Posts by Emily Lammers
Policing with Compassion Helps Communities
Police officers are hurting today. They are suffering high rates of mental health problems, substance abuse and suicide.
Read More →Red Hot Team Building for Resilient Relationships
Project Fire is not only doing amazing work when it comes to trauma recovery, but it is – at its fiery core – baseline cool group event. The organization which houses Project Fire, Firebird Community Arts, was started in 2014/15 by glass artist Pearl Dick and clinical psychologist Bradley Stolbach after a mutual friend suggested…
Read More →Nine FBI-Tested Hostage Negotiation Skills You Can Use To Mitigate Holiday Family Conflict
The holidays are a time of joy, togetherness and happy family gatherings filled with laughter and hugs . . . if you live in a Norman Rockwell painting. For many of us, even the most tightly knit families can experience stress and conflict during the all-important family gatherings that accompany this time of year. Especially after a 2020…
Read More →How Companies Can Cultivate Safety and Civility Inside – and Outside – Their Walls
Civility and safety have been restored in the Capitol. What about at your company? For some time to come, we will see individuals across the nation arrested on charges in relation to the attack on the Capitol and other threatened violence. As the FBI combs through thousands of hours of digital evidence, it’s also time…
Read More →Stress-coping skills vital for police reform
All men and women in uniform need to fully understand the impact of trauma on those they serve, as well as recognize their own trauma and its impact on their work.
Read More →Building Community: Neighborhood
Change is hard and even harder when it happens fast. The most difficult aspect of a crisis is the need to change quickly with limited information and control. We are social beings. We thrive as babies from touch and live longer if we have quality relationships. We are infinitely interdependent. As a species we’ve evolved to…
Read More →The Value of Time
In times of crisis, creating and maximizing time can be the difference between making critically good or bad decision making.
Read More →Building Community: Family
Fostering a resilient home and family community moving forward in response to COVID-19.
Read More →Building Community: Work
Creating a strong, resilient work community as we adjust to the ever-shifting dynamics of COVID-19.
Read More →How to Take Charge During a Virus Crisis
Create a smart, safe, and well-informed plan for work, school, and home when it comes to COVID-19 and future potential crises.
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