by Kelsey Casto | Feb 27, 2026 | Charity, Education, Health, Helping, Volunteer
My philosophy of social work has developed over time, ever changing as I have changed and grown through my lived experiences. At this stage of my life, there is so much behind me to draw on, reflect on, and learn from, and the older I have gotten, the better able I...
by Kelsey Casto | Feb 2, 2026 | Burnout, Education, Grief & Loss Stories, Health, Helping
What does it mean to be a caregiver? Many associate the concept with helping professions, such as nurses, CNAs and other such staff at retirement homes, hospitals, and childcare centers. While it is true that caregiving does entail providing care for children...
by Amy Pickett-Williams | Sep 11, 2025 | Global Grief, Helping
Trauma always carries grief. Left untended, grief can harden, grow into hate, and for some, break into violence.On 9/10, our country experienced two tragedies that shook us to our core. In Evergreen, Colorado, a student opened fire at Evergreen High School, injuring...
by Amy Pickett-Williams | Aug 23, 2025 | Education, Helping
A closer look at LIGHT’s approach to grief When Lois Tonkin first described her Growing Around Grief model in the late 1990s, she wasn’t offering a neat solution to the pain of loss. She was telling the truth. Her insight was deceptively simple: grief does not...
