/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ *The Surviving Spirit Newsletter April 2020* Hi Folks, Obviously we are all experiencing some very trying times and this makes it hard for so many to be with others. Truly a time that we all need the healing power of human connection. Social distancing makes tha ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ *The Surviving Spirit Newsletter March 2020* Hi Folks, Sending warm thoughts and prayers to all, these are trying times. It can be mind boggling. But I do believe we shall get through this. Hopefully wiser minds and acts of kindness and caring shall be the norm f ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ *The Surviving Spirit Newsletter February 2020* *Newsletter Contents*: 1] This coat design isn't just saving lives. It's launching new careers for homeless people – CNN 1a] This coat isn't just saving lives. It's creating careers the homeless – YouTube 3:45 minut ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ *The Surviving Spirit Newsletter January 2020* Hi Folks, Greetings and wishing everyone a Happy New Year and good health for 2020. Strange weather here in New Hampshire land, freezing cold for several days, lots of snow, then warmer temperatures, up to the 40's, ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ *The Surviving Spirit Newsletter December 2019* *Contents List*: 1] A neuroscientist's advice for combating stress this holiday season by Dr. Patrick K. Porter 2] Peer Respite: A Home Not Just For The Holidays by By Juliana Cuadra – WUFT News 3] Peer Respite Hand ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter November 2019 *Newsletter Contents*: 1] The Isolation of Healing - Rebuilding Wellness by Sue Ingebretson 1a] FibroWHYalgia: Why Rebuilding the Ten Root Causes of Chronic Illness Restores Chronic Wellness: Susan E. Ingebretson: eBo ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter October 2019 http://newsletters.survivingspirit.com/pdfs/2019-10-The_Surviving_Spirit_Newsletter_October_2019.pdf Hi folks, I'm hoping all is well for you in your corner of the world. For myself, I've been taking in the lovely col ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ *The Surviving Spirit Newsletter August 2019* *Newsletter Contents*: 1] The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS 2] Art and Healing Organizations & Programs - One of the Most Comprehensive Online Resources of Art & Healing 3] How does music therapy work? Br ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ *The Surviving Spirit Newsletter July 2019* *Newsletter Contents*: 1] The Courage of Parenting When You Have A History of Trauma(c) by Gretchen Schmelzer 2] The House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing entitled, “Identifying, Preventing, and Treatin ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ *The Surviving Spirit Newsletter June 2019* *Newsletter Contents*: Some Health & Advocacy Awareness Highlights for June - PTSD Awareness - LGBT Pride Month - African-American Music Appreciation – Men’s Health 1] Sometimes Depression Means Not Feeling Anything ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter May 2019 *Newsletter Contents*: 1] May is Mental Health Awareness Month - By My Side Live at the River Ledge, You Tube 2] We Need New Ways of Treating Depression By Johann Hari, author of Lost Connections 3] I Now Suspect the Vagus ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter April 2019 Hi Folks, April is a month for recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention, National Child Abuse Prevention & National Minority Health. With that in mind, I would like to share a video clip of a song I wrote ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter March 2019 Hi Folks, Welcome to the March issue of the Surviving Spirit Newsletter...FYI, March is National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month & Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month, more about that is shared fu ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ *The Surviving Spirit Newsletter February 2019* Hey Folks, Welcome to the New Year, 2019, Wow!! Here's the scoop on why the long delay since the last newsletter was sent...back in November, I asked if anyone had experiences with a, anterior cervical disc fusion. ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter November 2018 Hi Folks, Welcome to November and here in New Hampshire, snow and a fair amount of it, along with several days of sub-freezing weather has come early...The bright side to this, perhaps it will take care of the tick po ...Continue Reading

The Surviving Spirit Newsletter September 2018 /Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter September 2018 Hi folks, Well, Fall has arrived with lots of rain, chilly nights and every now & then, a mild taste of what summer was, with a short visit of warmer temperatures. ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter August 2018 Hi folks, Hard to believe that we are at the end of August, I swear the older I get, the faster time flies by, even when I have purposely slowed down my life, at least I think I have. Oh well, as they say, “C'est la ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter July 2018 Newsletter Contents: 1] 8 Lifestyle Habits May Counter The Health Effects Of Early Life Stress – Forbes 2] The seven essential behaviors of highly creative people – Quartz 3] Common Drugs May Be Contributing to Depressi ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter June 2018 Hi Folks, As the saying goes, '/better late than never/'....still working on getting back into a groove for doing things after the healing of the head injury and the heart surgery, but I am definitely getting there. I 'g ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter May 2018 - _http://newsletters.survivingspirit.com/pdfs/2018-05-The_Surviving_Spirit_Newsletter_May_2018.pdf_ Hi Folks, A lot has happened here in my little corner of New Hampshire since sending out the April Surviving Spirit Newsl ...Continue Reading

/Healing the Heart Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy / Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “/Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.// // Kahlil Gibran/ The Surviving Spirit Newsletter April 2018 - PDF @ website - http://newsletters.survivingspirit.com/pdfs/2018-04-The_Surviving_Spirit_Newsletter_April_2018.pdf Hi Folks, It has been a year, since I sent out the last Surviving Spirit Newsletter and I am truly ...Continue Reading