From Trauma to Growth: The Resilient Soldier

January 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment

by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. War and other forms of violence create physical and emotional scars that have challenged health care providers for decades.   We’ve worked with war veterans who struggle with unemployment, broken relationships, drug addiction, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).   Many of us in the field of mental health, who work to repair [...]

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Predictions for 2010: Mental Health

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments

By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. At the start of a new year, news outlets, psychics and financial analysts give their predictions for the new year. Psychic Sylvia Browne predicts 2010 will bring an increase in childhood skin cancer and a cure for the common cold. CNN predicts web trends like more television starts coming to us [...]

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Do the Hard Stuff

December 9th, 2009 · No Comments

By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. As a child I was blessed with two friends who profoundly inspired me. Michelle, blind from birth, was one of the most popular girls in the school. With exquisite auditory acuity, she recognized voices and would shout out across the quad, “how ya doin’ Gina!” before I ever saw her. She [...]

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