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Let Me Carry Your Burden

"Come to me my brother and I will sit with you a while.  Pretty soon I'll see you smile - and you know you will.  No matter how much you're hurt'n right now, you know that everything will change in time.  Let me cary your burden o brother mine." This is the chorus to...

What makes a Critical Incident a Crisis?

A critical incident is any event that disrupts someone’s life (flood, fire, death/loss, accident, etc.) and the crisis is the stress – or distress – that follows. But not all crises are created equal.  Have you ever noticed people having different reactions after...

The Cost of Not Caring

In this this audio clip (2:54), I recap what makes an incident "critical" and the crisis state that follows a tragedy.  I also make a case for responding to people in crisis with compassion and care.  People who do not feel care from their organization (like work,...

Protocols for Feeling Better

Since we believe in “practicing what we preach”, I have a group of “peers” that I rely on for love, care and support. Recently, a dear peer noticed I was frazzled and stressed. She asked what I was doing. Not really hearing her question, I responded by naming...

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