Someone recently told me about the term “Moral Injury” which is similar to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and also comes out of studies of the military.
But where PTSD is about something that damages a person’s loss of sense of personal safety after a traumatic event or series of events, Moral Injury can occur when a person engages in something that violates their own moral code by being forced to do (or not do) something that goes against their own morals and results in loss of trust in their leaders/institutions/society:
PTSD is a fear-based nervous system response to life-threatening trauma, characterized by hyperarousal and flashbacks. Moral injury is a values-based emotional wound stemming from actions (or failures to act) that violate your deeply held moral beliefs, characterized by profound guilt, shame, and betrayal.
Each of us believes that, at our core, we are fundamentally ethical people. But sometimes we are thrust into situations where there appears to be no ‘right answer’. Moral injury is caused when we are compelled to act against what we believe is right in a high-stakes situation. If you feel like you’ve experienced moral injury, Ethi-call is a free and confidential ethical helpline run by The Ethics Centre to help make sense of ethical dilemmas. Find out more and book an appointment today ? Link in bio. #Decisions#Complex#DecisionMaking#Principles#Values#MoralInjury#Philosophy#Ethics#Morality
Listen to Gabor Maté @gabormatemd explain the feeling of moral injury, which is exactly what we all feel at the moment facing the apocalyptic genocide livestreamed on our phones every day. I found this very helpful and very comforting in a time like this. #gabormaté#foryou#palestinetiktok#palästina#palestine
My mom’s sister, Sandi, has been coming from Kelowna to stay with us in Regina for about a month every spring ever since my son was born.
Since my mom was diagnosed with dementia she’s ended up spending more of her time in Indian Head so she can be with mom. She’s also been coming out a second time in the fall.
So Shea, the kids and I don’t get as much time with her as we used to. But we always look forward to her visits and feel sad when she has to go home.
I’m going to try to (roughly) put these in order but it’s a long list and so I may not get it perfect…everybody I’ve reported to at RPL in 17 years, either officially or temporarily when I was between managers (which could often be a fairly long stretch as well.)
I feel lucky as I talked to a former colleague once who said she felt like she had 80% terrible supervisors and 20% good. I feel the opposite – there’s only a handful on this list I thought were terrible and most were decent – just that all had strengths and weaknesses (like everyone.). I won’t identify them but there’s only three I would put in the “Exceptional” category.
Allan K.
Jeff G.
Tony N.
Navee B.
Tony M.
Julie M.
Tara W.
Kevin S.
Sheila F.
Maya S.
Cathy F-L
Sheila F. (contractor from outside brought back in)
Christine P.
Anthony W.
Aidan M.
Mark B.
Kim M. (this was only on paper but never happened – long story)
Words may inspire, but only action creates change. When we lead with empathy and respect on our own teams, we send out ripples of positive impact that will reach far beyond our immediate circles.
An incredible bit of sports journalism by The Guardian here. A short summary of the playing style of all 48 World Cup nations and a short profile of all 1248 World Cup players. Bookmark and refer to the resources when watching the obscure matches: https://t.co/tdLGq8en0o
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) June 4, 2026
