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Hi Folks, Honored to be performing at the Surviving Sexual Abuse Conference, Saturday, Nov 2 - 11am -2pm. All are welcome and it's free!! Codman Square Health Center's Great Hall, 6 Norfolk St. Dorchecster, MA. Excited that my daughter Michelle will be performing with me. Hope to see you there. Finding Peace Without You by Michael Skinner & Michelle Skinner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bj3ouoqppw We may close out with this song - Stand by Me performance by Michelle Skinner &...

Do you have a plan in place to manage your thoughts and emotions next week? Here are some practices that are helping me to take a “resiliency pause”:

Cepanoa Health is a platform dedicated to advancing everyday health by leveraging technology and research on childhood experiences to reduce the long-term effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Our mission is to empower individuals, families, caregivers, and communities through responsible AI, providing precision health, resources, and support for healthier lives. Visit our website at https://www.cepanoa.com/ to learn more. As a Cepanoa Health Coach, you will work directly with...

Stop. Before you continue scrolling, assuming this post does not pertain to you or your life or otherwise interest you, please consider this: the topic of this posts pertains to everyone, everywhere, including you. I ask you to give me the benefit of the doubt and to read to the end. Since 2012, the PACEs Connection (formerly ACEs Connection) site has served as the social network for the growing PACEs movement. PACEs (Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences) affect each of us every day,...

To read more of Alex Tabet and Lisa Cavazuti article, please click here. President Joe Biden delivered an apology Friday for a United States policy that forcibly separated generations of indigenous children from their families for more than 150 years and sent them to federally backed boarding schools for forced assimilation. "I formally apologize as president of the United States of America for what we did," Biden said in strident remarks. "It's long overdue." The president's apology, on...

Discover the Starlings Community Peer Library: A Unique Resource for Young People Facing the Stigma of Parental Substance Use At Starlings Community, we know that growing up with the stress and stigma of a parent's substance use can make a young person feel isolated, overwhelmed, and misunderstood. That's why we created the Starlings Community Peer Library —a space built for, and by, individuals who have walked a similar path. Our Peer Library offers resources that uplift, educate, and...

Hi. Sharing opportunities for "The mental health field and insidious trauma" trainings. To register: https://www.connectall.online/book-online Example General handout: https://www.connectall.online/_files/ugd/fda416_638758ef9035412a8636f3ebd0e4c3fe.pdf Example Ethics handout: https://www.connectall.online/_files/ugd/fda416_6efb673e0fdd4c13ab45f256e1131a95.pdf Like Comment Share

For numerous reasons, treatment gets much more attention than prevention. This benefits the purveyors of treatments and those who are suffering, but I don't think it will make much difference ten, twenty, fifty years down the road. I suggest that this new version of PACES Connection focus not on treatment, but on the promotion of positive childhood experiences and the prevention of adverse childhood experiences. Thoughts?

Music & Thoughts To Share - Pirates by Michael Skinner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vakBStfo5c “Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.” - Clarissa Pinkola Estes “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the...

WA voters to decide on future of funding source for child care, education Story by Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service, October 24, 2024 Washington voters are deciding on the fate of the state's capital gains tax this election. The tax supports child care and schools. If passed, Initiative 2109 would repeal a 7% tax on capital gains for assets worth more than $250,000. Supporters of the repeal said capital gains taxes are volatile and it could lead to an income tax down the road. Wesley...

At Chefalo Consulting, we dedicate our lives to the pursuit of trauma-informed systems change. And, understanding why people don’t like change (even when that change is good for us) is an essential piece of why our approach works. Because the first step to overcoming a barrier is understanding it. Change is a fundamental part of life, yet it’s something many of us struggle with deeply. Whether it’s a shift in personal circumstances, workplace dynamics, or societal expectations, change is...