by Manya Chylinski | Jun 30, 2020 | Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency, Self-efficacy, Trauma
No one tells you you’re anywhere near the ride, even when it looms ahead, cloaked in invisibility; or is just around a corner, hidden behind the fresh spring leaves on a giant oak that blocks your view of everything, even the soft blue sky. You may not know you...
by Manya Chylinski | Mar 16, 2020 | Community, Community Resiliency, Disaster, Friends, Gratitude, Mental health, Public health, Trauma
Saturday morning I was walking to Target. If I have to self-isolate, I need bubble bath! The streets were empty, like a summer Sunday morning when school is out and everyone in my neighborhood is away, or just after a big blizzard when I’m somehow one of the first to...
by Manya Chylinski | Mar 11, 2020 | History, Mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress, Stress
Our reactions to trauma result from basic human biology—no one is immune, and no one ever has been. Because trauma has been around as long as humans have. The word trauma came into English in the late 17th century, from the Greek word for wound. In the dictionary, the...
by Manya Chylinski | Mar 9, 2020 | Health, Mindfulness
We all know there are steps to take to improve our mental health. Meditation and yoga, reduced phone and computer use, participating in physical exercise – these are just some of the activities experts advise can help us feel better and reduce stress. But did you know...
by Manya Chylinski | Mar 8, 2020 | Post-Traumatic Stress, Trauma
Trauma is universal. Any person, young or old, rich or poor, man or woman, any nationality, religion, and socio-economic status can experience trauma. According to PTSD Alliance, in the U.S. alone an estimated 70 percent of adults have experienced a traumatic event at...
