October 2024

EXCERPT: The United States finds itself at a critical juncture in our history. The multiple complex and compounding crises that continue to ripple through our society have left many feeling uncertain, unmoored, and traumatized. COVID-19, longstanding injustices and inequities laid bare, conflict and human rights violations both at home and abroad, economic hardship growing and gaps widening, environmental degradation, political violence, and other significant issues happening individually,...

The Mr. Nice Guy Syndrome is a curious mixture of appealing strengths, insecurities, and problematic behaviors rooted in adverse childhood experiences. Mr. Nice Guy compensates for hidden childhood wounds by struggling to do everything right, but the syndrome's limited gains come at a cost. The syndrome suggests strategies for a more satisfying adulthood and better relationships.

The latest Surviving Spirit Newsletter - Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health is out - It can be read online via this & you can also subscribe - http://ml.survivingspirit.com/dada/mail.cgi/archive/newsletter/20241014192949/ or this https://www.survivingspirit.com/pdfs/2024-10-The_Surviving_Spirit_Newsletter_October_2024.pdf Newsletter Contents : 1] Creative Activists: A Bridge of Light by Rae Luskin 2] The Hole in the Heart — Taking Back Ourselves by Mikele...

The purpose of this message is simply to make everyone aware of the Camarillo, CA nonprofit Advancing Parenting. Advancing Parenting does one thing and one thing only. It gives away sets of parenting tips bumper stickers. Don’t laugh! Bumper stickers are an easy and powerful way for organizations, schools, places of worship, communities, and businesses to promote positive childhood experiences and prevent adverse childhood experiences. They can be put in holders and placed on counters so...

Former PACEs Connection employees Dana Brown (L) with Vincent Felitti, MD, co-author of the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, and Carey Sipp (R) in San Diego in January, 2024. The last few months have been quite challenging, but we pushed, persevered, and didn’t give up hope. The “we” is Carey Sipp and Dana Brown. We were long-time staff members of PACEs Connection determined to reinstate the website and the resources and information we provide to communities after the platform went...