My sister Lin never really liked giving or receiving hugs. I used to make a game out of it, actually. I’d greet her with, “give me a hug!” She’d then offer up one of those half-hugs… a hug where one... Continue Reading →
