by Manya Chylinski | Aug 13, 2019 | Mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency, Self-efficacy
It can be difficult for someone to pinpoint that the overwhelming feelings they’re experiencing are, indeed, the result of trauma. Because of this, someone standing on the outside, no matter how close a friend or family member, may be unaware of the survivor’s...
by Manya Chylinski | Aug 6, 2019 | Mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency
Trauma. Just six inoffensive letters, from the Greek word for wound, developing in the late 17th century into the English word we now recognize. In the dictionary, the basic definition of trauma is an injury. In the medical field, it’s further defined as a physical...
by Manya Chylinski | Feb 11, 2019 | Mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency
Our attitudes toward mental health are interesting. It’s really just one aspect of our overall condition, along with physical health. In fact, some dictionaries even define the word health as: a person’s mental or physical condition. Yet on some levels, we...
by Manya Chylinski | Feb 4, 2019 | Mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency
Events like a storm or a flood ruin possessions and destroy homes, schools, and businesses. Events like terrorist attacks and other crimes destroy property and kill and maim individuals. Those are the stories we hear on the news. What we usually don’t hear is...
by Manya Chylinski | Nov 14, 2018 | Mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress
If you’ve ever experienced issues with your mental health, then you know how differently it’s treated than our physical health. By doctors and health insurance companies, by employers and managers, by the press and the general public. Yet, they’re not separate....
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...
