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06/04/2024

03/30/2024

Literally.

You can't change yourself if you don't stretch.

Every time you stretch yourself to challenge a frightened part of your personality, you cultivate a loving part.

Stretch yourself and move toward the kind of person you want to be in the world.

03/30/2024

Christine Derengowski, Writer ❤️

03/07/2024

What makes an event traumatic for a child?

A traumatic event can be something the child directly experienced or witnessed, or even an event they learned about happening to a close family member or friend.

Many factors go into whether an event is traumatic for a child.

First, there are individual factors that relate to the child’s own history, their previous experiences, as well as biological vulnerabilities that we don’t understand yet.

Then there are the event factors. We certainly know that close proximity, both emotional and physical, to the event are more likely to make it traumatic.

There are also factors that occur after the event, whether a child has support from people close to them, especially their family, or whether there are additional stressors that are ongoing, and that interfere with their ability to process and recover.

We tend to think of an event as being the cause of trauma, but trauma is actually a process over time.

In the wake of a traumatic event, your comfort, support and reassurance can make children feel safe, help them manage their fears, guide them through their grief, and help them recover in a healthy way.

Different children require different support at varying ages.

Read more on helping a child cope after a traumatic event: https://childmind.org/guide/helping-children-cope-after-a-traumatic-event/

03/04/2024

It’s taken me over 10 years on social media…
My wave is still a puddle, but it’s fun to splash in the rain. A big thank you to everyone who supports me. You will never know how much your shoulders have meant over the years. I dare say I would not still be here without you. 💜

03/04/2024

After every storm you've had to battle, you truly do! 🩷