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Ways to Help Heal Hidden Wounds of Trauma
“What if I was made for evil?” These are the words of a 15-year-old African American male that I will never forget. He was in an alternative to incarceration program. As a social worker, in my usual capacity of trying to encourage and uplift this young man, I told him that he was made for good and he countered with the aforementioned question. He said, ‘If someone was made for good, then someone had to be made for evil.’ He asked, what if that was him? It stopped me in the middle of my...
Self-Care for Professionals
As teachers, who represent one of the most relationship-intensive professions, we must first nourish ourselves so that we can transfer the same energy and motivation to our students. If we act only to inform our students, this process can become mechanical after a while. However, if we can protect our own internal motivation and enjoy our profession, this will both satisfy us and inspire our students. This is how I define well-being: First, we must support ourselves, keep ourselves strong,...
Launch of the "Power Of the Mind" Conferences
Launch of the "Power Of the Mind" Conferences. Do join us 💃🏽🥳🎉🥳❤️ Join the Movement by clicking the link below and getting yourself a ticket/s for Conference Launch. https://form.jotform.com/243490533526558 Be a part of the work we are doing. God bless you!🥰❤️ #comealivemovement #jointhemovement #shareyourstory #speakupagainstabuse #speakupspeakout #standupforyourself #foryourinspiration #foryouシ
Pediatrics is becoming medicine’s largest skeleton crew
Pediatrics is becoming medicine’s largest skeleton crew Low pay, high pressure, and a troubling political landscape — it’s all adding up By Jared E. Boyce and Faith Crittenden, STAT OPINION Nov. 27, 2024 Two years ago, the RSV epidemic shook pediatric hospitals across the country along with the pediatric residents in them. One of us, Faith, was a resident at the time, and she and her colleagues refer to it as the dark ages : Whether they were arriving for their morning shifts or leaving...
10 Powerful Questions to Discover Your Own Trauma-Informed Solutions at Work
Asking meaningful questions is valuable for gaining clarity and is particularly helpful in building a trauma-informed culture. Use these ten questions to guide you and your team into deeper trauma-informed practice. The Right Questions Lead to Better Solutions “ There are no right answers to wrong questions .” – Ursula K. Le Guin “ The one who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions .” – Confucius “ The power to question is the basis of all human progress .” – Indira...
Child Advocacy Centers and Domestic Violence Shelters Are at Risk
From MOTHER JONES DAILY December 11, 2024 by Julianne McShane https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/12/child-advocacy-centers-voca/utm_source=mjnewsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-12-11-2024 While House Speaker Mike Johnson rushed to institute trans bathroom restrictions at the Capitol last month, the same swift action has not been extended to a looming crisis that could devastate services for abused children. It’s very possible you’ve never heard of these...
Reflecting on Growth, Resilience, and Hope: The First Year of TREC. (December newsletter)
To view the December 2024 newsletter, please click here, Take a Look inside TREC's first year! Dear TREC Community, What an extraordinary and exhilarating year 2024 has been for TREC! As we reflect on our journey, we are filled with immense pride and gratitude for all that we've accomplished together. From the launch of our 1.25.24 program to the milestone of December 5, 2024, we've seen remarkable progress: 3,300 TREC courses completed, 470 Trauma-Resilient Professionals Certified, and 22...
Why Self-Care Is Crucial for Those in Relationship-Intense Fields
When starting a career in a relationship-intense field whether in education, healthcare, social work, or family services, the demands can feel both inspiring and overwhelming. While the rewards of helping others are significant, the emotional labor involved often takes a toll. For new professionals, the concept of self-care may seem secondary to the mission of serving others. Worse, some may fear that prioritizing their own needs could appear selfish. Let’s dispel that myth. Self-care is not...
Call Out For Adoption Stories
We are inviting folks who are a part of the adoption circle: adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, siblings of adoptees, or extended family members to write a short story about their experience. Sharing, personal reflections, a piece of the journey… challenges, joys, anecdotes that you may remember. There are so many layers to adoption as a way to build a family. Your story can be any length, however, 300 to 2,000 words is preferable…but we will find a way to include everyone’s stories.
Music & Thoughts To Share - As You Walk Away by Michael Skinner
Music & Thoughts To Share - As You Walk Away by Michael Skinner – YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFLyiBaJ5nE A song about estrangement. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. & More tunes are coming!! “When we bring things out into the light, they lose their power over us.” - Al-Anon. “The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.” - Roy Ayers. “There never was a time when a major social problem was...
The Importance of Self-Care
Why is Self-Care Vital? Some might think of self-care as doing something for yourself after a long day of work. Most individuals think self-care is something they should make time for after work, but self-care is much more than that. Especially when working in a relationship-intense profession, it is imperative that you take time for self-care before becoming burned out. On Simmons University's website, they discuss the importance of self-care before reaching the burnout state. One common...
Consistent Diets to Decrease Prediabetes
Prediabetes is a diagnosed medical condition where individuals have elevated blood sugar levels, but are not elevated enough to give a diagnosis of diabetes (Cervoni, 2023). Approximately 96 million Americans have prediabetes, and 80% are asymptomatic (Cervoni, 2023). Symptoms associated with prediabetes include polydipsia, pollakiuria, hyperphagia, refractive error, asthenia, neuropathy, chronic disease, and chronic non-healing wounds (Cervoni, 2023). Prediabetes can be reversed by taking...
Psychological Safety is the #1 Factor of Effective Teams
Google studied its internal teams in hopes of building more successful teams. They found the greatest influence on performance was psychological safety. The Google Study on Effective Teams In an effort they called “ Project Aristotle ,” Google invested two years studying over 100 groups, determined to discover how to build a perfect team. Their findings are reflected in the project name: it was Aristotle who said, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” The research team defined...
Developmental Trauma x Working Lives
I am Developmental Trauma (DT) survivor, and for 20+ years I have worked in various corporate HR roles. I have witnessed first hand - first in myself and then others - how a history of childhood abuse and neglect can interfere later on in life with performance, wellbeing and progression at work. That might have been just me and a small number of co-workers. OR it might be a much bigger topic affecting many other survivors that we're just not talking about yet.