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5 Things I Learned from Grief, Applied to COVID-19

“The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That’s the deal.” – C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed As I look back, I find that the initial 30 years of trial, struggle and challenge experienced in my life were distant to this past year’s struggle after my Dad’s death by suicide. But, IContinue reading “5 Things I Learned from Grief, Applied to COVID-19”

Mental Health: How to Maintain it During a Global Pandemic

For most of us alive today, the concept of a global pandemic is often likened to that chapter titled “1918” in our high school history books… or perhaps Steven King’s novel, “The Stand.” The movie Contagion is probably at top-of-mind, too. <ENTER COVID-19> It’s unfamiliar. It’s spreading. And, on top of the overwhelming list ofContinue reading “Mental Health: How to Maintain it During a Global Pandemic”

It Starts with One.

The only journey is the journey within. – Rainer Maria Rilke I often wonder: how many whispers does it collectively take to make a resounding roar? What is the tipping point that moves one from awareness to action? What is the change agent that elicits movement toward something better? As a part of health communicationContinue reading “It Starts with One.”

Moving forward, but not on.

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot. Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” — Dr. Seuss, The Lorax According to recent statistics, almost half of adults in the United States (46.4 percent) will experience a mental illness during their lifetime. Almost half… Reading this statistic was like a punch in myContinue reading “Moving forward, but not on.”