by Manya Chylinski | Jan 7, 2020 | Compassion, Public health
Compassion – the sensitivity to others’ distress with a desire to alleviate it. Seems pretty simple. We’re all different, so we have varying amounts. Some are more attuned to other’s experiences and feelings, others less so. Add to that that we balance our...
by Manya Chylinski | Dec 26, 2019 | Mental health, Mindfulness, Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency, Trauma
This sounded so silly the first time I heard it: Your brain hears what you say. Of course your brain hears what you say, and it hardly needs to hear anyway since whatever I say came from that very same brain. Right? But once I learned this concept in a mindfulness...
by Manya Chylinski | Dec 17, 2019 | Belonging, Resiliency, Self-efficacy, Trauma
Poet and icon Maya Angelou said those words in response to the question: What price have you paid for that freedom? A few days ago I had the honor of hearing leadership speaker and bestselling author Brene Brown speak. She talked about this quote, one I also love, as...
by Manya Chylinski | Dec 11, 2019 | Health, Mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency, Self-efficacy, Trauma
Recovering from trauma is a lot of work. Early on, you probably don’t even realize you’re doing any work. But everything you see and hear and feel, even the stuff that infuriates you or causes you to feel invisible, is helping you heal. Looking back on my early years...
by Manya Chylinski | Oct 9, 2019 | CISM, Corporate Resiliency, Critical incident stress management, Workplace
A traumatic event in the workplace affects multiple people, yet reactions to that event are very individual. Referred to in some circles as critical incidents, these are traumatic events (or perceived life-threatening events) which have sufficient power to overwhelm...
