Beloved Community and the Spring Membership Drive
Community is an essential aspect of my life, a realization brought home recently by my mother’s death. Mom's passing and the way she died — actua…
Tag: building community
WANTA POCA?
One year ago this week POCA's first steering committee met for the first time. Now it's time to start bringing in the patient members in droves... PO…
Forum Changes and Helpful Hints
Have you noticed some changes with the forums? Are you comfortable navigating the forums? Check out this blog to see what is happening and why.
Strength in Numbers
The world can be a cruel and tough place, fast paced and harshly unforgiving. I am reminded of my working class privilege on a weekly…
The Early and Yet Somehow Late Start of Our New Beginning By Spitfire.
Today the strangest thing happened. I had a patient ask me a question. We were talking about Ellen, PCA 2, Tucson, and of course the…
The Clinic Isn’t Ours Any More
so, yeah, the New Year's eve “look back, look forward” has finally hit for me. I have a lot to be thankful for. I'm humbled…
Volunteers: everyone wins!
So, maybe you're a little skeptical about volunteers. Maybe you have reservations. Maybe you can't imagine why anyone would want to volunteer. I su…
Community acupuncture and the political nature of Professional Boundaries
Last month I went to Vikki Reynolds' home office and sat in a supportive circle with a small group of service provid…
2010: Making Media and Culture
I don't want to distract any attention from the conversation going on below, but I've only got 2 more days to finish this 2010 retrospective on th…