Over the past six years, I have had the honor of talking with more than 70,000 direct support professionals in a variety of settings, and surprisingly, many of them tell me that they don’t really need any formal recognition. They tell me that they feel a sense of deep personal satisfaction that comes from an […]

Have you encountered the alphabet soup that is Medicare? Whether checking it out for yourself or for someone for whom you are a caregiver, you were probably overwhelmed by the confusing terms associated with Medicare. Adding to the confusion are the many acronyms and references to Part A and Plan A, Medicare supplements and Medigaps. […]

Healthcare is a constantly advancing field with new technologies and techniques being implemented almost nonstop. Today I’d like to discuss one such new technology and its potential for solving a major problem we face here in Idaho. What is this technology? It’s called telehealth and has actually been around and growing for about a decade […]

What can $10 billion buy you? According the Pew Research Center, in 2015 $10 billion was spent on self care products and the majority of that was spent by millennials. What’s even more interesting is that more millennials reported making personal improvement commitments than any generation before them. We (millennials) spend twice as much as […]

“Deep breath in, deep breath out, deep breath in, deep breath out…” How often I heard these words and simply brushed them aside, thinking I don’t have time for that. Then I turned 30 (yes, I know that is young, but it’s a whole new decade), my position at work changed, my kid’s scheduled changed […]

At one point in my life I accessed a counselor to sort through some personal battles. Every two weeks I would arrive at my counselor’s office, make small talk about the weather, sports, whatever and then we would dig into my life. “Tell me about your childhood, how has your childhood affected your relationships, how […]

When you think about leading a team of individuals that are responsible for supporting and teaching individuals that have been diagnosed with a developmental disability, you realize it is such an amazing position to hold. It is a position that allows you to walk alongside individuals with many strengths. It is a position that requires […]