I’ve never been an elite athlete like Simone Biles. I’ll never know what it is like to have the entire world watching me work, evaluating every move I make, analyzing every misstep. But I have been in situations where my actions had long-lasting impacts on my staff, employees, clients, and their families, where a misstep meant possible hardship in the lives of those depending on me. Like … [Read more...]
The Unpredictable Effects of Trauma
Mother Nature occasionally packs quite a punch. For example, tornados often leave a wide path of destruction in their wake. Sometimes, in the news reports from areas affected by a tornado, we’ll see a neighborhood through which a tornado traveled seemingly haphazardly, leaving some places untouched while destroying others. This phenomenon is a fitting metaphor for how trauma works in our lives. … [Read more...]
Cloudy with a chance of sadness
I often find myself trying to help someone understand what it is like to live with a major depressive disorder. My go-to metaphor is to compare depression with the weather. Typically, people modify their behavior based on what the weather is each day, often without stopping to think about it at all. For example, at least in Minnesota, people tend to wear heavier coats during wintertime. The net … [Read more...]
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