George Winston’s December has been one of my seasonal favorites for years. The album, which starts slow and contemplative is a perfect opening to the
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: November 3 – 8, 2019
A crisp, lovely morning here in North Carolina and I am back again on my not-so-regular schedule. This week I’ve started enjoying coffee and poetry
Weekly Reads, Watches, and Listens 10/7 – 10/14
Have you noticed that the title for this branch of the blog keeps morphing? That’s because, although I’m always reading something, sometimes it’s the same as
Constant Companions
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
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