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Self-care is common sense. Here’s what happens when you don’t do it.
I remember exactly where I was when I reached my breaking point. When the dam of feelings I had been holding back finally cracked and there was no way to stuff them back into the reservoir from which they had … Continue reading
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Tagged community, compassion, healing, public, self-care
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Can You Successfully Navigate Conflict Among Stakeholders? It Depends on How You Define Success.
When I was asked to facilitate the Crisis Steering Committee in 2018 that was convened to provide recommendations to the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) on how to improve and enhance the State’s behavioral health crisis system, the first … Continue reading
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Tagged concepts, conflict, consensus, facilitate, meetings, recommendations, stakeholders, success
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The Power of Political Will
The reason why Colorado was finally able to move forward with its behavioral health reform efforts is political will. I have said this several times publicly. Despite the call for behavioral health reform for years, if not decades, the difference … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioral health, change, coalitions, colorado, governor, legislature, political will, reform
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Yes, This Really Happened.
I’m organizing a trip for a group of friends and asked each of them to pitch in $100 towards the deposit. Brian gave his money to Amy and asked her to pass it on to me. I thought this was … Continue reading
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Tagged funders, grantees, philanthropy, power dynamics, relationships
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When It Comes to Integrated Care, We Have Work to Do
I know that we have a lot of work to do to integrate health care, and my recent experience simply reinforced that. Two years ago, I was feeling a little down-and-out and I couldn’t shake it off. I made an … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioral healthcare, depression, integrated care, prescriptions, primary care physician
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Take Opioids. No, Don’t. Yes, Do.
Last week, I had my tonsils taken out. As an adult, this is a pretty painful surgery, and ice cream is not a prescription for recovery. But Percocet is. And given all that we’ve heard about the opioid crisis, I … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, opioid, pain, percocet, prevention, treatment
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I May Be Wrong, But….
When I’m wearing my work hat, I stay away from politics. I don’t talk about it and I don’t blog about it – especially these days. But it’s been on the forefront of my mind because I’ve been working with … Continue reading
Giving Meaning to Work
About a month after starting my first “real” job at a public accounting firm following college graduation, I vividly remember waking up and thinking, “I can’t believe that this is going to be my life for the next 40 years, … Continue reading
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Tagged HBR, meaningful, nonprofits, purpose, salary, work
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It’s Time to Stop Faking Wellness
“Mental Health is a challenge, but not a weakness.” This is a statement made in the recent HBR article, “We Need to Talk More About Mental Health at Work.” I totally believe in and agree with the statement. However, it … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate wellness, employees, HBR, mental health, wellness, work, workplace
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Philanthropic Failures Are Not Always a Bad Thing
Yes – there is failure in philanthropy. And it’s a good thing. Last month, well before the SSIR article, “Getting the Best Possible Failures in Philanthropy” was released, I was talking with a funder about taking risks and possible failure. … Continue reading
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Tagged failure, funders, learning, philanthropy, risks, SSIR
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