Name: Rich Chapman, Richard if I'm in trouble, Richard Simon if you don't like me.

Pronouns: He/him/his

Role: Family Support Facilitator/Dads Group Coordinator

Service: Since January 2023, but I did work at Richter Street North and Lawrence Avenue briefly in the 90's.

In between I have worked for every Non-Profit organisation in Kelowna, almost.

Proud of my work: I don't think of love as a feeling. I really see Love as a verb. A verb is a crucial word when constructing a sentence. Love is crucial to being good at and enjoying your work. I've moved on from organisations because I've run into people who don't get that and who confuse passion with arrogance or something else. I am currently in a place surrounded by colleagues who add the love to what they do. My colleagues are professional, growth and learning focused, collaborative, supportive and human in the best way possible making good relationships in difficult situations 

1 thing I want people to know: Good relationships are everything. The brain grows and heals when it is safe and secure. Good relationships that are safe and secure create the best brain chemistry for this development and healing. Quite often we are focused on what we talk about and our modality of therapy but the ability to hold space and be present with a client is where the real magic happens. Make sure whoever you want to be happy and healthy you spend time with. Time is the currency of relationship. Lean into those difficult relationships and you will understand that everyone is doing the best they can at any given time, I think you can also call that love. 

And I do like a good quote: Tolstoy did a lot of writing about Families.....

"The kinder and more thoughtful a person is, the more kindness he can find in other people" Leo Tolstoy