Authors: Melinda Smith, M.A., Lawrence Robinson,Robert Segal, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. What is PTSD? After a traumatic experience, it’s normal to feel frightened, sad, anxious, and disconnected. But if the upset doesn’t fade, you may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  Signs and symptoms of PTSD PTSD develops differently from person to person…

The Ionia R Whipper Home launched BRIDGEs, (Building Resilient Individuals During Great Emotional Stress) a series of virtual socio-emotional learning workshops for children 8-11, who are experiencing stress due to the trauma of COVID-19. BRIDGEs is serving 10-15 students recruited from elementary schools in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area occurring January 11-March 19.  Students will…

What is emotional wellbeing? Emotional wellbeing is at the heart of our daily lives. Whether we are happy, fearful, excited or angry, our emotions can influence the way we approach our daily activities. Every decision we make is governed by our state of mind in some small way, so having good emotional health is essential to living a full,…