by admin | Oct 14, 2026 | Reflections, Transformation, Wellness
A Prison Chaplain Reflects on the Moral Dilemmas of Motherhood. My daughter was 17 months old. We were out on a quiet Saturday morning roaming through a shopping mall. My daughter had just begun walking and she was exploring her environment. I was exploring a circular...
by admin | Oct 4, 2026 | Reflections, Resurrection, Transformation
The Moral Injury of Teaching and The Etseb of the Educational System. As a freshman at the University of Tennessee, I was determined to become a teacher. This became my goal in fifth grade when Ms. Fuller taught me to read. My life before I was diagnosed with...
by admin | Sep 27, 2026 | Reflections, Transformation, Wellness
The Genesis of a Creative Life: What Spiderman and the Buddha Teach Us About the Power of “Nothing”. Last week, I reflected on how neglect impacts human development and the importance of assessing for neglect wounds in ourselves and our clients in my...
by admin | Sep 20, 2026 | Reflections, Transformation
Learning to Hear and Heal the Silent Burden of Preverbal Neglect. There was this story that often got told at family gatherings. Whenever it was shared, it was followed by laughter. Why my family considered this story to be humorous was always confusing to me. And...
by admin | Sep 18, 2026 | Reflections, Transformation
A Prison Chaplain Reflects On How This One Line is Like Gold In The Treatment of Moral Injury At the age of 24, I began working as a counselor and advocate for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and rape in East Tennessee. On a trip home to visit my parents, we went...
by admin | Sep 6, 2026 | Reflections, Transformation, Wellness
A Prison Chaplain’s Reflection on How Chance the Rapper Found the Freedom to Feel and the Power to Change. Last week, I turned 53 years old. At 53, my “bucket list” of things I want to experience before I die has taken on a new sense of joyful urgency. On that list...
