There’s a problem with the level of criticism hovering over people in caregiving positions. Attaching such strong morality to helping professionals creates unrealistic standards. Demanding perfection sets us up for failure. And so, we dismiss counselors or social workers whose personal lives are in shambles.
Read MoreWriting my own story was never part of the plan. Then again, I wasn’t planning on winding up vocationally derailed and burned out in a remote Cambodian slum, either.
Read MoreFor me, community started sharing the raw, unedited version of my story with those I had always tried to convince I was invincible. I spoke my loneliness and admitted my struggles—as a humanitarian, as a people-pleaser, as a lonely human being seeking belonging.
And instead of being rejected for disclosing my imperfections, I was greeted by an outpouring of grace: from loving phone calls, prayers, and financial gifts to friends driving twenty hours round-trip to come visit me when I was too fatigued to string together a coherent sentence. Before I finally found a place to settle down, people warmly opened up their homes to me indefinitely. I asked for support, and I received it—abundantly.
Read MoreNone scheduled.
Langenburg, Saskatchewan:
Keynote speaker at Student Leadership Conference, Langenburg Central School
September 19, 2018
Regina, Saskatchewan:
Women's Autobiography, Life Writing and Empowerment Class at the University of Regina
November 30, 2017
Seattle, Washington:
Seattle Pacific University
October 16, 2017
McPherson, Kansas:
Central Christian School
October 4, 2017
Caronport, Saskatchewan:
Briercrest College + Seminary
September 16, 2017
Regina, Saskatchewan:
Christ Lutheran Church
January 22, 2017
Birmingham, Alabama:
Jefferson State Community College
October 3-5, 2016
Columbus, Ohio:
Veritas Short North
May 4, 2016
Lexington, Kentucky:
Cairn Coffee Shop + Cornerstone Christian Church
April 30 + May 1, 2016
Swift Current, Saskatchewan:
Ignite Conference
April 1-3, 2016
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