My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 30, 2021

I don’t have a particularly long post today, but it’s a message I wish would be shared more this week. This year has been hard. At times, this year felt impossible. Even as we near the end of it, parts of this year still feel impossible. But I hope you take heart in the fact that, despite how you may feel about the state of your world and what you’ve done, this year, you did enough.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

DECEMBER 30, 2021

One of my academic favorites is Dr. Katie Linder who produces a podcast called You’ve Got This , where she offers advice and examples for other academics as they navigate the world of higher education. Frequently, Katie talks about goal setting and how she works to accomplish her own goals. As I listened to her end-of-the-year podcast about her 2021 goals, all I could think about was my blog.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Another whirlwind of a year is coming to an end, and sadly we still haven’t said a final goodbye to the pandemic. But there’s something festive and warm about December that even coronavirus hasn’t been able to touch. In fact, if anything, the pandemic has brought people’s hearts together like never before, and the giving spirit is stronger than ever.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Readers respond to an article by Simon Hattenstone about finding the right care arrangements for his 93-year-old mother Simon Hattenstone’s article ( I didn’t want anyone else to look after Mum – until I realised what she wanted, 27 December ) almost exactly mirrors my mother’s story. Aged 94, frail but still living independently in a small cottage in London, she fell in late November and spent much of one night on the floor, in pain and disorientated.

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