As we enter this week, we reflect on the Martin Luther King Day holiday. It is a day of celebrating civil rights and some of the advances we have made in our history. I have had the experience of traveling to Memphis, Tennessee several years ago and the city was still in racial recovery from […]
When Disappointment Overcomes our Children
The changes, limitations, stressors and missed opportunities have had significant impact to our children and teenagers. The long-range effect of being so isolated is full of disappointments in all that we are missing. For our kids it is the loss of friendships, social events, sports, school extracurricular activities and so much more. It is hard […]
How Is Your Impulse Control These Days?
I recently lost my temper, which is uncharacteristic of me and happens rarely. It took me off guard! That morning, I decided to eat my breakfast outside to get some fresh air. I placed my eggs-and toast-laden plate on the porch table and turned my back just for a couple seconds. By then, our large […]
Law Enforcement and Trauma
As a country we witnessed a siege on our nation’s Capitol Complex on January 6th. We watched the breach of our Congressional facilities and the literal looting of our citadel of democracy. What to me was extremely difficult to watch was how the District of Columbia and Capitol Police were treated by the demonstrators. Over […]
A Sad Day in American History
Most of us are still reeling from the media portrayals of what happened this week in Washington, D.C. It is hard to imagine that it could ever be possible for this to occur in our country. It is significant evidence of the division in our country that has become so toxic. We have no way […]
The Impact of Loneliness in These Turbulent Times
There have been many descriptions of how the pandemic is impacting people. It’s been causing stress, anxiety, fear, depression, frustration, anger, resentment, and other powerful, negative emotions. Over time having to experience one or more of these emotions can feel like it will never end because it has gone on for so many months. All […]
A Traumatized Nation
I spend a great deal of time writing about how trauma impacts individuals. Trauma also impacts organizations and causes a significant number of deficits as well. As I have contemplated what we are facing as a nation, some of the same characteristics of traumatization exists for our entire country. A devastating global pandemic, the level […]
Happy New Year! Hello 2021!
With all that has happened during 2020, many of us are hoping for a new and different start in 2021! As I have written in previous posts, I do believe we still have a significant journey of recovery before us. Yet I think we do have hope that with the COVID-19 vaccines now becoming available, […]
More Reasons to Be Hopeful About Generational Trauma
In my last blog I shared some information about hope and ways to become more hopeful. In this blog I would like to add information from Trauma through a Child’s Eyes by Levine and Klein from a section they call “Undoing This Vicious Cycle.” The vicious cycle describes how trauma can be transmitted from generation […]
What to Say to Our Kids During a Pandemic
As we move from the holidays back into the routine of life next week we will still be dealing with the consequences and limitations of COVID-19. As I posted several weeks ago we have only started the journey to recovery from this difficult year. So what do parents say and do as they relate to […]
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