The latest Surviving Spirit Newsletter - Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health is out - It can be read online via this & you can also subscribe -

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The Surviving Spirit Newsletter October 2023

Healing the Mind, Body & Spirit Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”. Kahlil Gibran

Newsletter Contents:

1] ‘The climate is visiting a mental unraveling on all of us’: Charlie Hertzog Young on the dangers of activism – and staying sane on a dying planet - Climate crisis by Patrick Barkham @ The Guardian

2] How to cope with a loved one’s suicide, from someone who’s been through it by Kristen Rogers @ CNN

2a] World Mental Health Day: When talking about suicide, avoid using these words by Kristen Rogers @ CNN

2b] US surgeons are killing themselves at an alarming rate. One decided to speak out by Christina Frangou @ The Guardian

3] ‘My self-worth plummeted every month’: the hidden disorder that can ruin women’s lives - Health & well-being by Chloe Aslett @ The Guardian

4] What do homeless people do with cash aid? A new study found out by Rick Paulas @ The Guardian

5] Amplifying Native Communities Through the Power of Digital Storytelling - First Nations Development Institute

6] Report on Improving Mental Health Outcomes by Jim Gottstein, JD @ Mad In America

7] Adults shouting at children can be as harmful as sexual or physical abuse, study finds by Issy Ronald @ CNN

8] 6 Easy Methods to Turn to When You’re Feeling Emotionally Overwhelmed by Lauren Geall @ Pocket Worthy

9] What is Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)? by Robyn Brickel, M.A., LMFT @ PACEsConnection

10] Top of the Zinc Roof: poems observed from behind the veil with a glimpse of the light by Mitzy Sky @ Goodreads

11] Bluebird's Poetry & Discussion Hosted by City Voices @ YouTube

12] Can states ease homelessness by tapping Medicaid funding? Oregon is betting on it. By

Katia Riddle @ NPR [& audio podcast – 5 minutes posted at website]

12a] How States Can Use Medicaid to Address Housing Costs By Dori Glanz Reyneri @ Shelterforce [& audio podcast – 11 minutes posted at website]

13] 11 Natural Depression Treatments by R. Morgan Griffin

13a] 22 Ways to Cope With Your Depression @ Healthline

13b] Exercise or medication: Which is best for depression? By Kristen Rogers, @ CNN

14] 'Survivor wisdom' informs new book on hope after trauma author Robert Jay Lifton By Joanne Silberner @ NPR - Goats and Soda

“You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” - C.S. Lewis

“Still time to change the road you're on.” - Unknown

Thank you & take care, Michael