When something happens in a child’s life that causes intense feelings of being unsafe or being under some type of threat, then chances are they have experienced a traumatic event. It could be just about anything that causes this, from… Read More ›
Grief
Violence and community trauma
Not that long ago, the community right beside us experienced a shocking and heart-breaking triple homicide. A domestic homicide in fact as the victims were all people who had been involved with this person at some point in the past…. Read More ›
Hate Crimes
Today is November 11th and in Canada this is a big day. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the armies stopped fighting World War I. Remembrance Day has come to symbolize the fight… Read More ›
How children and teens respond to traumatic events
Knowing and understanding what are typical reactions to trauma and traumatic events are very important for anyone that might be struggling. Sometimes you wonder about how your body and your mind is reacting to things but don’t want to say… Read More ›
Hope, healing and what might be helpful
Every once in a while I look up a summary of the search engine words that connected people to this blog. It’s interesting to me to see what people are looking for and what types of things they are searching… Read More ›
Myths and Facts about Suicide
I remember when I was in grade school and I heard about a classmate’s brother who died at the family home. He was found in the barn and he had taken his own life. Only, no one would actually say… Read More ›
A week of grieving
June is senior’s month and my goal had been to write about something senior related. I still will before the month is over since I’ve been asked to contribute an article for a senior based publication of some kind. They… Read More ›
