A heartfelt story of a veteran’s resilience and recovery, reflecting the compassion at the heart of community-based healing

Patty Born’s heartbreaking yet hopeful journey through grief and her mission to transform tragedy into advocacy for suicide awareness and healing.

Nicole Runyon explores the youth mental health crisis, overdiagnosis, and why parent coaching is key to resilience.

Valerie Smith grew up in a household marked by abuse, neglect, and instability, leading to years of struggle with complex PTSD. Through therapy, mindfulness, and her connection with nature, she found healing and resilience, ultimately transforming her pain into purpose as a psychotherapist and ecotherapy guide. In this article, Valerie shares her journey and the insights that now shape her work with clients facing trauma and recovery.

Are you stuck in survival mode? When Survival Becomes A Diagnosis, refers to a state of ongoing stress and survival mode that can cause various mental and physical health problems. This happens when the body's natural stress response, known as the fight-or-flight response, stays active over time, impacting different bodily systems and mental functions. While survival mode is a normal stress response, long-term activation can lead to negative effects.