healingjudges

On December 4, 2025, I witnessed a spiritual reconnection. As I reflected on the experience, my first assumption was that I was transposing onto these men expressions that I was hoping to see. We have a tendency, through affirmation bias, to validate our beliefs by misconstruing what we are experiencing. A few days later, as I shared what I felt with another group of men in a more secure facility at the complex, I was told that my experience was real.   FCI-Florence is a medium security...

I was very honored to deliver the opening plenary for the Drexel University College of Medicine - Behavioral Science, 33rd Annual Forensic Rights and Treatment Conference year's theme is "Contemporary Issues Impacting Forensic Services." The Director of this Division, Chris Owens, has done an incredible job in making this Conference an ongoing success and I am humbled to be associated with the incredible speakers who presented. The plenary, which had 195 participants, was about exploring the...

I Spent the day with freshmen students at East high school in Pueblo sharing stories and soliciting their opinions on a variety of issues related to mental well-being. Being retired affords me the flexibility to be honest in sharing obstacles that I faced throughout my life. There are logical ethical and practical reasons to keep personal stories private, but sharing one’s vulnerabilities allows deeper connection by giving others permission to share their own. Thank you to Amanda Coatney for...