by admingabfleming | Jun 19, 2024 | Clinical Interventions, Enhancing Competency, Pop Culture, Media, and the Arts
This weekend Inside Out 2 hit the theaters and I was first in line to check it out! Our journey with Riley and her emotions continued, this time with the added influence of Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui. Before diving into Inside Out 2 any...
by admingabfleming | Jun 19, 2024 | Enhancing Competency, Suicide
Making sense of suicide helps clinicians increase their competency and comfort in treating suicidal ideations and related behaviors. Part 1: Introduction Suicide remains a national and international crisis. The World Health Organization (2018) estimated that over...
by admingabfleming | May 23, 2024 | Clinician Wellness, Expanding Self-Care
What is secondary stress? Secondary stress is the experience of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms because of hearing and bearing witness to the trauma and suffering of others. This can show up as intrusive thoughts of the traumas, nightmares, emotional lability,...
by admingabfleming | May 7, 2024 | Clinical Interventions, Clinician Wellness, Engaging in Community Care, Enhancing Competency, Expanding Self-Care
What is mindfulness? There are many misconceptions when it comes to mindfulness. First, that it entails meditation, which it can; however, meditation is not the end all be all of mindfulness. Second, that it requires “clearing the mind.” I find this...
by admingabfleming | Apr 11, 2024 | Engaging in Community Care
First and Second Spaces Connecting with community is essential to our emotional well-being. Spending time with others who share our values, our goals, and our joys gives a sense of belonging that can sustain us through our most difficult times. By default, this often...
