psychiatry

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Singing into the Dark: Some Thoughts for Advent

…a lot of us walk around with the first two bars of a symphony in our heads, imagining that someday, when we have a better idea of what comes next, we’ll start to play. Some of the most transformative moments in my life happened when a person or incident gave me the strength or abandonment to haul off and play to the end of that second bar and see what came next.

My not-so-Final CPE Evaluation: Reflections on Pastoral Authority

When we talk about authority in CPE—and as I talk about it here—we invoke the value and wisdom inherent in each human being’s unique experience…Trusting my voice, trusting that I have something to offer, and trusting the capacity of others to receive it, have all been important elements in my journey to claiming my unique pastoral authority.