Fresh look: A place to feel grounded

A suicide, another death from kidney failure, one eight-day mental health inpatient stay and a suicide attempt. All this family trauma plus time for three jobs, a partner, a cat, a board of directors and union organizing have consumed me for six months. If I did not intervene in my own self-care, I would join the list of the suffering.

I get anxious about preventative care. As a social worker, I know what happens when people do not heal from life experiences that hurt them physically and mentally. The consequences are a life-or-death