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Empathy Does Not Define Leadership in Healthcare
The heartless survive I used to admire the idea of leadership. In my youthful naivety, I thought leaders were someone you could trust, depend on, and look up to. My experience working for corporate healthcare has proven me wrong. Ruthless leaders do what the company wants at the expense of
How Insane Is Your Brain In Pain?
The vicious cycle of overwhelm During periods of unbearable pain, the desperate plea to get out of pain encompasses every cell of your body. Nothing else has room in your brain space. Crying and screaming in pain just to be able to roll over in bed doesn’t allow for any other
Chronic Pain – Are You Ever Truly Free?
Freedom doesn’t mean letting go, it means taking action to avoid helplessness and hopelessness The feeling of accomplishment over years of trial and error is strange. I never thought I’d get to this point — feeling good, pain-free, and simply free. Free from the constant aching reminder that I can’t
An Interview With a Career Writer
My mother’s insight as a writer from the 1960s to modern-day My Mom raised my twin sister and me on the banks of the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle, Penn., shown in the photo above. Her uncle started one of the first rafting companies in the area in the 1960s.
10 Healthy Ways to Hydrate
Easy to use products to restore your health My favorite drink is water, especially from a good well or spring. However, when you’re sweating or need a boost, you need more than plain water. Don’t worry. Coffee is on the list, too. And a few supplements. The products I use
The Grit of An Injured Athlete
The grief when sport and spirit are intertwined I like solo adventures because it’s the only time I feel free. I intuitively set my pace. I feel the rhythm. My thoughts start to fade away. I smile to myself. It’s the only chance I have to ignore the voice in
My Mom Gets Mother’s and Father’s Day
She didn’t have one child but twin girls to raise “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” — C.S. Lewis She didn’t deserve to be repressed or depressed. She was never going to live that way. She was
8 Affordable Tools to Manage Pain at Home
Your recovery game must be as good as the game itself “Moving isn’t important, until you can’t.” — Gray Cook At the age of 25, I endured a back injury that forced me to my knees for longer than I ever imagined. That was thirteen years ago. I have permanent
Tara Morris (she/her)
Artist, designer, writer, yogi
Loves breathing in the fresh air of mother nature.
Lives in the country and couldn’t have it any other way.
Often found hiking, biking, boating, and swimming in the hills of Appalachia.
You can find more of my writing on Medium and in Highland Outdoors.