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 | 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 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...
by admin | Aug 17, 2026 | Reflections, Wellness
As a new prison chaplain, I have been thinking a lot about freedom and what it means to be free. As I drive onto the campus of the prison where I serve, I have rights that end as I enter the gates. As I leave my car, there are a myriad of objects that I must abandon....
by admin | Aug 10, 2026 | Reflections, Transformation, Wellness
The Gospel of Mark Chapter 5: 1-20. While I do not consider my name, “Mildred,” to define me or reflect my core sense of self, my name is a symbol of my identity and names are a relevant marker of identity in most cultures. Thus, in this gospel story, when Jesus...
by admin | May 17, 2025 | Reflections, Transformation, Wellness
Boundaries Are Our Best Self-Protection. Many years ago I had a social work mentor that was apt to give me this feedback. She would say, “Milly, no one can “make you” feel anything.” Now some twenty-plus years later, I respectfully disagree. We live in a crazy...
