If there is one book I have recommended over the last five years, it is Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal. Immersed as I am in caring
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.
Parts Unknown
We are leaving a week filled with physical beauty, new colleagues, new friends, and the deep appreciation that comes when people allow you into their
Friendship
Soon I’ll leave for a brief trip back to Texas. I go most every month to see my father. Because I go so often now,
San Francisco
When we saw her sit down and her tears begin, we dropped to our knees in front of her and joined hands forming a circle with to share and acknowledge her sorrow. What a gift to share our collective grief with this stranger-friend for a moment.
The Sam Saga
Originally posted on McGowanBlog:
UNC Chancellor Carol Folt resigned yesterday—and took the remnants of the campus’s Confederate monument out the door with her. While the…
Preparation
We stood speechless as we scrolled through the images that she had sent without captions. Utter misery inflicted on desperate people at our Southern border. How in God’s name are we allowing this?
