First responders are heroes! Their life-saving work isn’t always obvious or even noticed by others and they don’t wear capes. Actually, they don’t even recognize that what they do is heroic. For a paramedic/firefighter providing medical aid to a woman injured in a traffic collision or pulling a child out of a burning 2nd story home is a Tuesday. A...[ read more ]
Self-care is more than beer and bubble baths. The foundation of self-care is love. Think about all the ways in which we love others. We do things for them to their benefit. We value their health and happiness. We CAN include ourselves in this equation. Like the oxygen mask on an airplane, we must put the oxygen mask on first...[ read more ]
Resilience is the ability to bounce back or withstand difficult times and come out stronger on the other side. It is so much more than a positive mindset. Simply being positive can become toxic if we fail to identify and acknowledge the struggles we are experiencing. This current crisis has forced us to be face to face with ourselves. We...[ read more ]
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