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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

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Each new year is an opportunity to reflect on what has happened during the last twelve months and to consider what we hope to experience in the upcoming year. To mobilize and build what we hope to find in 2023, we first need to understand how we feel and why we feel that way. In the comments below, share your positive affirmation for the new year. 🌞

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We are honored to welcome Percy Grantham III, to The Counseling Center of Texas

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Home - CompassionWorks EMDR stands for “Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing” and is a way to re-work the way stuck memories are stored by the brain. CompassionWorks, founded by Jordan Shafer, LPC, is an EMDRIA approved trainer of EMDR. Trainings are available in cities across Texas.

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FIRST RESPONDER SU***DE

FIRST RESPONDER SU***DE First Responder Su***de. Join Joseph Brigandi, Clinical Mental Health Counselor and First Responder for an excerpt from his talk to the Association of Texas...

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Culturally competent first responder therapists are an amazing gift to first responder and therapeutic community. Enjoy John Randall article and know that competent help is available. Don’t suffer in silence, find a culturally competent therapist and begin your journey towards wellness.

Who is your confidant? John touches on the different levels of friendship and how his friend helped him! Read it here now! http://www.sccset.org/blog/ccc/

You are all cordially invited to this professional development series sponsored by the Association of Texas EMS Professionals. JULY 8th, 2022 @ 12:00 PM (CDT)

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EMDR Therapist Training Schedule - CompassionWorks 2020 EMDR Therapist Trainings at a glance. Virtual Trainings and In-Person Trainings. The trainings that are *** Live and Online *** means you will be with the instructors, training staff, and other attendees online, in real time, during the class.

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First Due: That Will Change

Attitude is everything. The jaded people who have lost the love for the job need to realize the impression they are making on others. Don’t let job stress, PTSD or poor leadership take away your joy for the profession. Help is available. Amazing article, McKayla Connor-Wright, congratulations!

First Due: That Will Change Mckayla Conner-Wright writes what surely many firefighters who are early in their career ask: Why do veteran members only speak in the negative?

You are NOT alone. Every 40 seconds, someone in the world takes their own life. Suicidal thoughts, like mental health conditions, can affect ANYONE regardless of age, gender or background. World Su***de Prevention Day is an opportunity for us to raise awareness for this growing problem.

If you or a loved one are in need of support, we encourage you to reach out via one of the following resources:

☎️ National Su***de Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255)
☎️ Spanish: 888-628-9454

📲 Crisis Text Line: Text 741-741 to speak with a live, crisis trained counselor

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“I carried you in my womb for nine months; I gave birth to you!”
This was my mother’s best argument, or at least the one she used most often, to explain why I must love and respect her as my mother (because she carried me in her womb and gave birth to me).

“The day I was born is the day your responsibility as my mother BEGAN,” I wanted to say, “not the day it ended!” We clearly had very different definitions of what being a mother entailed, but I never dared say it out loud.

As far as I was concerned, the act of getting pregnant was the equivalent of applying for the job, and popping me out was like accepting the job. To truly be a mother, however, she would have actually had to mother (a verb, not a noun).

I now understand she actually did what she thought was best (given her time, place, and circumstance). My parents met when they were 15 years old, for crying out loud, and they got married at 18. The real problem wasn’t my mother but my long list of expectations of her; that’s what caused my frustration and disappointment. I had this idea of how a mother “should” be. It didn’t even matter how often she beat me if only she would have come to my room at the end of the day for the ever-elusive “I’m sorry for overreacting” talk, but it never happened.

In a nutshell, I was trying to get orange juice out of an apple, and the day I realized it was never going to happen, was the day I freed myself from expectations and disappointment. This is just a small glimpse into my memoir about the beauty of letting go of the need to know. With much love to all of you who are still trying to get bread from the hardware store, so to speak, your brother, Timber Hawkeye.

Tragic news out of the Harrisburg, PA region as the Swatara Township PD has passed on that on Thursday October 14th at approximately 1530 hours their Police Officers were dispatched to Swatara Fire & Rescue Station 91 (1201 Ober Street, Harrisburg PA) for a su***de. Upon arrival, they met with Firefighters at the scene and learned that a 25-year-old live-in Firefighter had taken her own life in her bunk room. Detectives responded to the scene to investigate. Several support personnel arrived at the scene to assist Firefighters and Police Officers. The victim's name and other information is not being released out of respect to her family members.
Our condolences to all those affected. Rest In Peace.
FIREFIGHTER SU***DE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES:
SU***DE HOTLINE USA: 1 (800) 273-8255
SU***DE HOTLINES CANADA: https://su***deprevention.ca/need-help/
SU***DE HOTLINES WORLDWIDE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_su***de_crisis_lines
PLEASE NOTE: Su***de continues to be a constant in the profession of fire, rescue and EMS. Please take time to review these links-and have the info on hand.

Tragic news out of the Harrisburg, PA region as the Swatara Township PD has passed on that on Thursday October 14th at approximately 1530 hours their Police Officers were dispatched to Swatara Fire & Rescue Station 91 (1201 Ober Street, Harrisburg PA) for a su***de. Upon arrival, they met with Firefighters at the scene and learned that a 25-year-old live-in Firefighter had taken her own life in her bunk room. Detectives responded to the scene to investigate. Several support personnel arrived at the scene to assist Firefighters and Police Officers. The victim's name and other information is not being released out of respect to her family members.
Our condolences to all those affected. Rest In Peace.

FIREFIGHTER SU***DE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES:
SU***DE HOTLINE USA: 1 (800) 273-8255
SU***DE HOTLINES CANADA: https://su***deprevention.ca/need-help/
SU***DE HOTLINES WORLDWIDE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_su***de_crisis_lines

PLEASE NOTE: Su***de continues to be a constant in the profession of fire, rescue and EMS. Please take time to review these links-and have the info on hand.

Domestic violence can happen to anyone in every community. One of our Boston Local 718 brothers was murdered earlier this year in a domestic violence incident. The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying lock-downs, social distancing and other mitigation measures have only exacerbated domestic violence. This October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, let's start the conversation to help stop domestic violence.

Partnership is about mutual growth and support. Don’t accept anything less. Your happiness depends on it.

Without judgement. Simply accepting what it is. Giving gratitude for the opportunity to love ourselves unconditionally, one more time.