Yearly Archives: 2018

Please VOTE tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am asking all of you to exercise your right to vote tomorrow.  We need to stand together as Americans, we all are and we should stand together in peace and kindness. I read something the other day: Patience is … Continue reading

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Mississippi Nurses Association Conference in Biloxi 2018

On October 24, 2018, I was a presenter for the Mississippi Nurses Conference in Biloxi. The topic was “In This Moment: an exercise in awareness, leadership communication and self-care.” This particular topic is an implementation of my translational research in … Continue reading

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This is our work….Always.

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. – The Talmud  

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The ground of our being is shaken and unsteady

  Theologian Paul Tillich spoke about the “ground of being” and the “courage to be.”  He uses these metaphors as a means of describing god and the context within which we live. We are experiencing a “crisis in the ground … Continue reading

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AUGUST 2018 Anxiety and School

  A patient showed me a picture of her one year old little girl and her book. She was pointing at the page and it looked like her mouth was shaping sounds. I told the mother she was reading the … Continue reading

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video on using electronics

https://www.facebook.com/RabbiWolffCentralSynagogue/videos/2149495661959998/UzpfSTE1NTY2MDUyMTY6MTAyMTcwMjg2MTQyNTgzMjY/ This is so dear! someone sent me this same link with a comment “This is scary!” And my response was, “well…yes and no!” Let me say why.   All children grow in opposition to their parents, society, everybody and … Continue reading

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Why Students Fail.

I was speaking with a parent this week and she had such concerns about her child, I thought we should at least think about the issues. I may take several blog messages to do this. Her concern was about what … Continue reading

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Thoughts on standing with kids

I was in San Antonio at the time of the Students March, a little more than a month ago. There were workshops I was presenting and other speaking engagements I was fulfilling…the time since just rushed by.  I wanted to … Continue reading

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March for Our Lives

Funny thing….when I typed in the heading for this post I made a typo and put: March for Our Loves!! I am going to March with the young people on Saturday March 24. I am going to march for what … Continue reading

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Employee assistance programs

I had a call the other day from a woman asking about EAP programs. I told her we do these either by direct referral from the company or by contract for us to present ongoing workshops in stress management, depression, … Continue reading

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