5-Minute Regulation Break
Simple Steps for a 5-Minute Break MINUTE 1Land In Your Body
Sit or stand still. Feel your feet on the floor, drop your shoulders away from your ears, roll your...
How Nature Can Support Trauma Recovery in Youth
IN THIS POST:PHYSICAL SIDE OF PTSD | THE RESEARCH | OUR HOME LANDSCAPE | PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS | LOCAL SPOTS
For a young person living with post-traumatic stress, the...
Teaching Self-Compassion To Young People
There is a question that self-compassion educator Jamie Lynn Tatera asks young people at the start of every lesson. She describes two scenarios and asks the group to...
Good Relationships Are the Key to Healing Trauma
“Relationships are the very oxygen of human development.”
What if the most powerful mental health intervention in the world isn’t a pill, a therapy...
Flexibility: The Social-Emotional Skill That Helps Kids Adapt, Recover, and Grow
Life rarely goes exactly as planned. Expectations shift, and sometimes things simply do not work out the way we hoped. While we often focus on “grit,” the...
What is Grit and How Do You Build It?
Grit is more than just trying harder. It is sustained effort toward something that truly matters to you. While talent might give you a head start, grit is what keeps you...
What Is Self-Regulation and Why Does It Matter?
Self-regulation is more than staying calm through disruption. It is the ability to notice what is happening in your body and mind and respond in a way that keeps you...