American Ingenuity
Homeless recovery is a complicated issue, so most people believe the challenge to create solutions is bigger than we can handle. If we try to address the issue as individuals, that is overwhelmingly true… BUT!! What if we faced the challenge as a family?! What is we all worked together to find out what role […]
Running Our PCEs
Cultivating Self-Healing Communities, One Recovery Story at a Time
God’s Grace Notes is the name of the profile I created when I first discovered web development. I discovered Squidoo in 2007, which is where I first learned that I could help create web content, rather than just searching web content. I immediately began to share my passion for mental health education, and told my […]
The Keeper’s Closet | Digital Magazine
For Your Client Who Is Facing a Psychiatric 911
One of the peer support activities I cherish was introduced to me by a former peer support provider who helped establish the drop in center I once attended on a semi-regular basis. My desire to be there daily was strong, but I wasn’t physically well enough to attend classes on a regular basis. If she […]
Mindful Journaling Needs Your Full Focus
Art as therapy can be a significant recovery tool, so it’s important to set aside time and space for you to engage in the self-care that is an essential aspect of your healing journey. Depending on the depths of your traumatic memories, you may become fully immersed in the moment when you begin to write […]
The ACEs Study
My Target Audiences
The issue of unresolved trauma is complex and has far reaching impact on many segments of our society. The topic is common ground for all of us, but trauma resolution and ACEs prevention requires a niche-specific approach if we ever hope to develop solutions that will have impact on our entire society. America has become […]
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The ACEs and PCEs Questionaire
Introduction
The Night I Chose Suffering Over Suicide Hi there, Connie here… I vividly remember the first time I made a serious attempt at suicide. It was dead of winter, 1995, midnight, and I found myself at the spillway overlooking an icy river below. My world had been completely shattered, and I was alone in what […]