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July 12, 2021 No one should ever look at their complex trauma and be grateful for it, and no one has the right to tell you to do so. Stating that it would be like asking someone to be thankful because they had cancer or some other horrific disease. The statement is insensitive and wrong. However, many therapists will ask you what did you learn from your experiences? Did you learn resilience? Did you learn compassion? Did you learn how strong you indeed are? What did you learn? By asking...

By Adam Grant, The New York Times, July 10, 2021 In late June, over 15,000 vaccinated people packed in to watch the Foo Fighters reopen Madison Square Garden. When the band brought the comedian Dave Chappelle onstage to sing the Radiohead song “Creep,” the audience erupted in the closest thing I’ve seen to rapture in a solid year and a half. No one cared that Mr. Chappelle was off key. They were all participating in an experience that was unimaginable just months earlier. One day they’ll...

By Ibram X. Kendi, The Atlantic, July 9, 2021 The United States is not in the midst of a “culture war” over race and racism. The animating force of our current conflict is not our differing values, beliefs, moral codes, or practices. The American people aren’t divided. The American people are being divided. Republican operatives have buried the actual definition of critical race theory : “a way of looking at law’s role platforming, facilitating, producing, and even insulating racial...

By Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, July 9, 2021 Amid a dramatic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic , the governor of Illinois signed a law Friday requiring public schools to teach a unit of Asian American history – a move education experts said is the first of its kind nationwide. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act, which mandates "a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American...

By Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN, July 9, 2021 Andrea Macklin never turns off his TV. It’s the only way to drown out the noise from the wood mill bordering his backyard, the jackhammer sound of the plant piercing his walls and windows. The 18-wheelers carrying logs rumble by less than 100 feet from his house, all day and night, shaking it as if an earthquake has taken over this tranquil corner of North Carolina. He’s been wearing masks since long before the coronavirus pandemic, just to keep the...

Although what follows happened more than forty years ago and although eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa do not receive the same attention as they once did, they still occur in 30 million Americans/year and are still one of the most frequent chronic illnesses in adolescence. She weighed in at 85 lbs and looked beyond skeletal on her 5’8” frame. I was the psychiatric resident on call in the UCLA emergency room forty-two years ago when a deathly twenty two year old young woman, who I...

This podcast is a powerful conversation with Kyle & Kamar, founders of A Long Talk. They are fathers, turned advocates following the trauma of George Floyd's murder. Their mission is to to have an Anti-Racist at every dinner table. Their focus is to help folks "find your frontline and step up to it" They understanding that repeated acts of violence against black men causes harm and that we need to talk and understand eachother to address the trauma it inflicts. <a...

Modern Tools for Everyday Living - Strategic Interventions

I am a member of Done for DiDi: White Labor Collective - an international direct giving collective instructed by Black women and non-men organizers and executed by a network of white labor. We are redistributing white wealth - money, land, time, skills, and resources - to Black women and non-men. I’m sharing with your group the opportunity to participate and amplify an incredible campaign called 40 Acres and a School. The project is led by DiDi Delgado and Black Marginalized Genders (MaGes).

Five through the Filter is: An individual (within functionality) self-care framework, which leads to realizing our global need. 'Five through the Filter' was assembled to achieve the Connect All initiative’s one goal and two motivations. One goal: To address all that can be addressed in existence for the most safety and hopeful possibilities. Two motivations: – I need the most safety and hopeful possibilities for myself and (if applicable) who I am attached to. – I both want to positively...

Webinar to be held Wed 7/14, 1 - 2:30 pm ET. To Register >> Dr. Black was the earliest and greatest voice for children whose parents suffered from alcoholism beginning with the publication of her world-renowned early book (and recently updated and re-published) -- It Will Never Happen to Me. Since its publication in the early 80s, it has been translated and distributed in multiple languages across the globe. She has been a continuous educator to succeeding generations working to help...

Promoting Development During the Visit As a primary care provider, every interaction you have is an opportunity to make a difference. Nurturing relationships and positive experiences with caregivers can mitigate a child's stress response, allowing for healthier brain development. During each well-child visit, you can promote the following six keystones that are well supported by research, are largely dependent on parent and caregiver behaviors, and are strongly predictive of later...