EmpowerSurvivors

12/31/2025

One thing about running EmpowerSurvivors that has been wonderful is getting to know people from all over the world, hearing their stories, seeing their progress and being a part of the healing process.

Thank you to all of you who allowed us to be part of your healing journeys in 2025!!!!
It has been an honor to walk this journey with you.

12/31/2025

The subtle early signs of schizophrenia revealed—long before psychosis begins is explored on this podcast episode of Inside Mental Health

12/30/2025

Self-Care and Mindfulness: A one-hour session on how to build a toolkit for better self-care and how to recognize when to use those tools. So often self-care and mindfulness take a back seat in life, but for individuals living with a mental illness or poor mental health, these practices are necessary. Learn new techniques to help improve your self-care routine and receive some new resources to try out.

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Time: 10:00-11:00 AM

Location: Carver County Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd Chanhassen, Minnesota 55117 United States

12/30/2025

🚓 Now Hiring: Stillwater MN Police Department

Looking for a career in law enforcement? The Stillwater Police Department offers:
✔ Competitive pay
✔ Opportunities for advancement & specialty assignments
✔ Strong training and professional development

👉 Apply today: governmentjobs.com/careers/stillwatermn

Looking for a career in law enforcement?

✔ Competitive pay
✔ Opportunities for advancement and specialty assignments
✔ Strong training and professional development

Stillwater PD is hiring Patrol Officers.

👉 Apply now: governmentjobs.com/careers/stillwatermn

12/30/2025

Guilt and shame arise from different cognitive triggers and rely on distinct neural systems to guide compensatory behavior.

12/29/2025

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12/29/2025

Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score, explains how trauma isn't just remembered, it is physically lived and relived through the body and brain.

He describes how traditional talk therapy often fails to reach the survival centers of the brain where trauma resides. Instead, healing comes through visceral experiences that help rewire perception, build a sense of safety, and reconnect the self. Through movement, touch, psychodrama, and even psychedelics, the brain can learn to see the present as safe again.

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12/29/2025

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and EMDR & complex trauma expert Michael Coy joins Lisa in this episode to continue this season’s discussion on dissociation. Michael tells us how he learned about trauma and what drew him to dedicate his practice to people coping with the impacts of complex trauma and dissociation. We also discuss how dissociation can impact the practice of EMDR and the different modes of thought among practitioners on how to use the treatment with patients experiencing dissociation. Plus, he shares that the most important lessons he’s learned as a therapist are that there are no shortcuts to therapy, and the biggest breakthroughs can come from accepting that there is always more to learn.

This episode was produced by Bright Sighted Podcasting

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and EMDR & complex trauma expert Michael Coy joins Lisa in this episode to continue this season’s discussion on dissociation....

12/29/2025

A snowy night here in Stillwater, MN
Drive safely if you have to be out!

12/24/2025

When a community of faith becomes a source of confusion rather than clarity, it may be operating under the influence of a "Gaslight Religion." Join us for a live 2-hour training with Wade Mullen, as we will explore how abusive leaders and institutions construct a version of “faith” that protects power rather than people. We’ll look closely at the tactics, language, and cycles of coercion that keep individuals and communities confused, isolated, and unable to see what is happening to them.

Date: January 30, 2025
Time: 1pm-30m ET
Cost: $79

SPECIAL OFFER: If you donate $200 or more to GRACE, we will send you a FREE registration code for The Gaslight Religion course!

Register at: NetGrace.org/training-center

11/20/2025

Spotting the signs of an unhealthy relationship can be difficult. Because we don’t have the tools to identify them. Explore our collection of articles and resources designed to help you recognize unhealthy relationship behaviors.

11/20/2025

Don't miss out on our next webinar, "Living Legends Webinar: Professional Practice Guidelines for Working with Adults with Complex Trauma Histories," with Paul Frewen and Christine Courtois! Learn more and register: https://cfas.isst-d.org/content/living-legends-webinar-professional-practice-guidelines-working-adults-complex-trauma -tabs-node-course-default1

If you cannot join us live, don't worry as purchase of the webinar includes access to the recording which will be made available within two weeks following the live webinar date.