“To me, taking an antiracist stance is inextricable from social justice work.”
MoreMental Health Awareness Month: Why I Go to Therapy Now
I’m a Jesuit in formation. Here’s why I decided to take care of my mental health.
MoreWaiting for the Honeymoon: The Cycle of Relational Violence
October 28, 2019 Before there is a “we” there were individuals who happened to cross paths and made the choice to start a relationship. Relationships have phases that are developmental in nature and move toward building quality of intimacy. The...
MoreWhen the “We” Lives with Danger: Understanding Relational Violence
October 16, 2019 “We” is a very powerful word that involves relationship. We come into this world entering relationships, we move through life with relationships, and refer to ourselves by our relationships – parent, sibling, partner, spouse...
MoreCoping with Crisis – 8 Tools for Building Emotional Resilience
September 9, 2019 While we all are susceptible to vicarious trauma, there are ways we can build our emotional resilience. Emotional resilience is the ability to bounce back or recover after crises, stressful events, or traumatic experiences...
MoreCoping with Crisis – Understanding Vicarious Trauma
September 9, 2019 As the nation continues to process the most recent wave of mass shootings, returning to regular life for some may be more challenging than for others, even if they didn’t have any personal connection to the victims or...
MoreCoping with Crisis – Praying for Safety
August 9, 2019 Trauma is an invisible force that surrounds us. People all around you right now could be living with trauma – though you may never be able to tell. Two of The Northwest Catholic Counseling Center’s (NCC) long...
MoreCoping with Crisis – Limiting Exposure to Media
Article on PTSD and media consumption August 7, 2019 New research shows that people may experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after consuming too much traumatic media coverage in the news, even if they didn’t...
MoreCoping with Crisis – Tools for Trauma Triggers
August 6, 2019 Traumatic experiences come in many forms, and affect each person differently. In the wake of the back to back tragedies in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton, our hearts go out to these communities who are experiencing tremendous...
MoreBreaking the Silence: Causes and Effects of Trauma
April 10, 2019 At the end of March, two survivors of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2017 and the father of a victim in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012 died by suicide. As the communities of Parkland...
MoreConsidering Suicide? Get Help
March 19, 2019 In the past two weeks, two amazing and talented people have died by suicide: brilliant economist Alan Krueger and Olympic track cyclist Kelley Catlin. If you are thinking about suicide, there is help. If You Have Suicidal Thoughts...
MoreSexual Assault Resources
September 27, 2018 “He Said, She Said” and so much more. Women are talking and reaching out today. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s courage and public testimony has emboldened women to speak out about their hidden sexual abuse. They are telling...
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