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Read about the We Are ResilientTM approach in action, with our featured blogs describing how it supports professionals serving others.
Healthcare workers are in great need of healing. The National Academy of Medicine reports that physicians and other healthcare professionals are twice as likely to experience burnout compared to the general population. … Find Out More
Children and youth are experiencing a mental health crisis. The Surgeon General has declared that the pandemic has had a devastating effect on youth mental health. Children and youth have … Find Out More
As Project Director for Bright Futures two decades ago, I and my team helped shepherd in a whole new era of “well child” visits. Since the healthcare system is one … Find Out More
The heart of medicine is healing. Ultimately, the goal of working with patients (and their families) is to support, encourage and move toward healing, together. Just as in all professions, … Find Out More
I was one of those lost kids in school. Growing up in a military family, I was uprooted and moved every two years all the way through high school. I … Find Out More
Educators faced a great deal of stress before COVID-19, but the pandemic and its resulting distance learning have been incredible stressors for many educators’ psychological well-being. They were forced to … Find Out More
Through the state of California’s ACEs Aware Initiative, the California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris has put out the clarion call: We must cut adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic … Find Out More
I often remind training participants that strengthening resilience is essential because we never know what is around the next bend. I was reminded of that in full force last week … Find Out More
For as long as I can remember, anxiety has always been a presence in my life. Even as young as four and five, I would worry all the time. When … Find Out More
I keep running into myself! This time, I ran headlong into my white male privilege. I pride myself in thinking I’ve grown in consciousness, and then, bam! I encounter something … Find Out More
I had been looking forward to Memorial Day weekend for a while. My spring had been filled with personal and professional stress, and relaxing on the shores of a mountain … Find Out More
An incident came up earlier this week that one of my teams needed to handle quickly. We called an ad-hoc meeting, and everyone gathered on Zoom. Fortunately, the team has … Find Out More
We recently took a spring break trip to Las Vegas with our two sons, ages 15 and 18. Typically, my family has traveled well together. Even when my children were … Find Out More
As I prepared for my webinar, Finding Resilience As Our Parents Decline, last week, I reflected on my caregiving journey with my mom over the previous six years. Like most people, my mom’s … Find Out More
As a child, I had to stay on guard to ensure I did everything right. My grandmother, Mother Margaret, was as strict as they came. As the matriarch of my … Find Out More
My mother died two weeks ago. Though I am feeling sad, I am also feeling grateful—grateful that she is finally released from Alzheimer’s, that she knew us until the end, … Find Out More