Building Resiliency to Trauma

Disaster Psychology

Disaster Relief Management — Community Resiliency Model

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on October 16, 2024

The Disaster Relief Mobilization: Community Resiliency Model Program is trauma and resiliency-informed and designed to support communities before, during, and after a disaster.

Mental Health Stigma

Hope and Healing for Veterans and Service Members

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on July 31, 2024

The needs of over 50 percent of the 21 million U.S. veterans with behavioral health challenges are not being met due to stigma and other barriers to care.

Therapy

The Healing Power of Emotional Tears

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on July 29, 2024

If you cry, you are not a crybaby. You are human. Tears are part of our healing design, releasing stress and cleansing our mind and body.

Politics

Strategies to Reduce Political Heartache and Distress

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on April 24, 2024

Fostering mutual respect and through some simple strategies may increase dialogue and reduce distress.

Stress

Reducing Distress by Growing Your Well-Being

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on April 15, 2024

Six skills highlight the human capacity for well-being by cultivating body literacy and leveraging positive life experiences to foster balance.

Shame

Women Empowerment: The Rebecca Effect in "Ted Lasso"

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on January 18, 2024

Personal Perspective: When we embrace our whole self compassionately, transformation is possible.

Resilience

The Importance of Human Dignity

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on December 31, 2023

Personal Perspective: No one can strip away our intrinsic worth, identity, and dignity. Our inherent value remains inviolable.

Trauma

Mindfulness Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on December 26, 2023

Mindfulness can help to restore balance to the body and mind. When coupled with a trauma-informed lens, it can provide solace to trauma survivors.

Stress

Body Literacy Helps to Regulate Emotions

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on December 24, 2023

Body literacy entails the skill of attuning ourselves to sensations. When we develop this ability, we can better manage our emotions.

Environment

The Climate Crisis: Helping Youth With Emotional Distress

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on October 2, 2023

Numerous initiatives exist to help young people combat feelings of powerlessness and anxiety regarding the climate crisis.

Trauma

Integration of Trauma Resiliency Model Skills

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on July 17, 2023

Somatic-based approaches can be integrated into trauma reprocessing interventions to promote healing.

Trauma

The Integration of EMDR With the Trauma Resiliency Model

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on July 5, 2023

Somatic treatment approaches like the Trauma Resiliency Model can be integrated with EMDR to amplify healing for clients.

Stress

The Stress Spectrum and Learning to Read the Nervous System

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on May 5, 2023

Stressed? Learn about the Stress Spectrum and how reading your sensations can help cultivate your well-being.

Trauma

How the Trauma and Community Resiliency Models Foster Well-Being

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on March 7, 2023

Healing from trauma and stressful life experiences is possible when we cultivate wellness skills based on neuroscience.

Trauma

"Tending and Befriending" Is the 4th Survival Strategy

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on March 2, 2023

The survival response of "tend and befriend" can be an adaptive response to traumatic experiences.

Trauma

Reflections of a Trauma Therapist in the Russo-Ukraine War

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on December 1, 2022

Pathways of well-being can be cultivated during the additional stresses and tensions of the holiday season, even during a war.

Health

How to Help Survivors of Extreme Climate Events

Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW on September 30, 2022

Extreme climate events like Hurricane Ian can exacerbate survivors' mental health conditions. Some simple wellness strategies can help reduce suffering.