'Always give love, respect, and kindness. Not because you're naive, but because that's who you are. Don't let their actions change your goodness.' ~Najwa Zebian

Sometimes the symptoms of years of prolonged childhood trauma only begin to bubble to the surface after the survivor finds a pocket of safety.
In this article, a survivor looks back at what feels different 2 years after she was first diagnosed with CPTSD. buff.ly/3Ldap8T

Exercising in Nature Reduces Depression, Improves Health

Researchers found significant health benefits and cost savings from physical activities in natural settings, like parks and coastlines, in England.

Engaging in nature-based activities can prevent approximately 13,000…

Attachment Matters!
Parents have the most important job in the world - helping to shape the human mind

Helping children and teens in #fostercare #adoption #kinship Understand what happened, why it happened and recover from the deeply painful emotions and experiences takes time and emotional support ❤️‍🩹

Our human brain grows from the bottom up and from the inside out.
Humans have an longgg childhood and adolescence because there is nothing more complex than the human mind!
Children Matter!

Join NCAP for tomorrow’s free webinar #childwelfare #adoption #aces #childtrauma

Who Gets to Be a Mother? - YES! Magazine Solutions Journalism yesmagazine.org/health-happine…

Advokids releases one of a kind investigative report revealing the alarming failures of attorneys appointed to represent children and youth in CA foster care! #OutofSight
Western Center on Law & Poverty Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Read Report and Take Action Today!
advokids.org/out-of-sight-o…

Join us for NACC's Conference in Salt Lake City!

Conference registration is open! We hope to see you in Utah this summer for NACC's 47th National #ChildWelfare Law Conference! Build community, advance justice, and become a better advocate. buff.ly/47Rj0Y5

Helping children and teens in #fostercare #adoption #kinship Understand what happened, why it happened and recover from the deeply painful emotions and experiences takes time and emotional support ❤️‍🩹

'Meditation rewires your brain through the process of neuroplasticity... Habits start to break. And we start to gain more control over what we think, how we feel, and what we do.'

How meditation helps you be kinder to yourself, sleep better, and more: buff.ly/30Vqozh

Is there a Foster Care Crisis? one.npr.org/i/1232439537:1…

Young brains need a lot of co-regulation to mature, grow and gain wisdom 🧠 ❤️

Our children reveal to us where we have ungrieved or unhealed losses or wounds

Loss, Trauma, Shame, Rejection, Abandonment, Isolation, Fear and Neglect experienced in childhood helps to shape the young heart and mind ... understanding, processing, growing and healing takes time allisondavismaxon.com/the-seven-core…

Doulas provide a spectrum of care for families and communities. This care is especially important for Black mamas whose maternal health outcomes are usually improved when they’re working with a doula! ❤️ #BMHW24 #BlackDoulaDay @blkmamasmatter

It’s never too late to make a start or try again. The best time for new beginnings is now

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