I was recently discussing a trend with a colleague regarding people and organizations who declare themselves Trauma-Informed, sometimes only as a result of attending a workshop here or there. In our opinion, to be truly trauma-informed requires a great deal more study than that. I think this can lead us to a discussion around a […]
How COVID Can Upend Families
In most of the media coverage of the COVID pandemic and the current variant, we tend to focus on vaccines, masks, hospital overcrowding and controversies like what we should do about school precautions. We also have a significant political dialogue that has spurned controversy nationwide. I just read a story that reminded me of the […]
Preventing Selfie Dysmorphia
We have become a society possessed by the selfie. We see people taking photos of themselves in certain environments as part of their social media presence and communication to others. Some of it is just pure fun but one consequence, particularly for young audiences, is that it can create a fixation about how they look. […]
At Different Look at Resilience
In my last blog I commented on the concept of resilience and some of the issues about it based on my own observations that were beautifully validated in What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing by Dr. Bruce Perry and Opera Winfrey. I shared how Dr. Perry explained what is behind this […]
Lakeside’s Reflections on 2020-21
Each year in September the Lakeside Board of Directors and our Program Directors meet to review the results of the past year. This year has been a momentous year in that we managed the COVID-19 pandemic in full force. It created new challenges for our staff and students in how we taught, provided counseling, delivered […]
Helping to Develop Resilience During COVID-19
The COVID-19 virus has created significant stress and duress in the lives of so many Americans, whether child or adult. We have seen a tremendous rise in anxiety, depression and related mental health issues throughout our country. In the midst of this crisis we have come to understand and recognize the importance of resilience as […]
The Trouble with Promoting Resilience
In recent years we have seen a rise in promoting the idea that we need to focus on resilience when we talk about trauma. As someone who has battled the many symptoms of unresolved trauma, this has not set well with me because it often can induce a kind of guilt: by now should I […]
Remembering 9/11 and the Unity It Inspired
As Americans we were reminded this past weekend that 20 years ago we were under attack by terrorists which caused the loss of thousands of American lives. I remember that I was supposed to attend a breakfast with the Governor of Delaware who could not be present because of the national threat. Instead, those who […]
The Crucial Beginnings of the 2021-22 School Year
Most schools have just begun their year in America. Some have been in session for a few weeks and the number of COVID infections have been significant. With the highly contagious delta variant our schools seem to be in a very different situation than last year. Thousands of students are being infected and we are […]
The Importance of Keeping History Alive as We Remember 911
Most people who were born sometime in the late 1990s and before can vividly remember the horrible scenes of the attack in New York on the World Trade Towers as well as the attack at the Pentagon and the plane crash in Shanksville, PA. Nearly 3000 people died that day along with our belief that […]
