Healing the Heart 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 June 2021
http://newsletters.survivingspirit.com/pdfs/2021-06-The_Surviving_Spirit_Newsletter_June_2021.pdf
Hi folks,
June is NATIONAL PTSD AWARENESS MONTH
I thought I would share a few of the resources that have helped me in my healing journey. Despite the many years I have dedicated myself to learning all that I can about the impact of trauma, abuse and mental health injuries upon the mind, body and spirit…I still find it beneficial to go back and re-listen to a podcast, re-visit a website, re-read a blog or a book and continue to look for new resources to aid in my quest of healing and building new neural pathways and connections in my head.
I have joy, peace and love in my life now and it is important for me to continually learn and grow to maintain my health and spiritual well-being. I suspect this is a lifetime adventure and endeavor – but the reward is worth my efforts and time spent.
These resources are just a small sampling of the many I have studied through the years. And I know that this list falls short of the many great resources out there for all of us in healing the traumas, hurts and losses of our lives.
1] Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life by Susan Forward
2] Healing Invisible Wounds: Paths to Hope and Recovery in a Violent World: Richard Mollica
6] Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
7] The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
8] In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts – Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté
9] Neurobiology of Trauma & Sexual Assault – Jim Hopper – YouTube
10] SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach
Please know, that many of the above have their own websites and blogs sharing all kinds of helpful healing knowledge.
June is also Pride Month and here’s A Proclamation on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month, 2021 – The White House
“Advocates are like turtles, Hard on the outside, Soft on the inside. We make progress slowly And only by sticking our necks out.” – Moneer Zarou
Newsletter Contents:
1] Sam’s Story – 603Stories @ 603Stories – Make Connections. Get Help. Find Hope.
2] People with depression can sometimes experience memory problems – here’s why @ The Conversation – Academic rigor, journalistic flair
3] Two children lost loved ones to gun violence. They’re now each other’s ‘safe haven’ – PBS News-Hour @ YouTube
3a] Ohio creates new training so that teachers, police officers, can support children dealing with trauma
by WLWT Digital Staff
4] Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing by James S. Gordon M.D.
4a] The Center for Mind-Body Medicine – the world’s leader in successfully addressing population-wide psychological trauma
5] A Burn Survivor’s Triumph over Trauma By Heather Stephenson @ Tufts Now
5a] Lise Deguire, Author of Flashback Girl
6] How Much Time Should You Spend Outside According to Michael Easter @ Men’s Health
7] Beautifully Paired: Promoting Mental Health Through Arts and Education By Lorelei Goff Accent Editor of The Greeneville Sun
8] Leader of Baltimore’s effort to address trauma knows the issues firsthand – YouTube
9] Help at the intersection of homelessness and family violence By Kelly White and Julia Spann @ The Austin American-Statesman – Your Voice-Opinion Section
10] New Jersey’s ‘Black Fairy Godmother’ is distributing Covid relief one DM at a time by By Dartunorro Clark @ NBC News
11] Conferences & Webinars:
12] “Ritual Abuse Survivors Read Their Poems of Suffering and Healing” – Free online RA/MC Poetry Reading – Saturday, July 10, 2021, 4-6 PM Pacific Time
“Telling thoughtful truths should not be a revolutionary act. Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are. But I think if more of us chose to do this for the greater good, we’d be in better spaces than we are right now.” – Luvvie Jones
