by Dorie | Jun 24, 2022 | Culture of Care
HURTING PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE. Because hurting people hurt people, it is imperative that leadership invest in – and ignite – a culture of care that encourages support for self and one another. Listen as Dorie makes the case for care – addressing...
by Dorie | Apr 25, 2022 | Building a Program, Care Ministry Response, Culture of Care, M.E.S.S.
Full disclosure: I’ve never been completely satisfied with the term peer support. Don’t get me wrong, I love the term, especially it’s history. I love that peer support started in mental health and addiction recovery circles and continues with fire,...
by Dorie | Apr 20, 2022 | Culture of Care
I used to take everything personally…this is an embarrassing confession. Political opinions, instructor critiques, a dinner guest declining a second-helping of whatever I were serving…you name it, I took it personally. I did this because I believed everything...
by Dorie | Feb 5, 2022 | Culture of Care
Be mindful of people (like politicians) that play on fears by telling you that ______ (fill in the blank) is a threat to you and your way of life. When we feel threatened, we react – we cannot NOT react (fight, flight or freeze). This reaction is formed in the...
by Dorie | Feb 21, 2020 | Building a Program, Culture of Care, Power of the Peer, Program Management-Coordination
Looking to start a support program? It can feel like quite an undertaking – especially if you’ve never done anything like this before. I remember the first time I was tasked with enhancing my agency’s peer support program. I had so many questions;...
by Dorie | Jan 25, 2019 | Care Ministry Response, Culture of Care, Power of the Peer
Are you sick and tired of meeting with people who are sick and tired? If yes, then you might be experiencing compassion fatigue. In the early 80’s, Dr. Charles Figley coined the term “compassion fatigue” and has since defined it as: A state...
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