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Healing the Mind, Body & Spirit Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy
Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”. Kahlil Gibran
The Surviving Spirit Newsletter May 2025
Hi folks,
Welcome to the May issue of the Surviving Spirit newsletter. May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
“Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. For more than 20 years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has recognized Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) every May to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being and provide resources and information to support individuals and communities who may need mental health support.”
A shout out for a new song co-written with my daughter Michelle Skinner and performed live by the two of us. Please take a listen and subscribe to my You Tube channel – thank you.
I Hear You Calling(c) – lyrics are posted under the video.
Also grateful to have participated in this podcast –
Live Panel: Over-medication of Childhood sexual abuse [CSA] by Clinicians – YouTube –
Today’s topic is the overuse and misuse of prescription medications on CSA survivors and victims. Today’s panel includes 2 former podcast guests: Michael Skinner & Robert Maniscalco join host Mike Chapman. If you want to see the VIDEO version of this podcast, you can watch from either Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/3wzBKXA… or Youtube [
@polarlifeconsulting.
Full show notes available here
Robert Maniscalco – artist/advocate – Robert Maniscalco is a nationally renowned, Charleston-based multidisciplinary creative. He’s a commission portrait painter, fine gallery artist,,courtroom and quick sketch artist and teacher. Robert’s also a best selling author who is a recognized arts authority,
Michael Skinner – musician/advocate
Mike Chapman – podcast host/advocate – Healing for Male Survivors
“We must learn to lean on others, and sometimes accept others leaning on us…We can’t do it alone.” – Alateen – Hope for Children of Alcoholics
“Change, like healing, takes time.” – Veronica Roth
Newsletter contents:
1] My Mission – My Goal – Offering Kindness and Understanding – Helping People! By Lisa Zarcone
2] Kaytee Gillis, LCSW – psychotherapist, writer, and autistic cat mom
3] Unseen Scars: How Childhood Trauma Affects Adult Mental Health with Dr. Gregory Jantz @ You Tube
4] The Conversation I Never Thought I’d Have With My Dad. @ YouTube
5] A Top Neurosurgeon Reveals His Simple Tips for Protecting Your Brain as You Age by Dr. Sanjay Gupta @ Pocket
6] Psychotropic Deprescribing Council – Safer practices. Better outcomes
7] Megzz’s Life With Asperger’s: Writers Block
8] Re-Regulated by Anna Runkle @ Penguin – Random House Books
9] Blue states change course on mental health policies by Caitlin Owens @ Axios
10] Uber & Lyft Sexual Assault: Get Help @ Helping Survivors
11] The Insight Cafe: An SBI Podcast – PACEs in the Faith-Based Community @ PACEsConnection
12] The Risks of Licensing Peer Support Specialists by Dana Foglesong @ LinkedIn
13] Hey Sam – Mental Health Textline – for people up to 24 years old.@ Samaritans
14] ‘When power can define madness’: China accused of using mental health law to lock up critics by Amy Hawkins @ The Guardian
“Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together.” – Anais Nin
“Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It’s not ‘I love you’ for this or that reason, not ‘I love you if you love me.’ It’s love for no reason, love without an object.” – Ram Dass
