Choosing Hope & Gratitude
By: Pete Volkmann, MSW
Gratitude encompasses your mind-body-spirit (MBS) in wellness. Gratitude is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
Giving Thanks-Growing Hope
By: Chaplain Ron Harvell, USAF BG (ret), D.Min.
Hope is the strategy. We must build people’s lives on a solid foundation. They need meaning, purpose, worth, value, and community.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” – William Arthur Ward.
Helping the Helpers Through Mindful Self-Care
Mindfulness as a humanizing process in self-care for helping professionals.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant changes in our daily lives, impacting how we work, learn, and engage with others. As a result, self-care has become a vital subject of conversation among professionals, particularly those who are grappling with challenges such as exhaustion, burnout, and even indirect trauma. Read More
How to Be More Thankful
Thankfulness—which might also be referred to as gratitude or appreciation—is a positive, other-focused emotion (Emmons & McCullough, 2004). It generally involves positive feelings about another person’s actions, but it might just be for the other person’s existence—e.g., I’m just thankful to have you! Read More
Why Not Give Up? The Correlation Between Despair and Hope
When we are in the mire, when we are in the pit of doom and despair and self-loathing, it is difficult to look up and see the light. Find trusted friends, colleagues, and professionals who can help be your guide and lead you to the light. Together, with the right guide, you can find reasons to keep winning and never give up hope. Read More
Duty, Honor, Hope – Strategies for Understanding & Unpacking First Responder Grief By: Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT, CCISM, CEOLS
Emergency Planning for First Responders & Their Families
Traumatic Critical Incident Stress Info. Sheet for Spouses, Families, & Significant Others
Returning Veterans: No One Way to Help – In this 15th World Congress Breakout Session, Jon Kayne, Professor of Clinical Counseling and Psychology, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE discusses: Returning veterans, whether recently returned or returned 70 years ago, often have difficulty readjusting to civilian life, and some never do readjust. The issues range from simply feeling that they do not fit in with their families and communities to others who suffer from severe traumatic stress symptoms. Watch Now
Hope (ICISF Quick Tips Podcast Episode)
Giving Thanks & Gratitude – Join us as we speak with guest speaker Rev. Rob Dewey, where we will discuss Giving Thanks & Gratitude.
