Look For the Helpers

By Danielle Jenkins, PsyD            

If you know me or have followed me on social media at all, you’ve definitely heard me quote Mr. Rogers a time or two. My favorite Roger’s quote is “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'” This quote is one that I live by and has helped me support myself and my therapy clients in times of stress chaos, and trauma. This week as the entire West Coast has looked like something out of an apocalyptic movie, I had another reminder that helpers are everywhere.

This week, my hometown was burning down amidst the unprecedented fire events all up and down the West Coast. Most people who know me now know that I live and work in Washington State and believe that Portland is my hometown. I don’t usually correct them because hardly anyone outside of Oregon has ever heard of Molalla,...

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