Category: resilience
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Let’s Talk About Resilience
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Why do some children seem to have this buoyancy, this natural knack for coping with the trauma in their lives more successfully than other children? Why are some children who experience early rejection able to grow into adulthood without developing patterns of negative beliefs about themselves and the safety and trust of their world and the people…
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Trying to Feel Safe but Old Fears Keep Assaulting Me
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I like to think of myself as pretty fearless and gutsy but not so much with all the news of smash-and-grabs, assaults and shootings. My PTSD-like visceral response comes from old fears when I was a Child Protective Social Worker in San Francisco many years ago.
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Post-Roe: What’s Going to Happen to the Children?
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Repeal of Roe and subsequent loss of personal freedoms also comes with increased neglect of unwanted children, Child Protective Services and Foster Care. And in some states laws may affect in vitro fertilization, severe pregnancy complications, miscarriage management, and contraception. Even criminalizing abortion and miscarriages.
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Traumatizing Experiences Can Bring On PTSD
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When the Capitol was invaded on January 6, many members of Congress and staff were traumatized by needing to evacuate and hide for hours.They will likely experience PTSD — especially if they thought they were going to die.
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A Life-Changing Phone Call to Harper Lee
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On a dare I once phoned Harper Lee in Monroeville, Alabama. This call changed my life – bringing new-found courage and self-acceptance. I learned about perseverance and resilience, too.