How do we reframe?
How do we reframe? Many of you may already know this concept of reframing. In the mental health world, there’s this concept of reframing where you take a moment to reframe how you’re viewing the situation. Reframing comes from a therapeutic technique called...
Have You Used a Butter Slicer?
Have You Used a Butter Slicer? Hi everyone. I hope everyone is safe and doing well. This might be very basic information for those of you who are cooks. However, last year I ran into this kitchen tool that transformed my life. THE BUTTER SLICER. Basically, you...
Architecture That Inspires and Helps Others
Architecture That Inspires and Helps Others I read a story on the 2022 Pritzker Prize Winner (known as the Nobel Prize for architecture) Diebedo Francis Kere from the weekly Buddhist news paper called World Tribune (May 3, 2022). Mr. Diebedo iFrancis Kere is from...
Butter Cream Frosting Recipe That’s Not Too Sweet
Butter Cream Frosting Recipe That’s Not Too Sweet I am often not a fan of Butter Cream Frosting that is too sweet. Usually, when you look up butter cream recipe, it calls for tons and tons of sugar. So I thought, why not create my own recipe to make it not so sweet...
What is Creativity?
What is Creativity? I read this article written by Kate Jackson from a magazine Social Worker Today called “The Mindful Social Worker: How Mindfulness can Help Social Workers Practice More Creatively.” In the article, they have found that mindfulness can be linked to...
What Are Your Dreams?
What Are Your Dreams? What are some of your dreams you want to accomplish? What if money, time, resources were all not an issue and you were given the chance to pursue what you wanted. What would that look like? I think for many people they probably...
Self Care: What Rejuvenates Your Soul?
Self Care: What Rejuvenates Your Soul? If you’re in the mental health or helping field; you’re always encouraged to do “Self-Care.” When I go to trainings, we’re constantly informed how important self care is and how wonderful self care is. The truth is we’re all...
Hello, my name is Harui…
Hello, My Name is Harui... When I initially started working as a social worker in South Los Angeles, I was working with youth who did not want anything to do with mental health. Many of the youth refused to talk to me and would call out, “how do you think you know...