Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) is an evidence-informed, modular intervention developed to help children, adolescents, adults, and families cope with distress in the weeks and months after a disaster or traumatic event. Created by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for…

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed, modular approach designed to support individuals—children, adolescents, adults, and families—immediately after disasters or traumatic events such as terrorism. Created by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for PTSD, PFA aims to reduce initial distress…

A distillation of only the most essential insights for secure and happy relationships seems to come down to Curiosity, Kindness, and Gratitude. Together, these strengthen each other and provide protective factors for a relationship. Kindness builds safety. Curiosity invites connection. Gratitude reinforces what’s good. Each…

Pioneered by psychologist Martin Seligman in the late 1990s Positive Psychology is about helping people not just survive, but to thrive—emotionally, socially, and spiritually. As a therapeutic approach, Positive Psychology is the scientific study of what makes life most worth living. Rather than focusing only…

Gratitude is a super power! Here are some resources on what gratitude does for us and how to build it. What gratitude is and what it does for us? Why (we believe) people have and use gratitude Best Character Strengths (Hint: it’s Gratitude) Building and…

Every persons growth journey is unique, also there are some general pathways and fundamentals that appear often. Below are common key steps to growth. These skills can be performed in several ways, they are presented here to give helpful structure to identify and strengthen what…