by Rosemary Lokhorst | Apr 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Stories scratched on cave walls or passed down through generations reflect the wisdom and knowledge of early people. Myths, legends of all kinds, fairy tales, trickster stories, fables, ghost tales, hero stories, and epic adventures were told and retold until seeping...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Apr 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
For my PhD dissertation, I studied posttraumatic growth in parents of chronically ill children – the idea that wisdom could grow from this unbelievable challenge. While my study focused on the themes of parents’ growth, one of the things that stuck with me is a...
by Garth Sundem | Apr 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Here at Digging Deep, we know that poetry has many purposes. Reading poetry can entertain, enlighten and make you see things in new ways, from new perspectives. For young people with medical challenges, writing poetry can help make sense of the sometimes-traumatic...
by Joanna Jaeger | Apr 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
When my son, who has autism and Type 1 diabetes, was moving out of the school system and into the world of adulthood, I asked him, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” He replied, “I want to be a helper!” This both surprised me and warmed my heart. This young...
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