Episode One - Being Human
​{ click here }

Permission to be fully human is simply permission to let our guard down, to allow another person to enter into the mess with us, to take the risk of allowing someone to feel with us. In this episode, we take a look at an ancient practice of restoring someone to their humanity. This is a tribal practice called "Ubuntu".

To get a better idea what Ubuntu looks like, watch this clip from Blood Diamond. This scene is a great picture of the Father's heart for his children who have been stolen away by the enemy and who have come to believe what they have done will always define them.

---

episode two - digging your well before you are thirsty - part one
{ click here }

The best time to get a mental health resource in place is before tragedy strikes. A trusted friend of mine calls this “digging your well before you’re thirsty.” In this episode, we will take a look at what it means to be more proactive than reactive in your mental health.  

---

episode three - dig your well before you are thirsty - part two
{ CLICK HERE }

We all get thirsty. Digging my well before I am thirsty is an admission of my own neediness. Did you catch that? Digging your well before you are thirsty has so many different applications. It typically means putting yourself in pain now for something greater than the pain later. So grab your shovel, determine the depth of the well you need and begin to do the work of well digging (AKA showing up, taking risks, entering into the vulnerability, looking for meaningful relational bridges and making bids for connection).

---

episode four - trauma informed transitions - PART ONE
{ click here }

How do we reconnect with loved ones after dealing with an intense crisis on shift - after bad calls and after dealing with a colleague who may have also needed our support? It can be overwhelming to see and deal with things of this nature and then be accountable back to the normal family unit. How do we make this critical transition?

---

episode FIVE - trauma informed transitions - PART TWO
{ click here }

How do we reconnect with loved ones after dealing with an intense crisis on shift - after bad calls and after dealing with a colleague who may have also needed our support? It can be overwhelming to see and deal with things of this nature and then be accountable back to the normal family unit. How do we make this critical transition?