I recently attended the Seattle Counselors Association (SCA) meeting. This was the first time I’d attended and, frankly, I was a little nervous about putting myself out there. I’d heard from a colleague that SCA was an amazing group of people, all with a bunch of letters after …
Appreciation
I recently had the opportunity to speak about ADHD in the workplace during the monthly Lunch and Learn event at Talking Rain. When I arrived, the following quote was on-screen to welcome employees: “Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to you …
Tough Conversations
I needed to have what I perceived to be a tough conversation with a health care provider recently. I wanted a specific course of treatment that I wasn’t sure she was going to be in favor of. I did the research to support my request, but still worried …
Can you say “thank you” too much?
I had an interesting exchange with my 4-year old grandson recently. On our way home, we passed a park we’d frequented. He said, “you’ve taken me to that park before.” I said I had and asked he wanted to go there again. He said he did and followed …