The Hum: Reconnecting With Your Why I recently read Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes with my book club, and she talks about something she calls “the hum.” That feeling of alignment, of vibrating in tune with the purpose of your life. Not excitement exactly. Not happiness in the shallow sense. More like a quiet knowing that you are where you are supposed to be. I think most helpers know that feeling, even if we do not always have language for it. And I also think many of us exper

There is a particular kind of tired that comes from helping work. Not the tired that sleep fixes. Not the tired that comes from being busy. It's the tired that comes from being with people—day after day—when what they are carrying is heavy, unpredictable, or emotionally charged, and you are expected to stay steady inside it. When I talk with prospective behavior technicians, I often name both sides of the work. The people drawn to this role usually value growth. They like hav