TJ Rumler Consulting

08/28/2026

Proud to support as a BOLD Ally for BOLD Leadership Network!

08/28/2026

Some partnerships feel like opportunities. Others feel like alignment.

We’re excited to share that TJ Rumler Consulting will soon be partnering with the Urban League of the Upstate to establish a dedicated space inside the McClaren Institute for Health & Quality of Life in Greenville.

Our hope is to create a space where people and families can find support, where community can gather, and where healing and growth are understood as things we do together.

From this space, we plan to offer:

💜 Individual and family therapy.
💜 Family and caregiver workshops.
💜 Community wellness events and conversations.
💜 Mental health education and support.
💜Training and programming designed to strengthen families, relationships, and communities.

And I’m especially excited that the McClaren Institute will also become a home for We Rise SC, a new Greenville nonprofit focused on youth development, leadership, resilience, purpose, and helping young people recognize their ability to shape what comes next.

There is something especially meaningful about doing this work at the McClaren Institute.

Dr. Edward E. McClaren opened the original McClaren Medical Shelter at a time when Black residents in Greenville were routinely denied access to white-only hospitals. His work created care, dignity, and possibility where systems had created barriers. The Urban League of the Upstate is preserving that legacy by transforming this historic space into a hub for health, education, opportunity, and community well-being.

We’re honored to have an opportunity to become a small part of what comes next.

Because whether we are talking about therapy, parenting, community wellness, or helping young people discover their voice and leadership, the underlying belief is the same:

People heal in relationships.
Young people grow in community.
And stronger communities are built when we invest in one another.

More details are coming soon about services, programming, community events, and the launch of We Rise.

For now, we’re just grateful, excited, and ready to get to work.

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08/25/2026

I tried to fit 10 books that shaped me as a therapist into one Reel.

That was… ambitious.

These books have influenced how I understand trauma, the brain, relationships, communication, stress, healing, and the therapeutic relationship. But the interesting part isn’t really the list.

It’s why these books stayed with me.

And while putting the list together, I noticed something about the authors who made it - and the voices that didn’t - that made me reflect on whose knowledge we elevate in therapy and the helping professions.

So I’m leaving #10 out of this Reel on purpose.

The full video is now on YouTube, where I share the last book, what I took from each of the ten, and what this whole exercise taught me about the therapist I’m still becoming.

And I’d love to add to my reading list:

What book has changed the way you understand people?

08/25/2026

Stay tuned 💜

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08/25/2026

08/24/2026

Which books have shaped you the most?

What books actually shape the way we practice therapy?In this vid...

08/24/2026

We talk a lot about teacher wellbeing. But sometimes we talk about it like the solution is simply helping teachers get better at handling stress.

This meta-analysis of 173 studies and nearly 90,000 educators suggests the picture is much bigger than that.

Hope, resilience, motivation, and self-efficacy matter. But so do relationships, workplace climate, meaningful work, work-life balance, and whether people feel supported, competent, connected, and trusted.

That matters because teacher wellbeing was also strongly associated with burnout, work engagement, job satisfaction, commitment, and intentions to leave the profession.

So maybe the better question is not just:

“How do we help teachers cope?”

Maybe it is:

“What are we asking teachers to cope with that we actually have the power to change?”

Teacher wellbeing is not just an individual responsibility. It is also a systems and leadership issue.

What is one thing your school or organization could change that would make the work more sustainable?

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08/21/2026

The more I learn about therapy, the less interested I am in controlling where it goes.

Earlier in my career, I thought being a good therapist meant having the right intervention, the right modality, and the right plan for the session. I still believe in preparation. I still believe in evidence, good clinical judgment, and having a lot of tools in the toolbox. But the person gets priority over the plan.

Sometimes our most important work is slowing down, listening, building trust, and creating enough safety for someone to show us where they need to go. We can be experts in therapy without ever being the expert on the person sitting across from us.

They are.

Maybe becoming better at this work isn’t always about learning what else to do. Sometimes it’s learning when to loosen our grip.

08/21/2026

The more I learn about therapy, the less I want to control it.

Earlier in my career, I thought being a good therapist meant having the right intervention, the right modality, and the right plan for every session.

Experience has taught me something different:

The person gets priority over the plan.

Preparation matters. Evidence matters. Treatment goals matter. But so do curiosity, trust, safety, and the therapeutic relationship.

We can be experts in therapy without ever being the expert on the person sitting across from us.

They are.

Sometimes good therapy means knowing what to do. Sometimes it means knowing when to loosen our grip, listen, and follow the person where they need to go.

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