What Do You Do When a Patient or Co-worker Dies?
Suicide #1 The first time a client I knew completed suicide, I was thirty-two years
Why “Vicarious Trauma” is Going Out of Style
Is the phrase “vicarious trauma” out-of-date? A relic from another era that tries
Top Five Antidotes to Toxic Workplace Stress (for professionals who work with people in crisis)
TRIGGER WARNING: While this post is about self-care, I won’t mention anything
Bumping into Clients at Weddings
“Hey Wayne! I haven’t seen you in such a long time!” First of all: THIS is
What My Rescue Dog Taught Me About Healing
This post is taken from a longer Keynote Address delivered at the Through the Eyes
Webinar: Healing Vicarious Trauma
Vicarious trauma—sometimes called “secondary stress”—affects human services
The Scary Things That Can Make You a Stronger Leader
Appeared in Governing Magazine, June 1, 2015.Criminals scare me. They know more
Unshielded
This essay appeared in Common Boundary, July/August 1996. Reprinted in xy magazine