Confessions of Another PRA Newbie: Notes from the SMVF TA Center Base
For me, this New Year has meant a new everything; new city, new living arrangement, and a new job. I moved up to Capital Region this January after five years of living in downtown Manhattan. I know...
View ArticleShow Me the Cache: Geocaching in Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri; the site of my first Strategic Planning Session with the SMVF TA Center and surprisingly, the site of my first Geocaching expedition. After a long day of note taking as the...
View ArticleCheering My Way to Reflection.
At PRA, we are fortunate to get a day of reflection each year to reflect on our careers, futures, and the path we would like to establish for ourselves. The great thing is, PRA encourages us to be as...
View ArticleHub Spot
Detroit Airport Light Tunnel In my first 10 months at PRA, I have gone on business trips to Alaska, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, Tennessee, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Wyoming – and I...
View ArticleRealizing My Voice and Choice at Alternatives
Alternatives 2013 – A 500-person conference covering practically all aspects of the recovery movement; and there I was, right in the middle of it and ready to learn all that I could. Never before had...
View ArticleLessons from the Black Hmong in Vietnam
‘Do you have a best friend?’ ‘Well, I used to.’ My friends and I exchanged glances. What could our 18-year old tour guide possibly mean by ‘used to‘? ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Oh, she was stolen.’ Maybe...
View ArticleNotes from a First-Time Facilitator
The Suicide Prevention Implementation Academy – the longest and largest Implementation Academy of the year, and I was asked to facilitate! In this role, I was asked to guide three state delegations,...
View ArticleSuburban Farmer
Even though I hate getting my hands dirty, I am known as a “crunchy granola” person in the office, which is understandable. My boyfriend works for a biotech business, I recycle and compost religiously,...
View ArticleHej, Sverige! Hei, Norge!
This fall, my boyfriend and I took a trip to Sweden and Norway to visit friends, hike, eat delicious food (Stockholm has a thriving restaurant scene), and experience a bit of the Scandinavian...
View ArticleEarth Day Reflections
I grew up in an energy conscious household; my mom likes to say that we was green before it was cool. We have always abided by the reduce, reuse, recycle concept – we bring our reusable shopping bags...
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