Sunday, August 5th is ‘Friendship Day’, a time to acknowledge those important relationships in our lives–friendships. It’s no secret that healthy relationships make us happy, but loving and being loved is actually good for our health and can cultivate healing as … Read the rest
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Upcoming Events: Where to Catch Kim and Theo Next
If you are eagerly awaiting your next opportunity to hear Kim Barthel and Theo Fleury speak, here’s a list of upcoming events where you can catch them solo or together:
Kim Barthel:
- Kanata, ON: Self Regulation: Pathways to Learning
How to Cope with the Trauma of Terrorism
Recent terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom has left many around the world grappling with unspeakable tragedy and trauma.
The traumatic effects of terrorism can be significant and widespread, affecting any number of demographics:
- Survivors of past traumatic events
- People
Empathy vs. Sympathy
When someone is going through suffering, or trauma of any kind, we have a reaction to what they are going through. Our reaction externally, can have a big effect on how that person responds to us or how this will … Read the rest
What it means to ‘sit with your shit’
Painful emotions, are painful. Bottom line. As humans, we naturally do everything we can to get rid of painful feelings. This can sometimes mean negative and harmful things for us like repressing our emotions, reacting too fast or too irrationally, isolation … Read the rest
Therapists and Compassion Fatigue
February is Psychology Month, a celebration of the profession and the opportunity to highlight how these professionals work to help people live healthy, happy lives. But what is psychology? It’s a broad field, rooted in science that seeks to help … Read the rest
Upcoming events: Where to catch Kim and Theo over the next while
If you are eagerly awaiting your next opportunity to hear Kim Barthel and Theo Fleury speak, here’s a list of upcoming events where you can catch them solo or together:
Kim Barthel:
- Nelson, BC: Supporting parents, supporting kids.
CWAR Chat Highlights: Learning to Cope with PTSD
In case you missed it, yesterday we hosted an amazing discussion and Twitter chat, where Kim Barthel and Theo Fleury joined people across the globe in a conversation about learning to cope with PTSD.
If you happened to miss out this time, … Read the rest
Bringing a Trauma-Informed Approach to School This Year
Back-to-school time is just around the corner, and while kids may exhibit a variety of personality traits in anticipation for this time (anxiety, excitement, subdued), we may not always know what a child is going through before they walk into … Read the rest
What We Gain When We Let Go
Today is Let It Go Day, a time to let go of the things that are holding us back from healing and happiness, things like anger, pain, resentment–the list goes on. Forgiveness allows you to let go of … Read the rest