A PSA for my Fellow Helpers
One of the things I love about my work is that I get to be a part of big, life-changing work without being involved with life-threatening situations. Crisis counselors, E.R. … Read More
It’s Us FOR Them, not Us OR Them
October 7, 2019
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Sarah B
During a workshop on stress reduction that I facilitated last week, a woman noted that her challenge with boundaries – for example, the inner debate she experiences about answering the … Read More
Always More Questions than Answers with Social Media
July 29, 2019
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Sarah B
Last week, I deleted the Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook apps from my phone. I didn’t delete or close the accounts themselves; I just made them less immediately accessible to myself. … Read More
3 Questions to Transform Problems into Opportunities
July 15, 2019
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Sarah B
I learned the coolest thing last week… and then with a three-minute fact check learned it wasn’t true. The thing? The Mandarin symbol for “crisis” is not a combination of … Read More
13 Perfectly, 100% Okay Relationship Options
March 25, 2019
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Sarah B
This month marks four years since I left my marriage to a wonderful fella named Rob. I have written almost nothing about the whole divorce thing for two reasons: It’s … Read More
Boundaries, Kazoos, and Inherent Value
February 25, 2019
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Sarah B
Last week, I made an argument for creating boundaries by way of the movie Gremlins: Avoiding getting the adorable mogwai Gizmo wet meant that Gizmo didn’t have to go through … Read More
The Importance of Dry Mogwais and Thoughtful Boundaries
February 18, 2019
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Sarah B
I don’t know if you know this but not only are gremlins what a lot of us call the critical inner voice, and not only was that what the Royal … Read More