The unreasonable expectations of American motherhood (www.washingtonpost.com)
Great essay by Monica Hesse in the Washington Post. Here are the first few paragraphs: To read the rest of this essay in the Washington Post by Monica Hesse , go here.
June 2021
How Early Childhood Experiences Affect Lifelong Health and Learning [developingchild.harvard.edu]
From Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University, June 2020 How is ongoing, severe stress and adversity in early childhood connected to chronic disease in adults? And, what can we do about it? In this animated video, narrated by Center on the Developing Child Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., learn what the latest science tells us about how early experiences affect not only early learning and school readiness, but also lifelong health. Understand the effects of adversities such as...
'Forget The Alamo' Author Says We Have The Texas Origin Story All Wrong [npr.org]
By Dave Davies, National Public Radio, June 16, 2021 Remember the Alamo? According to Texas lore, it's the site in San Antonio where, in 1836, about 180 Texan rebels died defending the state during Texas' war for independence from Mexico. The siege of the Alamo was memorably depicted in a Walt Disney series and in a 1960 movie starring John Wayne . But three writers, all Texans, say the common narrative of the Texas revolt overlooks the fact that it was waged in part to ensure slavery would...
The Rise of Black Homeschooling [newyorker.com]
By Casey Parks, The New Yorker, June 14, 2021 W hen Victoria Bradley was in fifth grade, she started asking her mother, Bernita, to homeschool her. Bernita wasn’t sure where the idea came from—they never saw homeschooling on TV. But something always seemed to be going wrong at school for Victoria. In second grade, a teacher lost track of her during parent pickup, and she wandered off school grounds. Bernita went to see the principal, intent on getting the teacher fired. The principal asked...
Upcoming Livestream on Father's Day - ACEs & The Father Wound
Many men and women around the world are nursing a Father Wound and it is negatively impacting their health, eroding their self-confidence and crippling their ability to form healthy relationships, among other things. For such persons, the word "father" does not represent the definitions outlined in the title image. Rather, it brings to mind memories of hurt and pain, or thoughts of abandonment and neglect, or simply a void. So, on Father's Day, at 2pm Eastern Standard Time we want to address...
Discovering Your Inner Child
There is much psychiatry does not understand about how our psyche works. Indeed, because psychiatric symptoms are mostly self-reported, there is little evidence that mental disorders exist. However, all humans recognize in themselves the urges and responses they seem to have that echo past experiences. This piece will target the inner child and how it can both negatively and positively affect everyday life. The Discovery of the Inner Child The concept of the inner child began with Carl Jung,...
Recording Available: Unlearning Ableism for Educators
Tonight's recording is available now! Unlearning Ableism for Educators: https://youtu.be/xE1phucI-VY You can find more about Rise to Resilience at www.risetoresilience.org. Follow on Facebook and Instagram to learn of future content!
Black professors push a major university to diversify and confront racism [washingtonpost.com]
By Nick Anderson, The Washington Post, June 16, 2021 When Gary King came to Pennsylvania State University in 1998, records show, fewer than 3 of every 100 full-time faculty members identified, like him, as Black. A medical sociologist with expertise in race and tobacco smoking, King rose on the academic ladder. He gained tenure and promotion to professor of biobehavioral health and African American studies. Yet during King’s time at Penn State, the Black share of full-time faculty members on...
A Better Normal: Practicing Resilience | Witnessing Ourselves: Grief & Self-Care in Times of COVID-19 Transition
Please join us for our next A Better Normal: Practicing Resilience episode, a live Zoom event! In A Better Normal we imagine and create a PACEs science-informed world together. In Practicing Resilience we fill up our own cups with healing practices for ourselves. Witnessing Ourselves: Grief & Self-Care in Times of COVID-19 Transition Thursday, June 17th, 2021 | Noon to 1pm PDT Live on Zoom | Hosted by Gail Kennedy and Lara Kain Guest: Sandra J. Valdes-Lopez, MDiv, CA, TCTSY-F, RYT...
Congress votes overwhelmingly to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. The day commemorates the end of slavery in Texas in 1865. [washingtonpost.com]
By Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post, June 16, 2021 Congress on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday, elevating the day marking the end of slavery in Texas to a national commemoration of emancipation amid a larger reckoning about America’s turbulent history with racism. It is the first new federal holiday created by Congress since 1983, when lawmakers voted to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day after a 15-year fight to commemorate the assassinated...
Webinar: School Mental Health - From Implementing ➜ Funding (Moved to July 7th!)
(UPDATE: Webinar moved to July 7th 11-12 PST) In this webinar, we’ll discuss the unique importance of school mental health at this time, what schools can do to support it, and how these efforts can be funded (including accessing ARPA funds). Join experts in school mental health/trauma-informed program design, implementation, and funding streams to explore how schools committed to supporting student wellbeing can find a path that considers both your school capacity and the needs of your...
Major Child Welfare Bills Pass in New York, Texas, Oregon [fosteringmediaconnections.org]
The early summer has seen a slew of high-impact state legislation on child welfare and youth justice. Last week, New York lawmakers moved several landmark bills while punting a few to next year’s legislative session. Among the biggest moves: The state will now give parents whose rights have been terminated a path to court-ordered contact with their children, even those who have been adopted from foster care. Children below the age of 12 can no longer be arrested and processed in New York’s...
Conference Speakers Announced, New Physical Punishment Report & More [preventchildabuse.org]
Conference Speakers Announced, New Physical Punishment Report & More We are excited to announce our opening and closing plenary speakers for "Transforming Our Tomorrow: 2021 Prevent Child Abuse America Virtual Conference": Dr. Nadine Burke Harris: Surgeon General of California and long-time advocate for the prevention of ACEs. Vu Le: writer, speaker, and former Executive Director of RVC, known for his no-BS approach, irreverent sense of humor, and love of unicorns. Additionally, Lisseth...
JPMorgan Chase Furthers Commitment to Closing the Housing Affordability Gap for Black Latinx Households [businesswire.com]
By Businesswire, June 16, 2021 Today, JPMorgan Chase announced new steps to address the housing affordability gap as part of its $30 billion commitment to help advance racial equity and drive an inclusive recovery. By combining its unique set of business, data, policy and philanthropic resources, the firm aims to improve housing affordability and stability as well as homeownership opportunities for Black and Latinx households. This includes: Addressing housing stability, affordability and...
Empowerment in Community with Fritzi Horstman of the Compassion Prison Project
Empowerment Peer support group for individual's impacted by a parent's substance use: Ticket: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/empowerment-in-community-with-fritzi-horstman-tickets-159897328213 Join us on June 29, 2021 @ 6:00pm MST as we listen to Fritzi Horstman, founder of Compassion Prison Project , share how she has used the wisdom from her own experiences with a parent's substance use to advocate for compassionate prisons and communities. We will talk shame, healing, and advocacy work and...