By KVC West Virginia Staff — 2020
For parents, children can take up every waking thought and every ounce of energy outside of work. This is especially true for foster parents.
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CLEAR ALL
Spoken word meet social critique in this power piece exploring the cyclical nature of mental health challenges within the black community.
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Shame is at the intersection of individual psychology healing and social change. Clinically, when we follow the path of our shame, we experience the greatest healing, and culturally, when we move past the power of shame we can act together to improve civil rights for all.
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Did you know that in the United States, over 10.3 million adults have serious thoughts of suicide and/or battle with mental health struggles privately while continuing to produce and perform publicly? Imagine living with a constant, lingering private struggle, while performing in front of the world.
Words that Change Lives: David Wolpe at TEDxEmory
So you complete your foster care pride training and you are a new foster parent. It is hard to describe those first few experience and feelings. Foster Care is a roller coaster and I continue to learn lessons every single day.
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Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love sits down with Jackie MacMullan to discuss suffering with anxiety and depression, having his first panic attack on November 5th, 2017 and how he can help others suffering from mental illness open up and get the help they need.
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Brendan’s community became his home when he moved from house to house after his parents left him with his three brothers and a sister when he was 4 at a shopping mall. They never came back.
Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run, but it will never make you less afraid.
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If you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it.