#christmas #triggers #slowdown #emotionalpain #perfectpresents #gratitude #grahamstandish #samaritancounseling “This isn’t what I asked for!” “Why do you have to act like this on such a special day?!” “Can’t you stop being like this just for one day?” “For some reason this day always makes me sad.” “How long do we have to be at your parent’s house, . . . we’re always there too long?” Christmas Triggers: The Christmas season is so full of triggers. What’s a trigger? It’s an ev

#newnormal #pastors #church #congregations #pandemic #covid19 #grahamstandish #clergycoach #christianity By: The Rev. N. Graham Standish, PhD, MSW, MDiv, MA One pastor said, “When can we go back to normal? That’s all they keep asking. How the heck do we get back to normal after the past year?” Another said, “I’m supposed to love them. How do I love them after all the crap they’ve put me through this past year?” Still another commented, “I don’t even know where to start. I’ll

#burnout #exhaustion #depersonalization #selfaware #selfcare #grahamstandish #counseling #victorstrecher #christinamaslach #samaritancounseling By The Rev. N. Graham Standish, PhD, MSW, MDiv, MA - Executive Director Amidst everything written about how the pandemic has or will change us, have you noticed recent ones about people who aren’t returning to work, who choose to remain unemployed, or who are changing careers? It’s become an issue in businesses such as restaurants, ho

By The Rev. Dr. Graham Standish, Executive Director #grahamstandish #healing #control #change #collaboration #samaritancounseling We are a perilously divided country. For a long time it has felt as though we’re on the verge of destroying each other. How do we overcome this division? You may believe that the incoming administration simply cannot bring healing. If that’s the case what can be done to start the healing? The work Samaritan does offers guidance because we are in th