Stay In Your Upstairs Brain

The authors note that the one area of trauma that students can control is oneself. How could you help students focus on keeping themselves in their upstairs brain?

Holidays Change

In a 2018 article, the Columbus Dispatch reported that Ohio State football player Robert Flanders had his joy of Christmas muted by his Father’s murder. Flanders shares the following thoughts about navigating that trauma “Christmas is so close to the anniversary of my...

Responses to Trauma

The authors note that some students are more strongly affected by certain events than others. Not everyone has the same response to traumatic events. Why do you think students respond differently to a traumatic event? What does this suggest for us as professionals as...

Post Positive

We know about negativity. We see it when people expect the worst out of life when they notice what is wrong or talk about things that have not lived up to expectations. Negativity is as contagious as the flu. It can drag us down if we allow it to influence our...