Eric

I shared 2 post ago that I’d dipped to a rough patch again after an overwhelming amount of travel.  I don’t think I’ll ever dip into the place I got to when I first had my crash in 2015. Have more tools now…but more importantly greater awareness as to WHY I spiral. Back then I …

03/30/2023 When You Go Through Periods Where Things Escape You And You’re Feeling Off: You’re Able To Appreciate Even The Smallest Things Read More »

After the tragic shootings happened yesterday at a private school in TN & my stomach churned like someone was digging a knife into it, I turned to Twitter to see what other folks were sharing. I wanted to quote tweet an article that shared just the facts: 6 shot & killed, 3 of them babies …

03/28/2023 Woman Kills 3 Children, 3 Adults in School Shooting at Nashville School Read More »

Hinted in Stories, & a few posts, that I’ve been feeling off lately, cognitively/emotionally…& said I’d go into it more. The last 2wks before this wknd were extremely productive for our org. In those 14 days I went from Fallsburg to Atlanta to Hofstra to LA to Nevada to NYC to Orlando to Illinois to …

03/26/2023 It’s Okay To Feel Whatever You Are Feeling Read More »

I’m appalled by the info that’s come out of this story, & hope by sharing it here, you’ll help share it beyond the few traditional media outlets that gave it some ink.  TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was brought to DC Thursday to testify in front of Congress & address lawmakers’ concerns abt the platform. …

03/25/2023 Parents of LI Suicide Teen Break Down At TikTok Hearing On Capitol Hill Read More »

Being in this space can be daunting. You look at the numbers…hear the news stories, & it feels like you’re taking a gut punch over & over.  Dr. Rosa on our Board’s been a surrogate to the White House on the Opioid/Addiction crises for the last 3 admins & he confides in us all the …

03/21/2023 The Explosive Growth Of Healers And Healing Communities Read More »

The world lost a legend yesterday – Willis Reed at 80 years old. Reed was known to his Knicks teammates (a team he played his entire career for), as “The Captain.” Amongst his many accomplishments – 2 titles, 50 greatest players of all time, etc., he’s perhaps most known for what he did on May …

03/23/2023 Sometimes, Even When You Have Very Little To Give, Just Showing Up and Being There For Others Is All It Takes To Lift Them Out Of A Tough Place Read More »

Woke up this morn to a DM from someone who’s become a close friend – US gold medalist in swimming from the Sydney Olympics, Samantha Arsenault Livingston. If you look at the next slide➡️, you’ll see the simplicity of her note. It was a share from Ted, related to this line (1st slide) abt how …

03/18/2023 The Cure For Burnout Is Not Self Care – It Is All Of Us Caring For Each Other. We Can’t Do It Alone. We Need Each Other Read More »

This story is so huge – for many reasons.  Slater Koekkoek – the man pictured here, is not a big-named NHL player…but his reveal (only pieces of which are shared here) is so massive.  In total he’s only played 186 career NHL games w the Tampa Bay Lightning, Chicago Blackhawks, & Edmonton Oilers. For those …

03/18/2023 Be Kind To One Another Because You Never Know What Someone Might Be Going Through Read More »

My friend DM’d me here a few wks ago & shared: “I told my therapist I wasn’t sleeping very well & it had gotten pretty bad & I needed to do something abt it.” I naturally asked: “How long have you been seeing this therapist, & what’d they recommend?” She replied: “Over a yr, & …

03/16/2023 What Have You Learned In Therapy? Read More »

This story is one, in a long line of examples, which helps us understand how stress & trauma impact our nervous systems over time, & can lead to the risk of self harm thoughts & behaviors. I shared last wk, that I’d began working w Nellis AFB & that they’d had 8 suicides last yr. …

03/12/2023 Off Duty Rookie Cop Involved In Fatal Shooting Dies By Suicide On Staten Island Read More »