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Share, State & Create: Talking to Children After A Threat, Crisis or Mass Shooting

Share, State & Create: Talking to Children After A Threat, Crisis or Mass Shooting

by The Guidance Center | Jun 8, 2022 | Anxiety, Community, Hope, Inside TGC, Mental Wellness, Parenting Tips, Trauma-informed

Buffalo. Santa Ana. Uvalde. Could it happen in Long Beach or in San Pedro? The reality of domestic terrorism and mass shootings breaks all of our hearts and scares our children again and again. It seems so untenable that we live our lives like this. At The Guidance...
IT’S ABOUT T.I.M.E. Update – Part 2

IT’S ABOUT T.I.M.E. Update – Part 2

by Nathan Swaringen, LCSW | Jun 2, 2022 | Community, Hope, Inside TGC, Mental Wellness, Trauma-informed

The pandemic has reminded us how crucial, and fundamental relationships are for our mental, emotional, physical, and societal health. Relationships heal. A grass-roots approach to creating a “trauma-informed movement in education” has shown to be a powerful vehicle in...
IT’S ABOUT T.I.M.E. Update – Part 1

IT’S ABOUT T.I.M.E. Update – Part 1

by Nathan Swaringen, LCSW | May 27, 2022 | Community, Hope, Inside TGC, Mental Wellness, Trauma-informed

It’s About T.I.M.E. (Trauma-Informed Movement in Education) is a training program, based on ChildTrauma Academy’s Neurosequential Model in Education, that equips educators with tools to understand and help students who are experiencing the negative impacts of trauma....

Revisiting Our Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry – Trauma and The Brain

by The Guidance Center | Sep 14, 2021

In My Backyard Revisiting Our Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry - Trauma and The Brain Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 10 seconds 00:00 / 00:43:43 Subscribe Share Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts PocketCasts Spotify...
Nurturing Through Nature

Nurturing Through Nature

by Nathan Swaringen, LCSW | Sep 10, 2021 | Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Inside TGC, Mental Wellness

  Research shows that connectedness is the most important shield AND antidote to traumatic experiences. Dr. Bruce Perry and Dr. Gabor Mate suggest, respectively: “Disconnection is at the heart of trauma.”, and “Children don’t get traumatized because they’re in...
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