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Daily Archives: April 13, 2012

The Value of Telling and Hearing Stories

April 13, 2012 – 12:23 pm

Joan Kenerson King ’79 One of the  healthiest things we can do is simply listen to someone’s story and tell our own, says Joan Kenerson King. People with mental health issues need to have a chance to express their hopes and dreams for the future, King told Crossroads. “They have the same hurts, longings and […]

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Counselor-Mom is a Peacebuilder Too

April 13, 2012 – 12:18 pm

By Michael John Shank, MA ’05 in conflict transformation Most people have a very classic notion of what it takes to be a peacemaker: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, or Nelson Mandela. Beyond the notables, however, there are others recognized for their peacebuilding on the front lines – be it the oft-forgotten and […]

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Counselor to the Amish

April 13, 2012 – 12:14 pm

As do many counselors, Lois (Bechtel) Shank Gerber ’66 lives for the times when she sees glimmers of hope and change in her clients. When a suicidal woman once told her that, for the first time, she felt peace and freedom in her life after working with Gerber, it made all the hard work that […]

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