The Power of Kindness for a Stressful Day

Debbie Teike

Author Debbie Teike

Debbie Teike, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, invested more than ten years developing The Art of Invitation: Building enduring relationships • Connecting community. Debbie has extensive experience working in long-term care, elder abuse and neglect, hospice care and congregational social work. She grew up in Decatur, IL and graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (B.S. in Social Work) and Washington University’s Brown School of Social Work (M.S.W.)-St. Louis, MO. She is married to her husband, Mark, and has three children, Erin (Jamie), David and Shanthi and two grandchildren, Eloise and Francis. It is her hope that you find the Art of Invitation valuable as you build enduring and satisfying relationships in your life.

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