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Rooted in Community: Moving from Trauma to Healing
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Four Week Course in Kelseyville, CA: A Practice in Mindful Awareness and Compassion
New at A POSITIVE LIGHT meditation center. Joanie Lane will be offering a 4 week course. Beginning Monday March 16 at 7pm and each consecutive Monday for 4 weeks(March 16, March 23, March 30, April 6) each 90 minutes. Offered on a donation basis. ~No one turned away for lack of funds~ Designed as an introductory course to both beginning and seasoned mindfulness practitioners. With easy to learn, yet powerful, tools to create more happiness and a better quality of life. This course offers...
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Register now for PHA Conference on Trauma, "Rooted In Community: Moving from Trauma to Healing", November 20-21
Still time to register for the PHA "Rooted in Community: Moving from Trauma to Healing" conference, November 20-21 in Long Beach, CA, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Michael Eric Dyson.
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Registration now open for the Public Health Advocates conference on Trauma and Healing
Conference on Trauma and Healing coming to Long Beach, CA November 20 and 21
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Rising from the Ashes of Childhood Brutality
Country music artist Allen Karl (Sterner) endured unspeakable childhood cruelty and chaos, yet turned into a caring, competent adult. His story provides many useful insights that can help and inspire others who have endured multiple ACEs.
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Gifting Yourself Peace after Childhood Adversity: After Painful Memories Are Confronted, Healing Continues
Wounds of the heart may persist after troubling memories from childhood adversity have been rewired. Fortunately, pain from childhood adversities can spur us to create a peaceful heart of forgiving, kindness, calm, and purpose.
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The Imposter Syndrome and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Understand the Mask and How to Drop It
Pretending is the imposter’s exhausting attempt to conceal hidden wounds that often trace back to childhood. Most people relate to at lease some aspects of the syndrome. We discuss ways to drop the mask, counter insecurities, and live authentically.
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Shame, Relationships, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Helpful Perspectives, Healing Insights, and Resources.
Shame is common to the human condition but ACEs heighten shame in many harmful ways. Denying shame prevents us from healing it. The solution lies in bringing shame out into the light of day and making it an ally.
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Re: Shame, Relationships, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Helpful Perspectives, Healing Insights, and Resources.
Thank you for this. In our training, we have called shame a weapon of mass destruction. A quick, easy tool used to stop behavior that does not likely lead to long-lasting change or improvement over time.