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"A Plan Beats a Panic Every Time." Jane Bryant Quinn

"Funny how situations that seem initially as overwhelming can be less so, with the love and support of friends, and by taking action." B. J. Bullert

"Your presence, respect, clarity helped build community on the spot." NEST (North East Seattle Together) seminar attendee

Thank you for reminding me that one of the most crucial elements of creating my personal safety net is learning the ASK. Thanks to your work I will be exercising my ASK muscle with greater frequency! Several of the members who were in attendance shared that they felt more empowered after the training." Carolyn Dougherty, Recovery Cafe

"I’ll always be grateful for reading “Personal Safety Nets” and the help and guidance it provided when my father was ill." Rachael Weakland

"Our Called to Care Board is so very grateful for your wonderful workshop. All who attended learned so much of value, and we hope to put it to good use in creating personal safety nets for ourselves. You have a special ministry in this work!" Jan Kinnier, Richmond Beach Congregational United Church of Christ

"Once you begin thinking about it, there are numerous opportunities to make Personal Safety Nets work within your own life and the lives of the people you love." James J. Marshall-Ward, Executive Director, Rosehedge/Multifaith Works.

"It's helpful to learn to be intentional about things we take for granted - that's the real value of this training." Camp Fire USA seminar attendee.

"Thank you for writing your book Personal Safety Nets. I'm sure that I will read it a number of times over the next several years and draw new lessons from it each time." Jeff Greene

"I wish everyone had this training!" Navos seminar attendee

"My plans are to utilize some of this poetic wisdom and work with Judy Pigott and her great methodology in handling personal crisis." Ralph Johnson

"Every congregation should address this." Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry seminar attendee

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Seven Tips for Vigilant Home Safety

Courtesy of Washington Alarm – passed on to you as excellent tips

Download - Seven Tips for Vigilant Home Safety.pdf

Shared Housing #1: Know Yourself - "20 Questions"

Here's "20 Questions" you should ask yourself before you start talking with others about homesharing or shared housing. We suggest you take time to think about previous times when you've shared living space. Everyone has done this - with parents, roommates, children, other significant people. Start by taking these three steps, then take our 20 Question survey.

Pause and reflect on positive experiences. What were the ingredients that made them positive?
Now, turning to negative experiences, reflect on those experiences that were negative. What went wrong and why were they negative?
Finally, think about you and your current needs, and what kind of experience you'd like to have. There are many reasons to homeshare. You don't have to match up perfectly, but you'll be better able to find a good match if you know what you are looking for.

Download - Shared Housing1.pdf

Shared Housing #2 - Compatibility Checklist: Do We Fit?

How do you find a compatible person or family with whom to share housing? Carefully! We've created a tool that walks you through everyday and long-term compatibility information for your and others to use to see if you're both cut out to live together.

Fill this out before you meet with anyone, when you're considering homesharing, then bring it along when you meet face-to-face. Having your ideas in front of you will help keep the focus on the important questions, and the understandings between potential housemates as quickly as possible, and with care.

Download - Shared Housing2.pdf

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