These boots

These boots have seen a lot - homicides from all kinds of weapons, suicides in every place you can imagine, hundreds (thousands?) of drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities, co-sleeping deaths, COVID deaths, drownings, decomps, and so much more. Throughout my 12years, I never brought my boots home - if you know me, I always change into my crocs after a scene. I guess I thought this was a good enough line of defense against those pesky feelings? No matter what I tried, I still brought those cases home with me.  

Last year, I started: 

🐊 1. noticing my feelings, emotions, and behaviors

🐊 2. taking real and specific actions to counteract repeated exposure to negative situations

🐊 3. building appreciation for myself and resiliency in order to keep showing up

🐊 4. talking.