This is a series of blogs that Dr. Dickinson wrote after returning from a recent trip to Africa. A few reflections, a few lessons learned. Enjoy the journey. Stories from Africa: Chapter 4 Learning From Community After experiencing Kibera (or a slum in any location) it would be easy to … Read More
A jail without bars
This is a series of blogs that Dr. Dickinson wrote after returning from a recent trip to Africa. A few reflections, a few lessons learned. Enjoy the journey. Stories from Africa: Chapter 3 A Jail Without Bars There is no gate to Kibera. There are no bars. The wall surrounding … Read More
Speaking your story
This is a series of blogs that Dr. Dickinson wrote after returning from a recent trip to Africa. A few reflections, a few lessons learned. Enjoy the journey. Stories from Africa: Chapter 2 Speaking Your Story Our primary purpose in going to Kenya this trip was to equip the Nurses, … Read More
Africa, the beautiful!
This is a series of blogs that Dr. Dickinson wrote after returning from a recent trip to Africa. A few reflections, a few lessons learned. Enjoy the journey. Stories from Africa: Chapter 1 Engage Your Story. Recently, we spent a week in Kibera. If you haven’t heard about it, Kibera is … Read More
Losing Someone before Losing Them
Due to advancements in science and medicine people are growing older at a much larger rate than ever before. However, along with the aging process comes the possibility of dementia illness leading to Alzheimer disease. If you’ve ever had a loved one afflicted with it you may understand how difficult … Read More
Life in the Ivy Patch
I have (reluctantly) been doing yard work. There is one section that is overgrown with ivy (English, not poison) and has been overgrown with for so long now that I am uncertain if there ever was a yard there. (I have a faint memory of a yard.) I have learned … Read More
Sexual addiction and co-dependency
Because of the nature of sexual addiction, the impact on the partners is often deeply felt. There are many co-dependent features seen in treating partners of chemical addicts as there are in treating sex addicts. Codependency refers to a relationship in which one partner is psychologically attached in an unhealthy … Read More
Clear Understanding
The other evening I had the occasion to babysit my grandchildren. Things were going very well until my two and a half year old granddaughter decided she would test her grandpa. She had been playing with some toys and left them scattered around the living room. That was not a … Read More
Are Children Given Too Much?
We’re being shown in the news regularly about how difficult it is for youth, even those with higher education, to find jobs and achieve the American Dream. One consultant recently estimated that 85 percent of new college graduates are returning home to live with their parents. This could be the … Read More
College Tips: Guys to Guys – Part 2
This is a continuing series. Check out our first post! Going off to college forces a lot of change. No longer are you under your parent’s roof, rules, or values. Responsibility of going to class, work, and sleeping all fall upon YOU. Here are some practical tips for the newly … Read More