Posts by The Living Room Collective
Bystander Behaviour: An Interview with Dr. Alan Berkowitz
Posted by Suzanne Brogger on December 08, 2017 at 8:20 AM @ http://www.upstanderprojects.com/bystander-behaviour-interview The news right now is full of stories of sexual harassment and abuse. From Cosby to Trump, to Weinstein, Louis C.K. and so many others, the story seems to be the same. A powerful man uses his position to get away with…
Read MoreBystander behavior in sexual abuse
Why do families, religious institutions, and universities – fail to intervene when sexual abuse is disclosed? Why do laws favor the perpetrators instead of the victims of abuse? How do sexual predators groom their victims and manipulate bystanders into looking the other way? How has “rape culture” permeated our media, our campuses, and our society?…
Read MoreSherisa Dahlgren, LMFT
Sherisa is an innovative creator and licensed psychotherapist who prioritizes joy, resiliency and playfulness as a way of life. With a high focus on somatic therapies (movement, breath, mindfulness), Ms. Dahlgren partners with corporations, non-profits and academic institutions to streamline leadership, de sign mental health treatment strategies and promote healthy work environments. Ms. Dahlgren co-created…
Read MoreADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Growing numbers of younger kids are overdosing on stimulant medications commonly used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study indicates. The researchers called for greater efforts to identify kids at risk for overdose, and more education on safe storage of prescription and over-the-counter…
Read MorePTSD: the plague of our times
PTSD (Post-Traumatic-Stress Disorder) is not only a growing concern for the medical world, but a socioeconomic issue, as more and more people are diagnosed with it, whole new groups like inmates and C-section born are vulnerable and the cost of dealing with it, either by treatment or suffer the social consequences of non-treatment, are huge.…
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Wellness Soundbath: Self-Care Event with New Hampshire Young Democrats Wednesday, October 28th at 6pm PDT
Join the New Hampshire Young Democrats for a night of self-care and soothing sounds before we sprint across the finish line on November 3rd. This sound offering will provide a meditative experience to soothe your GOTV feels! We’ll hear from talented sound offering artists Gabe Harris (https://soundcloud.com/gabriel-harris-2) and Bodhi Setchko (https://bodhimusic.bandcamp.com/album/qi). We hope to see…
Read MoreGo with the flow in a meditative sound bath
Written by Jennifer Maerz on July 14, 2016 for sfchronicle.com. Quoted from article: “On a Friday evening in May, 1,000 people lined the steps of Grace Cathedral, clutching blankets, pillows, yoga mats, eye masks and sleeping bags, awaiting entry to a sold-out event. A latecomer bounded up the steps, her disco jacket reflecting the scene…
Read MoreEnd The Backlog
Victim Notification “Creating a survivor-centered and trauma-informed approach to notification is key to gaining trust and re-engaging victims whose rape kits were not tested and whose cases were not pursued by the criminal justice system.” – Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Michigan State University We are proud to present: Navigating Notification: A Guide to Re-engaging Sexual Assault Survivors…
Read MoreHealing Narratives From the Holistic Healing Arts Retreat
This article examines the subjective experience of the Holistic Healing Arts Retreat to improve both trauma-related and resilience outcomes for trauma. In this article, we assessed the extent to which the conceptual model of the Holistic Healing Arts Retreat, termed the Healing Arc, characterized retreat participants’ actual experience based on narratives recorded in real time…
Read MoreA Holistic Healing Arts Model for Counselors, Advocates, and Lawyers Serving Trauma Survivors: Joyful Heart Foundation Retreat
Secondary traumatic stress and vicarious traumatization present a burden that counselors, advocates, and lawyers risk when working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault. While effective trauma interventions provide one option for addressing the effects of secondary traumatic stress, the focus of these treatments is typically on clinical symptom reduction, rather…
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