Friends – Do I have a treat in store for you today! Are you familiar with mindfulness? Do you want to live more in the present moment and not be so caught up in the past or worried about the future? If so, then you must read Yedda Stancil’s fantastic book Shut Up and Sit. […]
Hi Dr. Brooks! You are a renowned clinical psychologist and author of a multitude of books on resilience. How do you define resilience and how can we build it in ourselves and our children? You have written about the difference between recovery and resilience, specifically resilience to loss and trauma such as the violent death […]
The pastor at my church this past Sunday mentioned a very startling statistic in his sermon. White middle-class men are dying by suicide at an increasing rate. The article in the NY Times also sited that “the mortality rate for whites 45 to 54 years old with no more than a high school education increased […]
From AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.) People who kill themselves exhibit one or more warning signs, either through what they say or what they do. The more warning signs, the greater the risk. Talk If a person talks about: Behavior A person’s suicide risk is greater if a behavior is new or has increased, […]
Find a therapist. Join a support group. Join a walk. Start a journal. Honor a loved one: […]