You, dear social worker, you are incredible. I do not know you, but I know this is true. I know that you live a life dedicated to… Read more “dear social worker”
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Endure the Panic, Savor the Thrill
Free fall feels nothing like a fall at all. I know, because I just paid a dude named Ian $209 to shove me out of an airplane… Read more “Endure the Panic, Savor the Thrill”
More Like Congenital Hot Disease
One winter night in my mid-20s I sat alone at my neighborhood dive bar. As I sipped bourbon and snacked on popcorn smothered in fake butter and… Read more “More Like Congenital Hot Disease”
If You Give an Ex a Muffin
I am sure many of you are familiar with the children’s book classic, “If You Give a Moose a Muffin” by Laura Numeroff. I received flowers on… Read more “If You Give an Ex a Muffin “
More Similar Than Different
Check out The Banshee as published in Youth Today, “the only independent, nationally distributed print and digital newspaper that is read by thousands of professionals in the… Read more “More Similar Than Different”
To My Faithful Followers
To My Faithful Followers- Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of my first public blog post on “Confessions of a Banshee.” Consequently it also marks the one… Read more “To My Faithful Followers”
Do Like The Yogis Do
In April of this year I started to practice heated yoga. It was the first time that my pacemaker, implanted over one year prior, was programmed for… Read more “Do Like The Yogis Do”
What Else It Really Means to be a Social Worker
Want ignorant assumptions, inauthentic praise or unwitting pity from others? Just tell them that you are a social worker. “Oh, so you like fix people?” “How noble… Read more “What Else It Really Means to be a Social Worker”
Self-Determined to Self-Destruct
It is no secret and no surprise that social work is a tough profession. Social workers are notoriously overworked, overstressed, underpaid, and underappreciated. Social workers are graceful… Read more “Self-Determined to Self-Destruct”
Life After Social Work
At the age of 20, the ink still smudgeable on my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, I secured a job administering Behavioral Therapy to children on the Autism… Read more “Life After Social Work”