For all of you helpers - are you finding yourself at the beginning of 2022 headed toward burnout? This episode focuses on empathy and compassion. Join NCA-STAR director, Anita Faulkner for a discussion about the different ways we reach out to help, and how to keep giving and receiving compassionate care.  Here are some resources mentioned in this episode: Dr. Kristen Neff's - Video "How to Practice Self-Compassion" Free Self-Compassion Guided Practices This is a great list of resources for increasing compassion – for clients, for clinicians – helpful video clips, readings, etc. Brene Br ..read more

This is a fascinating discussion with Jacob Blackstock covering topics that are top of mind right now - loneliness, social isolation, vulnerability, and the difference between surviving and thriving. What do thriving and having a community look like in these pandemic days? Listen in for Jacob's encouraging insights. "You don't want the perfect to be the enemy of the good." "If you have a longing for deeper connection, it's normal - it's build into your DNA." "If you can accept yourself - have compassion for yourself and have compassion for other people; if you are a part of a group that has ..read more

This bonus September episode is a discussion with Jasmine Garland-McKinney and Saron Fantahun, both Counseling and Educational Development doctoral students at UNC-Greensboro, and also both former school counselors. This episode covers thoughts on the pandemic's impact on parents, educators, and students, and how raced-based trauma  and adverse childhood experiences can be noticed and understood in schools. As Saron so hopefully said, we have this opportunity to be creative like never before. This conversation was a great start. Some of the resources mentioned in this episode: Books: Th ..read more

Join us for this timely episode focused on trauma in the classroom - what to look for, ways to respond, and helpful resources. Dr. Jennifer Deaton, Ph.D., LCMHC, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Educational Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, seeks to cultivate trauma-informed environments by humanizing mental health in both community and educational settings. She aims to drive interdisciplinary collaboration in areas of trauma-informed care, posttraumatic growth, and vicarious posttraumatic growth with methodology expertise in program evaluation and instrument ..read more

This episode features a helpful conversation on trauma with Dr. Rebecca Mathews, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor at UNC-Greensboro. Dr.  Mathews is a licensed professional counselor and board-approved supervisor. Over the past 14 years, she worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families in a variety of settings (inpatient, outpatient, criminal justice, private practice), and specialized in suicide prevention. Dr. Mathews is a passionate supervisor and educator who strives to empower the next generation of counselors to serve the community using trauma-informed and evidence-ba ..read more