SoDak Social Worker

Got to spend some time helping with a Veterans Moral Injury retreat in Custer this past weekend!

Let's go

Even therapists wrestle with our emotions! There is no "fix" to mental health. It's just a matter of finding what works for you so you can keep moving! #southdakota #blackhills #mentalhealth #selfdoubt #mondaymotivation #lookingup #therapist #relatable

Happy Halloween 🎃! I love Halloween for letting us draw strength from our heros!

Happy Halloween! Scary movies teach us its only by facing the monster we're able to defeat it! #mentalhealth #blackhills #southdakota #batman #hulk #buffalo

Had a great time at the conference seeing all my social work peeps!

Had the privilege of presenting at the NASW-SD west river conference. Of course allergies would hit Mr hard this week and I have now lost my voice! #mentalhealth #southdakota #blackhills #nasw #training #trauma

New hair and new chair. Figured I'd try out some new therapist faces!

Depression in Grief.

Depression in Greif. Keep in mind you can have depressive grief from different losses at the same time. #mentalhealth #depression #grief #southdakota #blackhills

I'll be presenting on Moral Injury in Social Work at the NASW west river conference next month!

Moral Injury Therapy - Rising Hope Counseling, LLC Moral Injury is the trauma which occurs after an act of Omission, Commission, or Betrayal is committed against a person's foundational values. This results in a person experiencing unconsolable guilt, shame, anger or grief. Symptoms are persistent over time and do not improve with traditional helpin...

Everybody experiences grief differently. This books a great example of how a family experiencing the same loss can experience grief differently!

Experiencing anger in your grief is natural regardless of who/what you're angry at!

Grief and Anger look different than loss and anger. Many who feel angry while experiencing grief begin to feel shame. Having anger in your grief is natural, regardless of what you're mad at! #mentalhealth #southdakota #blackhills #anger #grief