“I do not know what to do with my employee,” Tristan breathed out an exacerbated sigh. “I’ve tried everything. It seems like he wanted more management time, so I set up an additional weekly meeting. Then he was having personal problems, so I brought in my...
“It’s our responsibility to make sure no one dies in the forest,” said a seasoned human services provider. “You mean, we need to make sure people have supplies and the knowledge of how to take care of themselves when living on public land?” I asked. “No, I’m...
“My family’s great. I’m really tight with my siblings,” Joseph shared. “That’s good to hear. Do you see them regularly?” I asked. “I visit my sister Josie every year. She has a ton of kids and grandkids, so we have a blast catching up with all of...
“I’m here because I’m always bullied at school,” Misty shared. She’s sitting on the floor in our play therapy room, having pulled out 2 small figurines from our shelves. The taller, older looking girl was repeatedly hitting the smaller, younger girl. “Has this been going on...
“I am SO sick of everyone asking me if I’m dating someone. Everyone’s cool, making sure to use lots of different pronouns, but really I just want them to ask about ME! Who cares if I have a ‘special someone?’ I have straight A’s, I’m...
“I have to make changes this year Amy,” Troy began. “I know that I’ve been hanging on to my grief and not letting it pass through, or move on, or transform, or whatever. I know if I keep living this way my life will continue...
“I hate this time of year!” Naomi proclaimed as she plopped into the squishy chair with a view of the snowy creek. “Why?” I asked. Naomi was normally a very positive, cheery person. “Oh it’s my family. They’re so money-focused!” “With Christmas presents?” I wondered...
“Life is great! Everything is SO good right now. My daughter’s grades are fine, my son did well with soccer, my dad’s health is getting better, and my husband is getting closer to finding a job. I’m not even sure why I came here today,”...
"My whole life I've dreamed of taking my kids camping. I even saved kid-size camping chairs from my childhood to set up around the campfire. I grew up fishing and hiking with my dad, and even loved winter camping trips with my fellow Boy Scouts....
"I just can't believe it, everything is different now," Madeline sobbed, shoulders shaking as she reached for the tissue box. "What do you mean?" I softly asked. "We were fine. Mom and Daddy weren't together, but we had our 2 houses and everything. Now it's...
