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The Surviving Spirit Newsletter June 2023

 

Healing the Mind, Body & Spirit Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy



Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health



Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”. Kahlil Gibran





The Surviving Spirit Newsletter June 2023



Hi folks,



Welcome to the the June issue of the Surviving Spirit Newsletter.



It can be read online via this & you can also subscribe -



http://ml.survivingspirit.com/...tter/20230624165640/



or this - http://newsletters.survivingsp...letter_June_2023.pdf



Summer is officially here but here in my little corner of the world there's been lots of rain and temperatures 10-12 degrees below normal. As I type this it is raining out...but the sun is trying to peak through!



June is also a time to recognize -



PTSD Awareness Month, African-American Music Appreciation Month, LGBT Pride Month,



& Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month



When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.” — Mark Twain



I’m not lazy. I’m just exhausted from fighting my way through every single day.” – Mimi Love



Contents List:



1] 5 Reasons People May Deny Their Trauma History by Kaytee Gillis @ Psychology Today



2] Trauma-Informed Care and PTMF Reduce Self-Harm, Seclusion, and Restraint in Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Setting by Richard Sears @ Mad in America



3] Turning pain into power: How a grieving mother transformed a neglected block near Detroit into a village of beauty and opportunity by Meg Dunn @ CNN



3a] The Avalon Village – Blight to Beauty & Video



4] The 5-step "military method" for falling asleep in minutes by Jonny Thomson @ Big Think



5] Calling All Artists! Submit Art for the 2024 IOD Calendar



6] Heidi Love – Author-Sailor-Activist - Dreams can be bigger than fear.



7] Helping Survivors - Resources for Victims of Domestic Violence



8] ‘I couldn’t outrun my trauma’: nobody talks about parenting with complex PTSD by Nikkya Hargrove @ The Guardian



9] America is facing a mental health crisis by Bernie Sanders @ The Guardian



10] The Easiest Way to Silence Your Inner Critic By Daniel Oropeza @ Lifehacker-Mental Health



11] Incremental is Transformational for Healing by Gretchen Schmelzer



12] Stop Mind Control and Ritual Abuse Today [SMART] Conference August 2023



13] Gay and trans people deserve to live without persecution in the US. Why is that so hard? by Margaret Sullivan @ The Guardian



14] How this faith-based town is helping end homelessness – YouTube





When the alarm bell of the emotional brain keeps signaling that you are in danger, no amount of insight will silence it.” – Bessel van der Kolk, MD



Instead of saying ‘I’m damaged, I’m broken, I have trust issues.” I say “I’m healing, I’m rediscovering myself, I’m starting over.” – Horacio Jones


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