Recently, one of my children asked me what my idea of perfect happiness was. Although this was a perfectly good question, I was unable to answer her. I'm not sure there can be perfect happiness if you're a human who is still alive. Life is wonderful, fascinating,...
Events
House Committee Considers H.R. 945 – Urgent Action Requested to Contact Your Congressional Representative
On June 30, the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a legislative hearing that included H.R. 945, which provides Medicare reimbursement to mental health counselors. The Heath Subcommittee hearing on “High Anxiety and Stress: Legislation...
2020 Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration Conference
The Lipscomb Initiative for Behavioral Health Integration is excited to host the 2020 Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration Conference at Lipscomb University on July 24 from 9 am - 3 pm. The conference will highlight evidence supporting programs and practices...
Counselor Well-Being Survey – Request for Participation
LICENSED COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS Please contribute to research about counselor/therapist burnout and well-being. Average of 25 minutes to complete the confidential online survey at a secure data encrypted website. Part of an IRB-approved study by...
The Garden
We plant not in light, but in dark soil, with no assurance of success. We plant anyway--tomatoes or a kind word--hopeful for the fruit it might bear. Gardening, like life, is an act of faith. Today, may we pause to notice what calls to us, and act upon it with...
“What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger”
You get to have bad days. You get to have days when you're the one who needs a little support.... You're the one who wants everyone to just leave you alone for awhile. As much as we counselors strive to be supportive and present for our families, our clients and our...
Optimism
This came to me from the writer Kristin Wong, via the New York Times, via a friend I walk with. The following quote was part of a much longer article titled “Despite Uncertain Times, Choose Optimism”. Easier said than done, I thought…. But this stood out in the text:...
Christmas in June
This usually shows up at Christmas time, but I thought it was a great time to be reminded of the wise words of Howard Thurman. This helped me today, in this time of not quite knowing what to do and how to help. "When the song of the angel is stilled, When the star in...
The Pond
In the bottom of an old pond lived some grubs who couldn’t understand why none of their group ever came back after crawling up the lily stems to the top of the water. They promised each other that the next time, the one who was called to make the upward climb would...
Sing!
KEEP SINGING! ~ The Choir needs every voice… especially yours!
