Living with too many choices
Many of us battle “mind games”—thoughts of worry, anxiety, regret, insecurity, decision-making paralysis and fear that keep looping in our minds. While these mind...
Possibilities and hope
I have Bipolar 2 Disorder. A blunt opener but I intend to be honest and bring perceptions and curiosities to the surface. Mental illness...
How to support people living with mental illness
People who live with a mental illness have been my teachers. I have learned a lot about life from what they model and say....
God with us
I spent a good chunk of last year worrying about all the ways I would encounter a snake while exploring the National Park system...
Fighting fatigue
“I am tired.” These two words echo in my head in this unusual season. When the pandemic first struck in March and we were sheltering...
Race and racism resources
Reading is one way to expand our understanding of race and racism. Contributing writers Darren Duerksen, Terry Hunt, Mark Isaac and Jamie Mack offer...
Do you see what I see?
I was born 60 years ago in the United States of America, “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” In...
She’s difficult
“She’s difficult.” These two words were all it took for me as a university administrator to deny a colleague a seat at the table. With...