by Stacy Sergent Lawton | Dec 23, 2020 | Opinion
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by Stacy Sergent Lawton | Sep 21, 2016 | Opinion
You’ve probably heard the saying that doctors make the worst patients. As a chaplain, I can testify that caregivers are the very worst at taking care of ourselves. Prioritizing self-care is hard for a lot of us. We live in a society that encourages and praises...
by Stacy Sergent Lawton | Feb 1, 2016 | Opinion
How do grieving people hear well-intentioned platitudes that are shared with them? That was the subject of an article that I shared on Facebook titled, “What You Say to Someone Who’s Grieving vs. What They Hear.” While I liked what it had to say...
by Stacy Sergent Lawton | Dec 13, 2013 | Opinion
Israel made me nervous. In all my international travels, I had never been anywhere that I felt so unsafe. Before entering any of the shops in downtown Jerusalem, we had to have our bags searched for weapons. It seemed every shopkeeper had a story to tell about a...
by Stacy Sergent Lawton | Nov 5, 2013 | Opinion
Pastoral Care Week is a time set aside by organizations and individuals around the world to recognize the contributions of professional chaplains and pastoral counselors. Each year, a different aspect of pastoral care is brought to light with the annual theme. This...
