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So, the State of Wisconsin is open for business. No one is really sure what that means though because we are certain the virus that has been keeping us all mindfully distancing ourselves from one another is still out there, still dangerous and still just as easy to contract. At KHDS, we will continue to do business as usual. That means, for now, we will not make any changes to return to a more open door policy and our business will continue to be done as we have been able to do it – by phone, by video, face to […]

The upheaval that has been our lives for the past few weeks has, I’m sure, made us all feel restless and anxious. Everything we thought we knew about our homes, our work, our families and ourselves is being tested by having to face either daily changes or day to day sameness. There is also the grey cloud of the unknown that just hangs over everything like a dense fog. The unknowns of if we are doing enough to stay safe, if we are going to make it another week, or if we will ever get back to something that seems […]

As we are hunkering down to wait out the pandemic together but separately we are bombarded with information from all sides about what could/might/is happening right now. All of this, of course, heightens anxiety and increases our fear. For those living with anxiety disorders, this is a terrific time to be alive. The chaos and disorder that we are all feeling – that overwhelming WHAT IF – is horrible to those who deal with that on a daily basis. There are some easy ways to keep our anxiety in check: Walk away from Social Media. So much misinformation is given […]

One of the most difficult things for anyone to do is to accept change. Even those of us who have an easier time of “rolling with it” do take a moment or two to think about what changes might bring to us in the future. Face it, change it scary. Change is the unknown. We all get settled and, find a place where we are comfortable. Sometimes even when we are not all that comfortable, we would rather stay where we are because it’s familiar and that’s the comforting part. The people we serve every day at Kenosha Human Development […]

During the dark, cold days of winter it can feel more and more as if there is no end to the drain of each workday. The flash and glow of the holidays are over and the grey sets in. As we hunker down to get things done, our spirits, once bright, start to wain and we lose the usual enthusiasm we bring to our work. Quite simply, our morale is low because we feel low. Perhaps it’s at this time of year, more than any other time, we need to remind ourselves how to take care of what is most […]