The Quiet Burnout

The Quiet Burnout

The weight of all of the “shouldn’t’s” is making my shoulders slump, friends. I’ve been working with a team so heavily entrenched in mistrust and conflict that I’m not sure we started the work in time. I keep hearing, “I shouldn’t say that” or “she shouldn’t be doing...
The Quiet Burnout

Meet Me Where I Am

When I was in middle school, I had a friend named Marcy. She was quirky and funny, always ready with a smile for everyone. I remember thinking that she was sweet and wouldn’t hurt a fly, even when she got picked on. When I think back about her, she always struck me as...
Assumptions About the Caregivers

Assumptions About the Caregivers

Assumptions are pervasive. So much so that we don’t even notice that we’re making them half the time. If you’ve been around me for a while now, this is not a new idea. But it’s only recently that I started realizing how many assumptions there are when it comes to...