Christa M - Disaster Minded (Page 3)

emergency-management

How I Updated My Resume to Move Towards a Brand New Career

The way I was able to see and appreciate just how much I've accomplished over the years, and to frame it all in a way that felt the most authentic to me

disaster-recovery

Following the Action Steps in Navigating the Chaos

Now that I'm rebuilding my entire life from the ground up, I'm more feeling my way along than planning my steps

A person wearing all black clothing lies curled in a fetal position on a wooden bench.

emergency-management

Leadership, Trauma, and the Space for Connection Between Them

Rarely can we admit that our carefully crafted structures may not always be the right ones for the circumstances

community

What Does Intentional, Human Centered Disaster Response Look Like?

Nothing much can get done unless and until people feel safe, seen and heard before they can act effectively.

community

The Importance of Human Response to Systemic Failure

Trauma is arguably a part of life, but also arguably, hardship can be prevented from ever becoming trauma by loving care and compassion

healing

A reintroduction

We don't talk about what happens or how to manage when the losses keep piling on

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community

Five Years After My Dystopian Fiction Was Published, I’m Afraid It Might Actually Be Coming True

What I never expected in writing to process my layoffs as well as my privilege

A young white woman with dark hair lies face down on grass, her arms folded over her head.

community

Finding Community and Building Solidarity for Socially Exhausted Introverts*

If you're paying attention, you find the keys to all your future interactions

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community

How to Heal When Life Feels Like the Environment That Harmed You

Regaining our sense of agency is another way of saying regaining the sense of power we lost in the environment(s) that harmed us

A stalk of purple flowers grows tall through rows of yellow flowers, standing out

community

Asking for Help When You Don’t Conform to Social Expectations

Here’s what “trans rights are human rights” really means -- for everyone

A woman's hand holds a pen over paper on a wooden desk beside a notebook and a mug.

child-abuse

To Protect Our Children, We First Need to Heal Ourselves

The predatory men I engaged with recognized I was starved for connection. Our support structures need to realize this, too.

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child-abuse

How American Hero Narratives Keep Us From Solving Social Crises — or Healing

We insist on “rescuer” narratives at the expense of developing agency for our children and ourselves