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Leaning into adversity

Leaning into adversity

I could say that I have not typed a new blog post the past few months because of time constraints, sleep deprivation and/or unexpected emergencies. Even though all are true I have carved out the time. Leaning into adversity is my next blog and this all comes from...
Profound Hearing Loss

Profound Hearing Loss

During my freshman year of college, one morning I woke up and everyone sounded like they were talking underwater. The incident was not debilitating as I got used to it over time. However, I did go see an audiologist and I had what was called “sudden hearing loss.”...
Serving

Serving

Serving or the word service in general has sort of gotten a bad rap because the word connotates doing something for someone out of obligation. Think of service industries like food service or cleaning. With on demand services like Uber, or Postmates, I always wonder...
Apparently, I’m a Zebra

Apparently, I’m a Zebra

The following description is from the homepage of Immune Deficiency Foundation, “In medical school, many doctors learn the saying, “when you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras” and are taught to focus on the likeliest possibilities when making a diagnosis, not...
I do not accept help well

I do not accept help well

I do not accept help well as I have always had the mentality, “I can do whatever the task requires by myself.” Part of this is being an only child as growing up I did chores around the house by myself. I have also found this mentality in some of the client’s I have...
Mental Toughness

Mental Toughness

Mental toughness is a term I have heard over the past year but in different concepts. The first is iFit, a subscription-based training program built into an elliptical machine I bought a few years ago during the height of the COVID pandemic. Imagine hiking in a scenic...
Boundaries and empathy

Boundaries and empathy

Empathy with boundaries The book Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud was a gamechanger for me. At the time I was going through the book with the UNC Chapel Hill staff team when I was on staff with Cru. The idea that revolutionized my thinking is that my feelings are valid....