July 2021

"The Wisdom of Trauma" is FREE to watch at the link below through Aug 1st. It is superb! https://wisdomoftrauma.com/movie/ About the Film – The Wisdom of Trauma Compassion Prison Project. Compassion Prison Project is a grassroots 501(c)(3) non-profit organization made of people gathering together with a common bond and vision…. to create a more compassionate world. thewisdomoftrauma.com https://thewisdomoftrauma.com/portfolio-item/about-the-film/ The interconnected epidemics of anxiety,...

We would like to provide you ongoing support and materials following the Mindfulness for Healthcare Summit . This week, we would like to share Gratitude Practice for Nurses —a joint initiative of the American Nurses Foundation and the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Decades of scientific research have shown that practicing gratitude is good for our minds, bodies, and relationships. Gratitude Practice for Nurses is a free initiative designed to provide...

Here are two excerpts from a powerful blog post on the KevindMd site which is written by an anonymous medical student. I recommend the entire blog post which can be found here . Cissy's note: If doctors to be, while in medical school are not treated well by the medical model they are being trained to perform in, how can we expect them to then treat patients with compassion and understanding? I think of this now not only as a trauma survivor, and a patient advocate, but as a mother to a...