After all these years of speaking up about harassment, bulling, sexual harassment I am disappointed to read about how these problems are continuing. The good thing, and I like to focus on the positive, is that people are no longer remaining silent. The bad thing is that victims suffer, the trauma can ruin their careers, […]
Read MoreSurviving to thriving to consulting others on workplace bullying.
“Why speak up your retired?” A common question over the last few years. Having survived workplace conflict, bullying and violence I felt a moral obligation to continue to speak up, to share what I did to survive and eventually thrive. In the beginning this was a lonely place, no one seemed […]
Read MoreVictims do what they need to do to survive!
It is not easy to speak up about sexual assault. An attack at work shatters the sense of safety. Victims often blame themselves and to testify, to go public with your attack all the details, can further traumatize. This woman deserves our support not judgement. Victims do what they need to do to survive. If […]
Read MoreEmbracing change in the RCMP is everyone’s responsibility.
It has been a long and lonely battle for many of those who first spoke up and those who continue to suffer in silence. A new beginning and new challenge for the next generation of officers. Let us hope that the recommendations from the three reports submitted last week to the government on the RCMP,will […]
Read MoreTide of change hits the shores of the RCMP in report
From the Globe and Mail May 15, 2017. Finally, and I say finally, there will be significant changes in the RCMP. Proper equipment to keep our officers safe. Addressing the mental health aspect of the officers who are suffering by providing the supports needed. What do I hope to see change in the RCMP? The […]
Read MoreI am still ME! A day with PTSD looks like…
People say ‘you look fine’. It is one hour, one day and sometimes one week at a time to find the way to thriving. Having been diagnosed several years ago with PTSD, I had no idea how my life had changed up to that point and continues to change today. I thought once I retired, […]
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