Podcast Features:

Blog Posts/Articles/Written Work:

  • EMDR group and therapist on the EMRIA blog; Read it here.

  • Read on how I was fired from my first social work job: 10 True Stories About Getting Fired

  • EMDRIA blog talked and what clients should ask before starting EMDR with a therapist so click here to read the amazing responses from therapists around the world.

  • 3 Things Every Therapist Should Know about SUD and MH Treatment…read this article here.

  • Opening of Eldred’s Clinical Services with Lowell’s First Look.

Social Work Presentations:

Lessons of a Social Worker Presentation

Trauma Doesn’t Only Impact Our Clients: Building A Healthy Self Care Habit

Self Care as a Leadership Skill

Becoming Trauma Informed

Building a Good Self-Care Habit Beyond Bubble Baths and Candles.

Interview with The Network for Social Work Managers

Additional Presentations:

  • Boundaries, Network 180 (Kent County MI Community Mental Health) Feb 2022.

  • Social Workforce: SUD Training Series: Increasing Access for SUD Treatment for People Experiencing Housing Instability, NASW-Michigan. June 2, 2022.

  • Stress and Self-Care, How to Care for Yourself in the Helping Profession. Allow Therapy Partners.  June 24, 2022.

  • NASW-MI LEAD Conference; NASW Delegate and Code of Ethics Revision.  NASW-MI Delegate, October 27th 2022.

  • Mindfulness and Self-Care: How to care for yourself in the helping profession.   Behavioral Analysis of West Michigan.  October 28, 2022. 

  • Access to Mental Health Treatment; Treatment for Communities of Color and Barriers to Treatment. 

    Aquinas College, Intro to Social Work class with Dr. Jen Lendrum.  November 3rd 2022. 

  • “I am social worker experiencing suicidal ideation..what do I do now?  

    NASW-MI Conference: The Future of Social Work.  May 5th 2023. 

  • “I am a social worker experiencing suicidal ideation..what do I do now?” 

    Grand Valley State University Center for Adult and Continuing Studies.  October 3rd 2023.

  • Moderator for the LEAD Conference through NASW-MI and breakout session called “Emerging Technology in Social Work; ChatGPT/AI.” 

October 19th 2023.

  • “The process of getting licensed in Michigan; Step by Step.” Michigan Social Work: Virtual Bridges to Employment Conference. 

January 23, 2024.

  • “Pause and Learn Series with GVSU Student Organization; Women’s Reproductive Rights in a Conservative Community in Michigan.” 

February 29th 2024. 

  • NASW MI Region 4 event, “Language Accommodation in Social Work” March 29th 2024.

  • NASW MI Region 4 event, “What to Know as a Social Worker, A Panel Event.”  May 2nd 2024.

  • NASW MI Lunch Series Webinar, “Social Workers Experiencing Suicidal Ideation.”   September 10th 2024.

  • NASW MI Region 4 event, “Wrongful Convictions and How Social Workers Can Help.”  September 27th 2024.

  • NASW MI Region 4 event, “Getting Read for the 2024 Election.”  October 24th 2024. 

  • Michigan Social Work-Virtual Bridges to Employment Conference-Steps for Social Work Licensure.  Feb 4th 2025.

  • “Are Working Conditions Killing Us?  Recent research finding and what we can do better.”  NASW MI State Conference April 3rd 2025.

  • State of Gender Affirming Care with Equality MI and Planned Parenthood of MI. NASW MI Representative. May 1st 2025.