One would think after attending a Dr. Kevin M. Gilmartin presentation hosted by a local police department, I would have a better understanding of the importance of self-care. One would think after attending the previously mentioned presentation and later being assigned to read Dr. Kevin M. Gilmartin’sEmotional Survival for Law Enforcementin a work course, I […]
Brothers and sisters in blue, We aspire to protect and bring justice, but too often we neglect to protect and be fair to ourselves. From domestic violence cases, accidents, shootings, robberies, children in danger, we’ve seen it all! And let’s face it –it all takes a toll in our emotional, mental, social and physical […]
The impact of early trauma and maltreatment is potentially profound and long lasting. Many early traumas faced in both rural and urban Kenyan communities are heightened by challenges related to poverty, such as residential instability, limited education, low income and earning potential, food scarcity, and limited access to healthcare (Shonkoff et al., 2012). A study […]
Stacy-Anne Parke ~ CJ720 ~ Trauma and Crisis ~ Blog Post You deserve to enjoy life just as much as anyone else! You may not know what good self-care looks like, but it forms the backbone of your physical and emotional well being. It encourages progress and healing. It is essential in the maintenance of […]
The practice of self-care, although a necessity in life, is not used enough and many people don’t truly understand what self-care is. Many people attempt to eliminate a lot of things that they find stressful. But what happens when the stressors are unavoidable parts of life? Many people have children, a family, school or work […]
Many jobs are stressful. That being said, I think that criminal justice jobs are especially stressful given how many hours of work are involved (quite often significantly more than 40) and given the types of things that cops have to witness and encounter in the course of their duties. The police are rarely called in […]
Stress and traumatic events in life are things that can affect anyone at any given point in time. The level of severity may differ, but we all are equally susceptible to such events. With the varying level of severity, individual’s ability to react to such incidents vary as well. People work through stress or traumatic […]
Medication is a common approach used to treat many forms of mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety and PTSD. It is estimated that approximately 242 million adults in the United States, roughly one in six Americans, take prescription psychiatric drugs (Fox, 2016). Many people who experience mental health issues seek care from their primary care physician, […]
While many self-defense organizations teach important moves that could protect someone during an attack, those moves are useless if they cannot be recalled in a moment of panic. Bessel Van der Kolk (2014) explains how, in situations of danger or panic, “…the old brain takes over, it partially shuts down the higher brain, our conscious […]
Intergenerational trauma is “transmitted through attachment relationships where the parent has experienced relational trauma and have significant impacts upon individuals across the lifespan, including predisposition to further trauma” (Isobel, S., Goodyear, M., Furness, T., & Foster, K., 2019). Fortunately, the understanding of this method of the transmission of trauma is now becoming more widespread and […]