by Manya Chylinski | Oct 31, 2018 | Resiliency, Self-efficacy
Recently I had occasion to reread Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson’s 1955 book about the tiny, pajama-clad Harold. This young boy goes on an adventure one evening, leaving behind the comfort of his bed to walk in the moonlight. I remember this book from...
by Manya Chylinski | Oct 24, 2018 | Crisis Communications, Post-Traumatic Stress
Crisis communications is complex – there are many steps to the process. Here we are talking about how to craft the message once you’ve identified the layers of audiences to communicate with. A crisis, like a bombing or a bridge collapse, is filled with...
by Manya Chylinski | Oct 18, 2018 | Crisis Communications, Post-Traumatic Stress
It was an honor to work closely with crisis communications professionals at a Crisis Communications conference in Chicago this week. The theme: Navigating a crisis to protect your brand through storytelling. My task was to help these industry and government...
by Manya Chylinski | Oct 10, 2018 | Mental health, Resiliency
Four years ago, in honor of World Mental Health Day, I wrote a piece for Action on Armed Violence with Jane Hunter. She and I discussed my thoughts and feelings about the mental health response to the Boston Marathon bombing. As someone who thankfully walked away...
by Manya Chylinski | Sep 26, 2018 | Mental health, Mindfulness, Post-Traumatic Stress
What I learned as a survivor of a crime Like a lot of us, I was just going about my regular life. Before the trauma, I thought I was doing a pretty good job. I would have told you at the time that I was reasonably aware of what I wanted out of life, how to get there,...
