Mental Health

Human Trafficking Demands Our Attention

CORRAL Girls, COVID-19, Education, Mental Health, Systemic Injustice

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Human Trafficking Demands Our Attention

By Janvika ShahJanuary 11, 20211 Comment

Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery, including labor and sex trafficking, that occurs in every state, including North Carolina. As of 2019, North Carolina is ranked No. 11 in the nation for human trafficking reports. This is an alarming statistic,...

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Top Ten Tips for Building Emotional Resilience This Fall

COVID-19, Mental Health, Spirituality

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Top Ten Tips for Building Emotional Resilience This Fall

By Janvika ShahOctober 23, 2020Comments Disabled

How you feel can affect your ability to carry out everyday activities, your relationships, your overall mental health and your immunity in flu season, a double whammy with COVID-19.  Emotional resilience is the ability to successfully process emotions,...

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Teaching the Process of Resilience

CORRAL Girls, Mental Health

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Teaching the Process of Resilience

By Julia SoplopOctober 19, 2020Comments Disabled

We tend to think of resilience as a character trait—something we’re lucky to be born with or unlucky to be born without. However, a growing body of research across numerous fields indicates that resilience is not an inherent trait but a process that...

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Preventing Suicide

COVID-19, Mental Health

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Preventing Suicide

By Kristy Bastone-BakerSeptember 14, 2020Comments Disabled

Please note: This photo was taken pre-pandemic.  Kristy Bastone-Baker is one of CORRAL’s fall mental health interns. She has a Master’s degree in Conflict Resolution and is currently working on a second Master’s in Counseling. In addition,...

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TF-CBT: How does it work?

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TF-CBT: How does it work?

By Heather BrewerJuly 23, 2020Comments Disabled

Heather Brewer is CORRAL’s Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and serves as Kildaire Farm’s Manager of Mental Health Services. What is TF-CBT? TF-CBT (Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is an evidence-based intervention designed...

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Somatic Therapy: 5 Ways to Tune into Your Body

COVID-19, Mental Health

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Somatic Therapy: 5 Ways to Tune into Your Body

By Janvika ShahMay 27, 2020Comments Disabled

This post is written by Mona Abutaleb, a local Awareness Guide and Somatic Therapy practitioner. She supports people in becoming aware of themselves as a whole: aware of their patterns, their passions, and what living in alignment feels like for them....

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5 Stress-Relief Strategies To Help Decrease Anxiety

COVID-19, Mental Health

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5 Stress-Relief Strategies To Help Decrease Anxiety

By Janvika ShahMay 21, 2020Comments Disabled

Written by guest blogger Jamie Criswell, LMFT, Founder & CEO at Foundations Family Therapy. At Foundations Family Therapy, we help struggling individuals, couples, and families gain hope, reclaim their foundation, and move from surviving to thriving....

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A Bid for Connection

COVID-19, Mental Health

COVID-19Mental Health

A Bid for Connection

By Heather BrewerMay 18, 2020Comments Disabled

This post is written by Heather Brewer, the Manager of Mental Health Services at our Kildaire Farm Campus. It’s 8:30pm, and the phone rings. On the other end I hear, “Ms. Heather, I just can’t take it anymore. I can’t be here with them anymore. Get...

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Lessons Learned from Yoga and Horses

COVID-19, Inspiration, Mental Health, Spirituality

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Lessons Learned from Yoga and Horses

By Janvika ShahMay 11, 2020Comments Disabled

Our guest blogger today is Katelin, a local registered yoga teacher, lifetime equestrian and real estate advisor, broker and realtor. She is teaching our first Mindfulness Series session on Wednesday 5/13 at 6:30pm. Register here. It’s funny how the...

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The Child may not Remember But The Body Does

COVID-19, Mental Health, Parenting

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The Child may not Remember But The Body Does

By Janvika ShahMay 07, 2020Comments Disabled

Researchers have discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by abuse and neglect during childhood. As the 2016 documentary Resilience reveals, toxic stress, as a result of childhood abuse, can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and...

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