February 2022

I recently listened to an interview featuring David Richo. He wrote a book several years ago, How to be An Adult in Relationships , in which he explained what he calls the Five A’s that help relationships flourish. What he said made so much sense, and I saw applications beyond individual relationships. I believe we can use the Five A’s to better understand relationships with others and ourselves and even apply it to other contexts. He explained that the Five A’s are what we need as infants...

This video clip explains why ACE scores should not be used as a screener. Dr. Anda, one of the co-principal investigators of the ACE Study, discusses his concerns about misuses of ACE scores and how the 10 question ACE survey was developed simply as an activity for one of his presentations. It was never intended to be used in isolation or as a screener to rule in or rule out interventions. For the full 22 minute video, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfx5vOHFfxs

Has the pandemic stressed you out? Want to learn the self-soothing skills of Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience directly from the author, Dr. Carolyn Curtis? Good news! The Dibble Institute has received generous funding for scholarships to the online, full 12-lesson series, Mind Matters Now . The course helps teachers, social workers, medical professionals, and others manage their stress by building resilience skills and practices for mental well-being. (CEU’s are...