So long February, Hello March. With a looming pandemic, yet another drought and the political circus; I sometimes feel that I’m in a doom’s day theme park! “Step right up. Experience the unbelievable island of plagues and locust! Don’t miss the smack down at Sodom and Gomorrah children’s corner!!!” While it can become overwhelming, to mitigate the slide into uncontrollable...[ read more ]

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded of the many people in my life that help me to value the varied things and experiences that I have to be grateful. After two weeks of burning out of control, the Kincaid fire is fully contained. The utilities are back on!!!! Most importantly, this was not a repeat of 2017....[ read more ]

Diablo winds, utility shut offs, and the glowing flames that are too close for comfort have taken their emotional toll. I have worked with folks who are still dealing with the impact of the 2017 Tubbs fire and are now re-triggered by evacuation orders under smoke filled skies. Many of us may be experiencing Acute Stress Disorder or ASD, which...[ read more ]