Examining the Economic Challenges facing Army Veterans
The majority of veterans are able to transition smoothly into civilian life, find good employment and live normally after being discharged. On the flip-side, there are also a considerable number of...
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From Hell to Healing: A Survivor’s Journey
CAUTION: Content may be upsetting to some readers. It was a sweltering day in the summer of 1987 in Limestone County, Alabama. The air, thick with humidity, sapped what little strength remained from...
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Alternatives to a Traditional College Degree to Suggest to Your Teenager
As a parent, you will want to make sure that your child has the best future possible. Often, this will mean encouraging your child to pursue higher education as they enter their teen years. The last...
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Be worried about boys, especially baby boys
We often hear that boys need to be toughened up so as not to be sissies. Parent toughness toward babies is celebrated as “not spoiling the baby.” Wrong! These ideas are based on a misunderstanding of...
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The new face of veteran homelessness
The research into women veterans and homelessness has been almost nonexistent until the last few years. At the moment, I have a foot in each of two worlds, journalism and social science, as I strive...
View ArticleHow Technology Delivers Benefits to Patients and Providers
Innovation in healthcare takes many forms; less invasive surgical procedures, more accurate diagnostics, new drugs, improved equipment, the list goes on. Today one of the most exciting areas of...
View ArticleHow to protect yourself as an elder
Too often we hear stories of the elderly falling victim to scams, abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Like the young, the elderly are targets when it comes to those willing to abuse others for...
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Steps You Can Take to Make Sure Seniors Don’t Feel Alone
For seniors that lack mobility, it can be rather lonely. Not being able to just get up and go when you feel that desire to get outdoors, go socialize, and run errands can be frustrating and even...
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A system of care for traumatized children
Sally is a seven-year-old girl who just disclosed physical abuse to her teacher. Over the next few days, Sally must relate her story multiple times to a social worker, an attorney, a foster parent, a...
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How facing ACEs makes us happier, healthier and more hopeful
Won’t it depress people? Isn’t it triggering? Aren’t the topics troubling? Won’t it make people sad or upset? Fear is what I often fight when talking about ACEs — adverse childhood experiences. It’s...
View ArticleTransformative Careers – Empowering Others to Live Fuller Lives
If you were to question 100 successful people who chose a rewarding career that lasted them their entire working lives what it was about their job that kept them at it for so long, a majority of the...
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Why it’s important to address emotional needs in aged medical care
Caring for elderly patients goes beyond basic physical and medical treatment, and healthcare professionals need to address the mental, emotional and spiritual needs of their patients to ensure...
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Greater Kansas City first responders, educators, health care workers, sports...
In a video on the Resilient KC website, police officer Mikki Cassidy notes that “my regular day is everybody else’s worst day.” Then she describes how mindfulness training has helped her find peace...
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Financial Literacy might be the Answer to the Economic Divide
The economic divide refers to disparities in income and employment between economic classes. The economic divide is not a focus on wealth disparity, something that has existed as long as royalty like...
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Anxious parenting: Parenting with ACEs
When my daughter was younger I was anxious. I didn’t have full-blown anxiety attacks, as some do. I had an almost constant anxiety motoring within me that would ebb and flow. Sometimes, it lasted...
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April the Giraffe: An unplanned social experiment and what we can learn from it
Viral videos are not new. Every few weeks, something will be posted in a forum such as YouTube or Facebook; a few friends will share the video with one another, and then suddenly, that video is being...
View ArticleThe Reasons Why More People Are Turning to Online Counselors and Therapists
Trained counselors can offer a lot of help to people in all kinds of situations, whether it is helping someone get over a personal problem or past event, helping them recover from an addiction or...
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Why Traveling is a Good Way to Release Stress
Stress is becoming an increasingly dangerous health risk, especially in today’s society. Studies have linked stress to the increasing risk of severe health conditions, including the risk of heart...
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Battling meth: A rural Montana county starts drug court to reverse surge of...
“The destruction to families is incredible,” Manley said. “It breaks your heart to see families torn apart by addiction.” Three-and-a-half years ago, Manley says the courthouse was processing roughly...
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3 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Effectively Raise Social Awareness
Of course, the internet can be your friend but so can contacts you make on a local level. Whether you are a startup nonprofit looking to introduce yourself to the community or have been in existence...
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