Text message conversation with a client this morning: Client: “You probably don’t have this issue considering you’re an educator but I’ll ask anyway. Do you have a time figuring out what to write for your accomplishments because you don’t receive it as that because it’s a regular part of your job?” Me: “Absolutely, Everyone […]
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If been there, done that, and have the T-shirt to prove it was a person, it would be me. I know what it’s like to be ready for something new or different but feel like you don’t know what you should do next. I know what it’s like to find yourself in similar situations
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Motivation Monday Resource: Time of Essence As I continue to honor and embrace my authenticity and explore how I want to continue to show up in the world – personally and professionally – as the brand of Nicki, I am constantly gifted with parallel resources for my journey. This week I want to share
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As social workers, it can be so hard to leave our jobs – even when they become toxic. We rationalize that our clients need us or we don’t want to put extra work on our colleagues or the commute is short or it’s not bad all the time and whatever else we come up
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I have read very little over the past 3 years – which in all honesty is concerning because reading is the ultimate self-care for me. Reading a book means that I have quieted my mind and dedicated time to myself. That has not been the case. It was most notable during the start of
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You already know that ‘authenticity’ is my word of the year for 2023. Entering my 5th decade of life has led to a lot of self-reflection. Showing up fully and authentically doesn’t mean that I am discovering or even rediscovering myself. It means that I am releasing the amazing parts of me that
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I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Social Worker and Career Coach Jennifer Luna for The New Social Worker Magazine’s Conversations on Social Work Careers. Grateful that I was able to share my ideas and strategies for building a successful, long-term social work career as well as encourage other social workers to embrace
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I have functioned on a September to June school year schedule for over 2 decades in my career. In June, I usually ask myself what’s my new thing or what’s my next thing. I also try to have mini-excursions and try new things throughout the year. If we’re not growing we’re dying. Personal development
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Revisiting Self-Care and the NASW Code of Ethics I have a new website/blog posting schedule and themes for Quarter 3 of 2023. Flashback Friday – A flashback to an oldie but goodie previously published blog post Did You Know That NASW Added Self-Care to the Code of Ethics in 2021? As a leader
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There are some things that seem uniquely American. The “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” fantasy is one of them. The American Dream we’ve been sold is predicated on the idea of individuality – hard work, self-sufficiency, and self-made success. Britannica defines the American Dream as the ideal that the United States is a
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