by Michael Chancellor | Apr 11, 2022 | Opinion
Two hard conversations with African American clients I have come to admire culminated a recent week of counseling sessions. For me, a key to successful therapy is being a counselor who cares about his clients and finds virtue in their courage and resolve. In these...
by Michael Chancellor | Mar 31, 2022 | Opinion
The pain of church conflict does not go away. Even years after the events that caused a rip in the fabric of the ministry of a pastor and their people, the pain remains. In one succinct sentence in her book Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown explains why: “It’s...
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...
