Rural Realities
Resource Spotlight: The Iceberg of Conflict
While reading up on conflict, my office mate came across a great concept of the iceberg of conflict. This concept illustrates that the conflict we…
Conflict Styles in Your SART
As we addressed last week with the weigh-in Wednesday question, conflict can be a scary thing for many folks. However, we all experience conflict at…
Weigh In Wednesday: What Does Conflict Mean to You?
The word conflict has many meanings for people. I think of conflict and get excited for the challenge of discussion and debate. As a SART leader, I…
Resources Spotlight: Transgender Survivors
While at the National Sexual Assault Conference in Washington D.C. I had the opportunity to attend a really great work session focused on providing services…
Reimagining Rural Resources
Growing up rural, I spent so much time complaining about everything my small towns and country life didn’t have as compared to a city. My friends and…
Weigh In Wednesday: Why Rural is Rad
I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that our world spends an awful lot of time talking about why rural life is hard or…
Part One: Welcome
Part One: Welcome That’s a picture of me! I was always taught to introduce yourself and make your intentions clear. With that, let me be…
Get Them to the Table: Creating Buy-In Through Finding a SART Champion
You’re just starting out and having a hard time getting people committed to the idea of community response. Your team has been around for a…
Rural Spaces: Why Spaces and Not Places?
Recently, when chatting with a colleague, I said “rural spaces.” She stopped me and asked why I had used that term, because she had heard other folks…