September 2019

  • 5 Steps

    5 Steps

    On Monday morning, I had supervision with my boss and was going over a DBT case conceptionalization worksheet. We were talking about my current clients in DBT. The goal of the worksheet is to figure out how they got there. It’s a bio social evaluation. Bio meaning, what you are born with. Social meaning, what…

  • Out of The Darkness

    Out of The Darkness

    This week has been so emotionally, spiritually, physically, and mentally exhausting. The suicide walk was very emotional. As I said, I didn’t want to be there. We shouldn’t be there. But, it was nice to walk with family and friends in solidarity to honor Aria Joy. I’ve been too tired to put anything together this…

  • 911

    911

    “ 911, what’s your emergency” 1 person dies by suicide every 40 seconds 1 person dies by suicide every 40 seconds 1 person dies by suicide every 40 seconds 1 person dies by suicide every 40 seconds 1 person dies by suicide every 40 seconds Suicide claims more lives per year than War, murder, and…

  • A club no one wants to belong to.

    A club no one wants to belong to.

    I find myself most comfortable breaking down in my car with music blasting. Music always reminds me of my girl. While in my car, I am alone. There is no judgement, no expectation. I can just be me. However, I wonder what the people next to me at the stop light think as I sob…