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Supervising Support and 3 Questions to Ask Someone You’re Worried About

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by Jodi Langsfeld

As a student affairs professional, I believe it is pivotal we create an environment that is safe and supportive for our student body.  I believe we are the people they should think of turning to when they need something…almost anything.  And, even when we can’t personally provide them what they need, we are still here to help.  We educate them on what resources are available to them, who to call, where to go, we can even make these connections for and with them. This is our job and an expectation I have for any member of the team I work with. Continue reading →

The “Should” Factor

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by Carly Masiroff

The “Should” Factor

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I looked at my phone and my best friend’s picture popped up. It is not often we are both free at the same moment, so I have learned to cherish the moments there is actually her voice on the other end.

“I woke up this morning and thought, oh my God! Carly is 28 today. I wonder how she is feeling? Is she freaking out? I bet she is freaking out. I would be freaking out! So, are you freaking out?” Continue reading →

Finding Another Option

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by Kristen Abell

I was barely thirteen the first time I considered suicide as a solution to my problems. I remember feeling as though there wasn’t another way out – that I couldn’t possibly deal with the pain and hurt and confusion another day. I remember multiple times standing in the street in front of my house – to be fair, a street that was not terribly busy, but I was still trying to figure out what I wanted to do, and at least that way maybe I couldn’t be totally responsible for it.

Within a few years, I had planned and unplanned my death several times. I’m sure I didn’t know the limits of pain as a teenager, but it certainly felt like I did, and it wore me out. Multiple times I was just certain that I could not go on, that death certainly had to be easier than what I was currently facing.

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Resistance is Futile?

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by Lue Cuttiford

Who or what are you resisting in your life right now?

Who or what are you resisting in your life right now?

I try to focus on my breath and these words as I meditate. Today seems trickier than yesterday but not as hard as the first day, so I suppose that’s progress. It would probably be easier to list the things that I don’t resist on a daily basis.

  • Sleep
  • Food (except dessert, of course)
  • Complaining (I was, for a time, called Moaning Myrtle by my friends)

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