Practical traction after a hard hit—field notes and tools for rebuilding without performative positivity
Hello again, my dear Ledgewalkers. This is Day Three of actually using the tools instead of simply writing about them. Today did not go according to plan. I had intended to sit down and start working through my personal budget. I need to identify what bills are coming out, which days they are due, which … Continue reading Day 3: The budget has to include Sleep
Welcome back, my dear Ledgewalkers. This is day two of deliberately using the tools from Walking the Ledge and showing you how they work in real life. Not in a perfect life. Not in a quiet life. Not after everything has already been fixed. I am using them while I am tired, working, dealing with … Continue reading Day Two of Using the Tools: Put It on Paper, Then Put It down
There comes a point where the tools have to become more than words on a page. I have to be willing to use them on myself. I am tired. Not the satisfying kind of tired that comes after finishing something. This is the sore, restless, frustrated kind of tired where I know I need sleep, … Continue reading When the Rebuild Slips Out of Rhythm: Using Low Capacity Mode
Sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest places. Today, I was watching an interview with Anson Mount, the actor who plays Christopher Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. He was talking about how he approached the character and what he understood about Pike as a leader. One of the ideas he expressed stayed with me. … Continue reading Give People What They Need, Then Let Them Do the Work
A reflection on Individual and Community Responses to Trauma and Disaster: The Structure of Human Chaos There are some books that teach you something new, and there are others that give a name to something you have already lived through. Individual and Community Responses to Trauma and Disaster: The Structure of Human Chaos, edited by … Continue reading Giving Chaos a Shape
A reflection on Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from Sixty Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today, published by The School of Life Introduction Great Thinkers is not easily confined to one academic subject. It brings together philosophy, political theory, sociology, psychology, Eastern thought, art, architecture, and literature. Its purpose is not simply to explain what … Continue reading Learning Journal: Great Thinkers
A reflection on Introduction to Criminology: A Canadian Open Education Resource by Shereen Hassan and Dan Lett Introduction Introduction to Criminology: A Canadian Open Education Resource provides more than an explanation of crime, criminal behaviour, and the Canadian justice system. It examines how societies decide what is right or wrong, how conduct becomes criminalized, who … Continue reading Learning Journal: Introduction to Criminology
A reflection on Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World, Fifth Canadian Edition, by Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus, Beverly Greene, and Linda Knight Introduction Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World examines psychological disorders, their possible causes, their effects on individuals and families, and the different approaches used in assessment and … Continue reading Learning Journal: Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World
A reflection on The World of Psychology, Ninth Canadian Edition, by Samuel E. Wood, Ellen Green Wood, Denise Boyd, Eileen Wood, and Serge Desmarais Introduction The World of Psychology provides a broad introduction to the scientific study of human thought, emotion, and behaviour. The book examines how biological processes, personal experiences, relationships, learning, culture, and … Continue reading Learning Journal: The World of Psychology
A reflection on The Sociology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained Introduction Reading The Sociology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained changed the way I understand sociology. Before engaging with the book, I largely viewed sociology as the academic study of society, institutions, social classes, and group behaviour. While this definition was technically correct, it did not … Continue reading Learning Journal: The Sociology Book
Standing on the Ledge 