• What is he doing now?

    5Ws Wednesday In the past, when I have posted on social media about my experience with mental illness, I sometimes get asked how I got through it. What did I do that helped me heal? My first answer is always that I had a psychiatrist who changed my life. I may have written about Dr.…

  • Sacrificial Time

    What sacrifices have you made in life? When I first saw this question, I immediately thought that I haven’t really made any sacrifices. Then I thought, what does the word “sacrifice” even mean? The almighty Google said that a sacrifice is “an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded…

  • Shock Therapy

    I was in a meeting today with other leaders in my department. It was led by our associate vice president. One of the people in attendance was discussing new solutions for a problem that she and the other person in her area had been experiencing. It has been a very busy couple of months for…

  • Open Window

    This weekend, my small sliver of a piece of the world is due to have some seasonably cold temperatures. The leaves have only just started to change colors, but it is very obvious that autumn is here. One walk down the aisle in any store will present you with signs boasting of Halloween treats and…