“Memory disturbances are completely consistent with a truthful account of a traumatic event.” Judith Herman, Truth and Repair

Links are my love language. 🖤 It makes me so happy to share readings. And here are a few pdfs for workshops and thinkings. alinastefanescuwriter.com/prose-library

Dr. Gretchen Schmelzer is giving a great talk at #ONA23 about trauma and how it affects journalists, particularly online journalists

“The teaching of Black history is inherently political. We’re inconvenient to the myth of American greatness.” – Ida Bae Wells #ONA23

This is powerful journalism

Wasn't everyone forced to watch a rendition of The Music Man? For just this reason?

A nonpartisan group of 22 foundations today announced the launch of Press Forward, a nationwide coalition committing more than $500 million over five years to help reinvigorate local news in America (by Jim Friedlich The Lenfest Institute for Journalism) niemanreports.org/articles/press…

Thank you YoungMinds for sharing the Letter Your Teenager Can't Write You and for supporting parents and kids-

Proudly and happily casted my vote for Dr. Angela Ellison, MD, MSc, FAAP for at-large seat on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Cast your vote now!

Don’t call me. Don’t text me. Don’t show up on my front porch. Don’t even @ me. I’m reading tonight.🍿🍷 Someone leaked the entire Moms 4 Liberty private Discord chat and turned it into a website. derrickwilburn.com

Family and Kodiak Community members gathered on stage to perform an Alutiiq Native dance to honor the memory of Margaret Roberts, this years AFN Citizen of the Year.

What does healing look like? Sometimes it looks like a gathering of American Indians and Alaska Natives to raise a healing totem pole together. 🧡🪶 Alaska Native Heritage Center #NativeTwitter #Healing

Cambodia is gearing up for COP28 #Cambodia Climate Change Summit #CCCS23 UNDP Cambodia U.S. Chief of Mission Cambodia Derek Yip

Journalists: “Who is the person you call when you need somebody to tell it to you straight? Or who’s the person you call when you just need somebody to make you feel better?" asks Dr. Gretchen Schmelzer. Know who's on your team, she says. nationalpress.org/topic/mental-h…

Journalists, resilience is like a spare tire in your car, said psychologist Dr. Gretchen Schmelzer: “You should have one … but you shouldn’t be driving around on the donut all the time.” How to not over rely on resilience this #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth: nationalpress.org/topic/mental-h…

Today: Senate GOP are expected to refuse to pass a measure that would guarantee Americans access to contraception. If you want to be able to use birth control, consider carefully before you decide whether & how to vote in November. The threat to our rights is real.

Every major news outlet should be doing follow-up questions and stories on these statements that a presidential candidate is advocating to end voting in this country

Today’s the day! 🗓️ Join RTDNA and the National Press Foundation at 3 p.m. ET for a webinar with trauma expert Dr. Gretchen Schmelzer. Learn research-based, actionable strategies to manage stress during your day-to-day work and in a crisis. Register now: buff.ly/40IS2Rv