Tag Archive for: Trauma

Creative Healing
Marjorie Fedyszyn (Photo by Sarah Whiting)
When my art practice…

Healing in Community
Mikki Morrissette (photo by Sarah Whiting)
Trigger Warning:…

The Dance of Trust
Doreen Johnson (Photo by Megan Dobratz)
For more than 40…

A Cycle That Works Against Women
Patrice Salmeri (photo by Sarah Whiting)
Substance use is…

The Science of Trauma
In 1998, a researcher was trying to find out why a predominantly…

Healing in the Community of Women
Stephanie Sorenson (Photo by Sarah Whiting)
Trigger warning:…

Healing in Community
MWP Conversations: #3
At the January 2019 event, “MWP Conversation:…

The Deepest Well: Reducing Childhood Trauma in Minnesota
Carol Koepp (photo by Sarah Whiting)
My life-mate, Tom, had…

Our Shared Trauma of Race
Bob-e Simpson has worked in public health for more than 30 years.…

Portraits of beautiful lives CoverArtist: Bonnie Lee honors victims of domestic violence – after a third woman she knew was killed
Bonnie Lee (Courtesy of the Grand Forks Herald)
After a third…

A passionate “genius”
Sarah Deer (Photo courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T.…

Activist artist Shirl Chouinard creates dolls to educate about domestic violence
Shirl Chouinard (Courtesy Photo)
When Shirl Chouinard asked…


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