We continue to be on the journey of attempting to recreate normalcy from COVID-19. As we have witnessed the numbers of contracted cases of the virus, helping our kids through this process can be a difficult task. In some ways it is still very frightening and in other ways it is just frustrating with so […]
The Importance of Constructive Conversations
For the last several weeks I have had the honor of engaging in what we originally dubbed Virtual Check-Ins with my friend and colleague Suzanne O’Connor, Senior Advocate for Trauma Informed Care at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. Every Friday those who have participated in courses provided by Lakeside Global Institute […]
Dealing with Anxiety During Reopening
Many communities are still being allowed to return to normal life after all the isolation of COVID-19. I have encountered a number of individuals who are struggling with unpredictable and anxious emotions. The stress and fear of returning to what has been a dangerous world has resulted in a great deal of anxiety. Particularly for […]
“The Pause” Needed for These Times?
It’s obvious that these are very stressful times for all of us. Even though this reality is a part of all our lives and has been for many months, the constancy of it can make us almost oblivious to its ongoing destructive impact. As human beings we can adapt to all kinds of things, making […]
Coping with Ambiguous Loss
The impact of COVID-19 has really left so many people in a personal state of loss. As Diane and I worked through some of these coping factors in our COVID-19 YouTube series we found ourselves working through a variety of issues that are pervasive, complicated and full of grief for so many. Indeed these have […]
How to Talk to Kids about Race
Our news is permeated with stories about protests, racism, social injustice and sometimes violence. It stirs up a number of discussions between parents and children about the topic of race. These discussions can be a bit uncomfortable. We ran across this article on the Imperfect Parents website written by Saraa D. Lee. Here are some […]
Our Responsibilities in these Challenging Times
Most of us are seeing and hearing overwhelming amounts of news and commentaries around the issues of racism and the related injustices that are being highlighted. For many whites, the news is surprising us, revealing incidences and practices we were not aware of. Many of us are surprised, shocked, appalled and overwhelmed with sadness and […]
Lakeside Announces a National Symposium
As we as a nation consider reopening hundreds of schools that have been online there will be some considerable challenges for educators. As a way to provide guidance, support and help to those schools Lakeside will host a free national symposium for schools with the perspective of being brain-based and trauma-informed in how we understand […]
Gov. Wolf’s Office: Building a Trauma-Informed Pennsylvania
We are so grateful that after years of working on this issue and providing training all over the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that the following announcement has been made. The Office of Advocacy and Reform (OAR), established by Governor Tom Wolf’s 2019 executive order to protect Pennsylvania’s vulnerable populations, announced the launch of a volunteer think tank comprised […]
Are you Currently Experiencing Allostatic Load?
During these unprecedented times, most of us have been experiencing powerful emotions, often alternating between feelings of loss, anxiety, anger and frustration, being overwhelmed, and at times even apathetic. I know I find myself trying to pause in order to understand what is happening and then I realize that all these powerful emotions get in […]
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