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Longtime donor to and friend of PACEs Connection, Chris Freeze, who is also a former FBI Special Agent-in-Charge and current Ph.D. candidate at the University of Oklahoma, needs our help to complete an online survey on employee perceptions of leadership, hope, and well-being. The survey is designed to identify ways in which leaders can help improve the well-being of employee s by reducing burnout and increasing job satisfaction . According to Freeze, who is studying under Chan Hellman, PhD,...

This is a NEW YORKER article from 2016, but it so full of history and content it is well worth reading. Newer people with interest in our field may not be familiar with this history. https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-secret-formula-for-resilience How People Learn to Become Resilient by Maria Konnikova February 11, 2016 Norman Garmezy, a developmental psychologist and clinician at the University of Minnesota, met thousands of children in his four decades of research. But...

City University of New York offers a program called The Fatherhood Academy which is available at LaGuardia Community College “ If you are a father between the ages of 18 and 30, unemployed or underemployed, we can help you create a brighter future for you and your family. CUNY Fatherhood Academy, a 16-week program , can help you: Earn a high school equivalency diploma while focusing on academic and personal success Prepare for college Get work experience through a part-time job or an...

Evidence-based "5 Minute Mindfulness" cards are available that boost resilience, mental health literacy and accessibility.

Successful health equity strategies must be inclusive, and focus on all marginalized and minoritized persons and their communities. Any lesser view will continue to yield a faulty health equity equation.

Announcing the Sharpen Shop with an entire collection of resiliency gear that has powerful messages of hope and healing. In particular the award-winning "5 Minute Mindfulness" program has been deployed in resilient schools and community suicide prevention initiatives for over 10 years.

Madison Stalker, 15, a camp attendee, stands in front of her peers during Path Finders Camp, a bereavement camp put on by Hospice of Northwest Ohio, at Camp Miakonda in Toledo, on July 26. (The Blade/Stephen Zenner) By Stephen Zenner, The Toledo Blade, August 6, 2023 Experiences ranging from rowdy to solemn worked their way through the foliage of Camp Miakonda’s outdoor activities and cabins during Path Finders Camp, a bereavement camp put on by Hospice of Northwest Ohio. To the general...

By Bob Brody, Illustration: Carlos Miranda/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, August 6, 2023 My 4-year-old granddaughter, Lucia, and I are once again getting athletic together. One minute we’re kicking around a soccer ball, the next we’re shooting miniature basketballs. Later, with me holding her hand, she’ll teeter-totter atop a foot-high stone wall along our driveway. Tomorrow, we’ll probably have a pillow fight and chase each other around the backyard. Meantime, I’m ready for a...

If children love boxes and other upcycled items, do parents really need to invest in ‘eco toys’? (Shutterstock) By Ozlem Cankaya, The Conversation, April 18, 2023 Many have observed that sometimes when given a toy as a present, children play with the box the toy came in, or even the gift wrapping . In earlier generations, children’s play materials were often homemade or relatively simple. Commercial or hand-made toys were made from durable and long-lasting materials. Today, mass-produced...

Research shows guided play is the most effective type of play for helping children learn. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report, June 29, 2023 Parents are under a lot of pressure these days: They need to support children’s emotional development after a traumatic few years of the pandemic, address learning loss and prepare children to be productive, successful members of society. The good news is, research shows there’s a simple way to help kids do...

By Psychology Today Staff, Photo: Unsplash, Psychology Today, Retrieved August 10, 2023 Play—or fun, imaginative, relaxed, and self-directed activities—is a key part of life for children and adults alike. Play tends to be self-chosen, removed in some way from “real” life, and governed by a set of rules determined by the players, rather than an outside source. Play has myriad payoffs and is more common in children than adults; however, adults can and do play, often to their own benefit. The...

I'm thrilled to announce that my book, Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors: Trauma-Informed Practices to Nurture a Peaceful Relationship with Your Emotions, Body, and Food is available. I'm honored that PACES member Donna Jackson Nakazawa, an award-winning science journalist and author of seven books, wrote the foreword. Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors is the culmination of my nearly 40-year career as a clinical social worker and holistic psychotherapist specializing...