Fostering Resilience in Times of Stress and Distress
Resilience is the ability individually or collectively to maintain stability and experience positive emotions, with minimal disruption to normal physical and psychological function, despite experiencing a threat or trauma. Resilience exists in individuals and...
Kalamazoo psychologist, NY National Guardsman to reunite 20 years after 9/11
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Americans are observing it by remembering where they were and who they were with. A Kalamazoo man with New York roots decided to make sure his brethren in the Big Apple were not alone. Though time...
Shattering Basic Assumptions About Trauma
By Imani Byrd, MS, TLLP Expectations of Invincibility and Immortality “I can handle whatever comes my way.” – “I was overwhelmed.” “Nothing bad will happen to me.” – “I almost died.” Expectations of Justice and Fairness “Justice always wins in the end.”...