I thoroughly benefited from Erin's supervision, in large part due to her intuitive wisdom and thoughtful and effective advice. Erin's superb supervision allowed me to grow professionally, both in terms of my direct clinical work as well as understanding my role, responsibilities, and ability to help others to make changes in their lives. Erin challenged me, had high expectations while also allowing me to find my own approach which resulted in achieving my own professional development goals. I wouldn't be the social worker I am without Erin's guidance.

—LMSW supervisee

I interned for Erin Nau from September of 2017 through August of 2018. During that time, she guided me in providing effective, culturally sensitive counseling services to individuals with breast cancer. Erin helped me identify and focus on each client's strengths and needs in order to provide person-centered treatment. What made supervision with Erin was so special was that she continuously checked in on my self-care routine to ensure that I was caring for myself throughout my internship. I am so grateful to have worked with her!​

—MSW intern

This week, even more than other weeks recently, I have read articles and tweets about girls’ bodies being policed by their parents and their coaches. It started with a tweet about T.I., a famous rapper and actor, who shared on a podcast that he goes with his 18-year-old daughter to her yearly gyn appointment to ensure that she is still a virgin. Read the rest at Medium.

Self-care has been a hot topic recently, especially among social workers. I work on it for myself on a regular basis. I talk about it with my students, my colleagues, and the social workers I supervise. My definition of self-care is something you do deliberately to reduce stress, burnout, and vicarious trauma; literally, something you do to take care of yourself (physical, emotional, mental self). Read the rest at Medium.

This time of year, gratitude is everywhere. It’s in the grocery store reminding you to be grateful for your abundance and the amazing prices. It’s during the mediation of my yoga class, more than usual. It’s in emails from nonprofits telling me they are grateful for my donation. I even use it with my counseling clients asking them what gratitude looks like for them. Read the rest at Medium.

New years are always presented with such hope and possibility. Like a clean slate. We flip the calendar to a new page, a new book and suddenly we will eat better, communicate more clearly, spend less money, and exercise more. That is a lot of pressure for the change in one day. I have definitely gotten caught up in resolutions, in making dramatic changes. Most of these changes barely last into February. Read the rest at Medium.

I have mixed feelings writing a blog post during an unimaginable crisis. However, writing helps me process the feelings — fear, anxiety, sadness, and uncertainty — that creep up on me. And then I can help people cope with theirs. Read the rest at Medium.

When someone moves on to something new in their lives, good or bad, people call it the end of a chapter or the beginning of a new one. This feels like the wrong analogy to me. Read the rest at Medium

For four years, I have felt varying degrees of heartbreak and betrayal. It began with the deep pain that someone who brags about assaulting women with no consequences can then be elected president. . Read the rest at Medium

I have not walked outside without a key between my fingers for more than 20 years.  Read the rest at Medium

National Girls and Women in Sports Day is February 2, a day to celebrate women and girls’ participation in sports, and also to cement the rights girls have to play sports as stated by Title IX. Read the rest at Medium

Finding out that the Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe vs Wade yesterday did not come as a surprise. This has been a long time coming. Read the rest at Medium