In spite of a friend’s deep suffering, the death of an elder neighbor, a loved one’s diagnosis of an advanced cancer, life rolls on straight
Author: Mimi Chapman: Writing about the intersection of personal and professional life
Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I started this blog because I enjoy reflecting on different parts of life and work and sharing that with others.
Reads and Listens September 15 – 20
Many people I know say they never have time to read anything for pleasure or general enrichment. I get it. It’s hard to give yourself
Classroom Beginnings in Chaotic Times
Beginning class in the midst of the current chaos is challenging for students and faculty alike in a School of Social Work. Just weeks before
Reading and Watching Ideas – August 23, 2019
Well, I resolved to start this feature a few weeks ago as a weekly offering on the blog and did not follow through. Nothing to
For Two Friends Who Grieve
Among those college friends with whom I stayed up all night, took spontaneous road trips, and wondered about all that the future would bring are
Family Tree
The tree’s branches reach out to every corner of the front yard. My dad planted it in 1973 after another tree was taken down to