Dear Quality Human: Sometimes it can be hard, those moments when past trauma creeps in and we react a certain way or say something we wish we could take back. What’s even harder is when we don’t even know it’s past trauma doing that to us… we’re just reacting… because sometimes life hurts and defenses
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The Death of a Sibling Losing a sibling as a teen or adult is often unexpected. The death of a sibling is its own type of grief, and there are fewer resources on mourning a sibling than there are on other types of losses. (1) Depending on your relationship with your brother or sister, the
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How many people feel like a “failure” because they didn’t earn good grades, graduate with a college degree, or receive a formal “education?” It is time for all of us to realize that people who don’t do great in school or go to college are just as valuable, just as important, and just as brilliant as anyone
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He asked my mother to go to the counter by herself to order breakfast for him. But by the time she returned to their table, my father had been swept away into another world, taken by a massive heart attack. One minute he was here and the next, he was gone. My world and my
As a working mom, it wasn’t until I lost my job that I realized how separate my life was from my kids. It was a very unsettling feeling when I took on the role of full-time mom. When I dropped my children off at school that first day, I felt the same apprehension one might
To My Friend’s Kids: I Love You Like You’re Mine Read More »
We are relational beings and even if we enjoy our own company, there comes a time when we need to be in the company of others. When we value our relationships, we take all the necessary steps to make them work. However, there are times when our own doubts, fears, and insecurities become our biggest
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Working as a registered nurse, I have seen my fair share of burns in the emergency department and intensive care settings. I have seen sunburns galore from long days outside, arms scalded by hot coffee, charred feet from drunken jumps over campfires, and singed eyebrows when smoking near an oxygen source seemed like a good
Hero Uncle: I would do it again ‘even if I got burnt worse or died’ Read More »
As a nurse, I have the great honor of accompanying people during their final moments of life. I’m there to help ease physical pain, provide comfort, hold their hand, and listen to their accomplishments and stories. I’m there to cry with them, laugh with them, and everything in between. Most importantly, I’m there to honor and celebrate
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It’s no doubt that littering not only wrecks the environment but creates an unsightly, costly amount of work for someone else. There are those out there that will see litter while taking a stroll in a park and keep walking, and those that will be proactive and take the litter and dispose of it correctly.
Do You Pick Up Other People’s Litter? You Should. Read More »
With a #1 New York Times Bestseller and two successful terms as First Lady under her belt, there really is little to dislike about Michele Obama. (1) She is a woman rarely seen without a smile and has a brilliant family. However, her status as a beloved American figure skyrocketed to international iconoclast in July
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