Hope + Resilience

Trauma

How to Create a Trauma-Informed Playlist

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on April 25, 2023

Are you what you listen to? Learn how to harness the power of music to foster greater resilience in the face of trauma.

Trauma

7 Ways to Cope With Feeling Triggered by Traumatic Events

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on February 22, 2023

Are you feeling emotionally triggered by the Turkey and Syria earthquakes? These seven small steps can make a big difference to your mental health.

Resilience

What We Can Learn From the Body to Seek Communal Restoration

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 27, 2021

How can our corporate bodies use the image of physical healing to promote a vision of life together oriented toward human flourishing?

Health

Being Intentional to Seek Emotional Healthiness

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 26, 2021

No one is immune to the struggles of mental and emotional health. How can we work through them healthily?

Trauma

Creating Room to Breathe in the Age of "I Can't Breathe"

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 25, 2021

How can we create SAFETY for our own personal well-being?

Bias

Catching One's Breath in the Age of "I Can’t Breathe"

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 24, 2021

How has the dual pandemic of racial injustice and COVID-19 disproportionately affected communities of color?

Suicide

Finding Hope in the Midst of a Suicide Crisis

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 19, 2021

Suicide is a disease for which prevention is the only acceptable treatment.

Career

Turning Appreciation to Encouragement in the Workplace

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 7, 2021

Every person is unique in how they want to be shown appreciation and encouraged.

Relationships

Love Languages and Appreciation in the Workplace

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 6, 2021

The way we want to be shown appreciation is deeply a characteristic of who we are.

Autism

Lessons From the Field: Autism and COVID-19 Mental Health

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 5, 2021

Lessons on how to foster resilience in the face of adversity, from people with autism spectrum disorder.

Compassion Fatigue

Seeking Resilience in the Midst of Compassion Fatigue

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 4, 2021

Compassion fatigue doesn't mean a person doesn't care, but they no longer have the ability to care.

Religion

Finding Common Ground Through Religious Disagreement

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on April 23, 2021

How can we humbly respect and honor others, putting aside our own perspectives, to work better with those with whom we might religiously disagree?

Resilience

Coping With Loss of Place and Finding Resilience During COVID

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on April 15, 2021

It is important to acknowledge that our loss of place during COVID is a loss; grieve it and then figure out how to meet the challenge of this new normal.

Career

Becoming People and Leaders of Integrity

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on April 13, 2021

Tips on how to live, lead, and work with integrity and authenticity.

Health

5 Ways COVID Has Changed Children's Mental Health

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on April 7, 2021

How has your child's mental health suffered because of COVID and how can you help them cope?

Resilience

The Impact of Human Purpose on Resiliency

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on March 29, 2021

Purpose in life refers to the way individuals use their personal skills and talents to make a meaningful contribution to the broader world.

Health

Reducing and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on March 20, 2021

The importance of addressing the mental health needs of men in helping to reduce intimate partner violence.

Health

The Link Between Mental Health and Intimate Partner Violence

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on March 19, 2021

What is the relationship between mental health challenges, alcohol and substance abuse, and intimate partner violence?

Resilience

Growing Together and Staying Resilient During the Pandemic

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on March 18, 2021

Resiliency can help us cope by allowing us to be adaptable and reconfigure our behaviors, attitudes, or thoughts so that the hardship being experienced can be weathered.

Personality

How Personality and Policy Affect Pandemic Behavior

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on March 17, 2021

What determines whether people actually shelter at home during the pandemic?