Lucyemft

04/27/2022

We are all connected. What affects one of us affects all of us. Let's work together to make safe choices. Learn about the network of support available in our community at www.SafeChoicesVC.org.

Ventura County Behavioral Health

06/28/2021

The legacy that psychiatry gave us has serious ramifications for medical diagnosis and treatment today. Too often, the possibility of treatment is delayed by years, sometimes decades, because physical symptoms are seen as psychological in origin. And gender is a huge factor in this.

Five years ago, TED Fellow Jennifer Brea became progressively ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating illness that severely impairs normal activities and on bad days makes even the rustling of bed sheets unbearable. In this poignant talk, Brea d...

04/26/2021

ACEs Aware Ventura County is doing great work to promote screening, intervention and linkage to resources for individuals who have experienced adverse childhood events (ACEs) and to create great clinical education programs and materials. Honored to be a part of this effort in our county!

11/30/2020

Thanks, Evanston Family Therapy Center.

"When people encounter complexity, they become more curious and less closed off to new information. They listen, in other words."

What if journalists covered controversial issues differently — based on how humans actually behave when they are polarized and suspicious?

10/26/2020

"What happens if the stories we tell ourselves about our lives leave us lonely, wrestling with meaning?"

What happens if the stories we tell ourselves about our lives leave us lonely, wrestling with meaning?

09/30/2020

Thanks, Kathie Adams and Evanston Family Therapy Center

"When “boundaries” is used as an organizing metaphor for the ethics of relationships, certain discourses are brought into play while others are crowded out. For example, the discourse of separation and individuation is valued at the expense of the discourses of interdependence, collaboration, and community that many feminist writers have argued for so persuasively.

During our stay in South Africa, we noticed over and over how boundary language functions like apartheid. Boundaries are about separation. They invite us to relate to people on the other side as “other,” as foreign. It is hard for us to think about boundaries without thinking of the “separate but equal” policies that flourished in the United States before Brown vs. the Board of Education and of the remnants of those policies that still affect our culture. The language of boundaries partakes of the discourses that support individual ownership of property and individual rights, and works against those discourses that support shared stewardship and the rights of communities. Making boundaries our central focus in deciding what is and is not ethical in our relationships can keep us from critically examining the effects of distance, withdrawal, non-participation, and related issues."

- Gene Combs & Jill Freedman. Relationships, not Boundaries. Theoretical Medicine 23, 2002. p 205-206.

08/28/2020

08/25/2020

A progressive directory with expansive search filters, as diverse and unique as the society we serve.

08/23/2020

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08/15/2020

"The labels imply different possibilities."

What if mental disorders like anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder aren’t mental disorders at all?

04/24/2020

This pandemic and all it comes with is hard. Healthcare workers and essential workers in other industries may be feeling burnt out and finding it difficult to find joy, awe, laughter, and positive emotions due to the stress and uncertainty we're living in. Today, my team reminded me of the 3 Good Things tool from Brian Sexton of Duke University. Just a few minutes a day to identify 3 Good Things is more effective at combating depression than antidepressants, reduces burnout and compassion fatigue, and increases resilience.

There are many things we love to do that we can't do right now. What we can do is take a few moments to reflect on the good. Admire nature. Connect with someone and appreciate seeing their face. Take a clear, deep breath if you're able. Watch TV that makes you laugh. And then savor those moments for just two minutes a day.

positive emotions

04/11/2020

Serving essential workers through telehealth using https://www.coronavirusonlinetherapy.com/ at $50 to $15 per session.

Short-term, pro-bono and reduced fee online therapy for those on the front line during the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic.