I've been thinking about moral injury lately. I'm not sure that everyone understands what moral injury might be, or how you even treat it. Do you go to the doctor for it? Is it physical? Is it psychological? For those of you who may not know, the term "moral injury," became popularized in 1990 when a psychiatrist at the Department of Veteran … [Read more...]
Coffee, Snow Days, and “The Office”
I will admit, I have enjoyed having a snow day (now two). That might seem funny since I'm also a parent who has children enjoying another day off school as well. For some, the snow days may make you cringe, stress, or worry about what you will do about your work schedule because you may not get a snow day as an adult. You long for the school to … [Read more...]
Tuesday was a Good Day…
My heart was overwhelmed Tuesday. The outpouring of support via the blog, the Facebook post comments, text messages, phone calls, it was simply amazing and I love you all. It feels good, at times, knowing you aren't alone. I heard and read that a lot yesterday. To give an update, Caden had a pretty good day Tuesday. He made some improvements, … [Read more...]