Archive for April, 2017

The Bonds We Forge

Posted: 26th April 2017 by admin in Blog
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Ahem. Me-me-me-me-me. Ahem. “People let me tell you ’bout my best friend…” Yyyeaah, lemme tell you about my buddy Zach. He once ate an entire box of dry Cream of Wheat. I wouldn’t let him drink anything because I was afraid he’d blow up. During his awkward teenaged years, he got tangled in my feet […]

On Knowing Better–LGBT Youth and Trauma

Posted: 17th April 2017 by admin in Blog
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“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”    ~Maya Angelou I’ve done a lot of reading and attended some trainings over this winter on the topic of trauma and trauma informed care and here’s what I have learned so far. When someone is in the middle […]

Of Superhero Capes and Chemo

Posted: 9th April 2017 by admin in Blog
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I met one of my favorite people when she was just finishing up chemo for breast cancer. She was interested in volunteering at the agency where I work, and we met to talk about the jobs that volunteers were doing and the time commitment that might be involved. I’ve mentioned this before in other blog […]