I got an email recommending this site to me, Triumph over Tragedy. Of course, I set up this blog just for that purpose to pass along reviews and other resources for survivors, so naturally I want to pass this along as well. Michael Skinner is a survivor who has now turned his focus to motivating and encouraging survivors of trauma in their healing through telling his story, and through his music.
Check it out, and if you’ve heard Michael speak, share your experience!
She lists out things like having insurance, having financial security, having a partner and friends from who she doesn’t have to hide her therapy sessions, etc.
As we just talked about yesterday, the reason less than half of all people dealing with mental health issues actually get any treatment at all is because they don’t have all of these things.
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When I think about Monika’s point, and my own look at the numbers, I repeat what I said back then, when looking at one individual, the ACE survey is never the whole story. There are lots of childhood experiences that go unaccounted for, there are individual levels of resilience that are not accounted for, and there are early interventions that are not considered. One traumatic experience equals one traumatic experience in the final number, regardless of whether that experience was immediately followed up with support and maybe even therapy, or if it was ignored and maybe even repeated. There are numerous factors beyond simply answering more than 4 questions yes and assuming you’re an addict, or not answering enough questions yes and assuming you aren’t. It is much more complicated than that.
The ACE information is important though because it points us back to that childhood trauma and says “what happened to you?” when treating an individual for depression, or addiction, so that we can include that in our healing. What we want to be careful with is turning it into a blunt instrument when there is still so much not being accounted for within it.
“What kind of relief is affordable, efficient, effective and nontoxic? The answer is touch. Hugs and other forms of non-sexual physical soothing, such as hand-holding and head-stroking, intervene at the physical level to help the brain and the body calm down from overwhelming states of anxiety, panic and shame.” Sadly, for many survivors of sexual…
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“I completely get it. It’s easy to say you accept mental health issues until you actually see it. Sometimes, it’s messy. Sometimes, it involves F-bombs. It’s easy to look at her and just think she’s “one of those bad kids.” But she only swears when she’s really feeling bad and is starting to lose control. I…
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Mike Skinner, guitarist, singer and speaker, performed at our Power to Peers pre-conference in Salisbury, NC on October 22, 2008. 97% of attendees rated his performance as very good to excellent. After the performance of 90 minutes he took time to talk to many who were touched by his story. As a finale he had the audience sing Stand By Me to show their peer support. I would recommend Mike whole heartedly. Bonnie Schell
Thanks for posting this…very cool!! and also THANK YOU for the great advocacy work that you are doing with this web page & blog – good for you and good for the world!!! take care, Mike
Mike and I have similar scars. We were both victim/survivors of child abuse. Mike is a prolific speaker. His story, hard for him to speak about every time he is at the podium, but his talks urge his listeners to become more acutely aware of the plights that one of every six children, even today, are suffering. Many in attendance at his presentations are moved to go back into their world and spread the word of this tragedy, many forming their own groups to help others.
Mike’s writes all his own music and sings about the trauma and suffering of abuse and the hope for those who are helped. This ability to convey the message through music is a gift at which Mike excels. I defy anyone to listen to Mike and not come away with a tear in their eye. Keep carrying on the magnificent work Mike! Together we can help put a stop to the horrors of abuse.