Our Standards
how we earn your trust
— Linda Landum
“Teach with humor, honesty, and humanity.”
— Linda Kamal
In brief
Direct answer
Shrewd Wit publishes clear, humane educational content grounded in Linda Kamal’s experience as a nurse educator, writer, and community advocate. We identify authorship, distinguish education from treatment, use primary sources for health claims, and correct meaningful errors.
Key takeaways
- Every essay names its author and publication date.
- Health content is educational and never presented as diagnosis or treatment.
- Primary and official sources are preferred for factual health claims.
- Corrections can be requested directly by email.
Authorship and experience
The Journal’s essays are written by Linda Kamal (Linda Landum), RN, MSN-Ed, MA—founder of Shrewd Wit Inc., nurse educator, speaker, and author of What We Didn’t Get. Her credentials and perspective are shown on article pages so readers can evaluate the source.
Read Linda’s full background →How content is developed
- 1. Define the reader’s question. Each guide starts with a specific learning need and gives a direct answer before deeper explanation.
- 2. Separate fact, framework, and perspective. Established definitions and research are distinguished from interpretation, lived experience, and original observations.
- 3. Prefer primary sources. For health and development topics, official agencies, research institutions, and original frameworks are favored over unsourced summaries.
- 4. Review for clarity and harm. Content avoids diagnosing readers, presenting risk as destiny, blaming families, or promising guaranteed results.
- 5. Connect the evidence. Related definitions, essays, services, and independent sources are linked so readers can verify and continue learning.
Health-content scope
Shrewd Wit explains developmental trauma, emotional neglect, ACEs, attachment, resilience, and related subjects for educational purposes. The content does not establish a clinician-patient relationship and is not a substitute for diagnosis, psychotherapy, medical treatment, crisis care, or advice tailored to an individual.
Readers who are concerned about symptoms or safety should contact a qualified healthcare or mental-health professional or an appropriate local emergency service.
Updates and corrections
Material errors are corrected as soon as they are confirmed. Articles retain their original publication date and structured metadata records the latest substantive review date when a meaningful update is made.
To report an error, send the page URL, the statement in question, and a reliable supporting source to educator@shrewdwit.org.
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