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It is January of a new year, 2022. In most years it is traditional to define a few resolutions we wish to accomplish, which are […]

We will all experience many types of loss during the holiday season because of the pandemic; loss of holiday activities, loss of family gatherings, loss […]

The pandemic is and has taken its toll on everyone from those who have become ill, even dying, to school at home, unemployment, financial challenges, […]

By Paulina Rael Jaramillo Grief and the emotions that accompany the loss of a loved one is an agonizing experience and during the holidays it […]

Children’s grief and grieving process is not well understood or supported even though there is some research and information on the subject. (An overview of […]

Children are being raised in a number of violent situations from domestic violence in the home to street/gang violence in the neighborhood, to violence on […]

We all know we perform better when we feel better; physically or mentally. Now research is supporting our natural instinct with studies documenting children/youth success […]

“I need a Daddy to be a Child” states 4 year old Tara. Tara lived with her mother and did not know about Daddies in […]

We can choose to be displaced from our home and separated from our family for school, employment and personal growth. Even when we make this […]

We hear statements such as “He has a broken heart”, “My heart is sad”, “That is a heartache” and we understand that a person is […]

It is January of a new year, 2022. In most years it is traditional to define a few resolutions we wish to accomplish, which are […]

Children are being raised in a number of violent situations from domestic violence in the home to street/gang violence in the neighborhood, to violence on […]

We all experience loss for which we grieve. This is, unfortunately, part of being human. While we each grieve our losses in our own way […]

With the worldwide COVID pandemic and most recently the war in Ukraine the term collective trauma is being used in many discussions. Collective Trauma is […]

We hear statements such as “He has a broken heart”, “My heart is sad”, “That is a heartache” and we understand that a person is […]

In the 1980s a film about a Medical Doctor, Patch Adams,  was very popular. Based on a true story, Patch Adams is a doctor who uses […]

“I need a Daddy to be a Child” states 4 year old Tara. Tara lived with her mother and did not know about Daddies in […]

When we show kindness, caring, and a willingness to help others, we are showing compassion. While often used interchangeable with sympathy being compassionate brings with it […]

We are often appalled at the callus approach and treatment of human beings throughout the world which we can see daily on a variety of […]

Resiliency is the new “buzz’ word moving through many different fields and professionals from trauma and stress, to academic success to the workplace. But what […]

Resiliency is the new “buzz’ word moving through many different fields and professionals from trauma and stress, to academic success to the workplace. But what […]

A famous proverb states: “May you live to be a one hundred and may I live to be 99”  The first time I heard that […]

One of the interesting complexities of human beings is our struggle with our age.When we are young we are always trying to be “Older” yet […]

We all need to belong to a family-our family. It provides us with a sense of connection, community and legacy. From the first moments we […]

We all know we perform better when we feel better; physically or mentally. Now research is supporting our natural instinct with studies documenting children/youth success […]

In the 1980s a film about a Medical Doctor, Patch Adams,  was very popular. Based on a true story, Patch Adams is a doctor who uses […]

“Giraffes Can’t Dance” is an inspirational story of a Giraffe who believes he cannot dance until one day he finds the music that speaks to […]

by Paulina Rael Jaramillo The alarming increase in suicide rates during the past decades have forced us to deal differently with an issue that not […]

Los miembros de la familia han estado separados unos de otros por siglos y por varias razones. En tiempos pasados los padres se iban a […]

Desde que somos pequeños, buscamos a nuestros papás para que nos cuiden y nos mantengan seguros. Parecen tan grandes y fuertes e invisibles. Incluso cuando […]

Las experiencias infantiles adversas, llamadas ACE, es la exploración más reciente que hay sobre el impacto del trauma en la salud física y mental de […]

Manual de Entrenamiento a) Escuchar activamente a la historia de la persona; proporcionar comentarios de apoyo b) Proporcionar la empatía con los comentarios correspondientes y […]