by Michael Chancellor | Feb 3, 2022 | Opinion
I deleted my mom’s contact information from my phone recently. Two Christmases, and a year and a half without her in my life, and a small but important action which needed to be taken was taken. Grief is difficult for most folks and there are good reasons why...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 29, 2021 | Opinion
I spent nearly six years leading the mental health department at the Allan B. Polunsky Maximum Security Prison in east Texas. This prison housed “death row” (DR), as well as a significant number of offenders in administrative segregation (AdSeg), more widely referred...
by Michael Chancellor | Nov 24, 2021 | Opinion
The holiday season following a significant loss is often the hardest. For that reason, compassion, care, kindness and patience need to guide the interactions during this stressful time. Isolating and staying away does not make it easier. In fact, there is great...
by Michael Chancellor | Nov 8, 2021 | Opinion
Many white evangelical Christians in the U.S. find themselves in bondage to several idols or false gods. They became a cult of the previous president, with his lies and conspiracy theories serving as their “divine revelations.” But that one god is not enough. There is...
by Michael Chancellor | Nov 1, 2021 | Opinion
I learned a lot about suicide during my six years working in Polunsky prison unit in east Texas. As the mental health manager and, for most of that time, the overseer of psychological observation cells, we had over 1,000 suicidal outcries but no suicides from our...
