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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 and Newtown...
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“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 friends, calling...
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Never. Under No Circumstances. The month of October is dedicated to calling awareness to domestic violence (DV). A single statistic highlights the need for this awareness. On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence...
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PTSD? That only happens to people in the military, combat zones, war. Right? Wrong! It can happen to anyone who has experienced, witnessed or is continually exposed to someone else’s trauma. It can happen to anyone, at any age. Did you know?...
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If you ask that question, you haven’t read the statistics. We have an epidemic on our hands. Someone in the United States is assaulted every 98 seconds. That’s one person in the time it takes you to read this post. One out of five women in...
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You and I are bombarded by acts of violence – not just physical acts but emotional ones as well. Even though we have the capability and life experience to process these acts, it is still painful. How much more so for our children? At The...
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