A Round the Clock Thank You!
https://vimeo.com/816665335 For showing up no matter the hour; A ROUND-THE-CLOCK THANK YOU!!And as Alicia Keys so beautifully sings- You're doing a good job!And I will add to that- a beautiful…
Happy Easter
To Those Who Celebrate Dispatch Wellness wishes all those who celebrate, a Happy Easter full of new beginnings!! This year, Easter is on Sunday, April 9, 2023. The holiday occurs on the…
A Wholehearted Invitation
Celebratory Conversations for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 2023 https://vimeo.com/815900343 Sending a wholehearted invitation to ALL Telecommunicators!!Join for one or all of the celebratory conversations which aim to create awareness…
“Mindfulness has changed my life in more ways than one.”
I wrote the referenced blog post almost two years ago, although it has been true for much longer and remains true today; I suspect it will always remain true. Even…
Celebrating the Month of April!
https://vimeo.com/813915892/0db777a1b0 April is my all-time favorite month of the year. In large part because every second week of April, we celebrate the essential work done by Dispatchers during National Public…
A note about the holidays
I've struggled with what to say about the holiday, not only because holidays are complex. But because for first responders, that complexity is layered with working through the holidays and…
The days after Thanksgiving
It can be so easy to go from planning a celebration of gratitude (be it thanksgiving or another celebration or tradition) to completely forgetting the things we hold dear and…
To All Veterans
A few years ago I couldn’t find a poem that expressed how I felt, so I wrote one. Dedicated to one particular veteran, who will always live in my heart,…
Sometimes We Can Forget
We can forget that what we are doing is helping people, other human beings: not entering calls, not creating call types, or dispatching units. Yes, all these things play a part in helping others,…
In thinking about reliability
The first time I called 911, I was a child. Someone had broken the window to our duplex, possibly trying to break in while my family settled down for the…