Starting at the Beginning From the moment we are born, our brains store and acquire memories, knowledge, sounds, and more to ensure that they will keep us safe. Once something terrible, painful, or scary happens to us, our brains use a lot of energy to help us escape that situation. Once we aren’t in danger…
Among the many traditions, New Year’s is the time when many people decide to remember the good things that happened in the past year and get ready to create goals or resolutions for the coming year. Although this is one of the most common traditions when someone has experienced a traumatic event, it’s hard to…
If someone were to ask you, “Are you living or existing?”, finding that answer can be complicated. Even though both terms mean to be alive, their context is very different. To exist means to stay alive; however, living means to enjoy life and every moment with admiration and happiness. This difference is the key between…
Have you noticed that you can’t see your own face without help from an object or person? It doesn’t matter how hard you try—your eyes can only see your face when it’s reflected on another surface like a mirror, camera, or even when someone else is describing it. This is because our eyes are designed…
May Is Mental Health Awareness Month It’s no secret that the last couple of years facing a pandemic and hearing about multiple violent events throughout the world have taken a toll on a lot of people. Social media has been a great tool to break the stigma that exists with talking about mental health. Younger…
We want to wish our Route 91 family a happy 2022 and remind you that you’re not alone and it’s never too late to ask for help. Every January, we have the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. Culturally, we celebrate with our family and say goodbye to the old year with dinner or a…
June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. This disorder occurs when someone has experienced a life or death situation, or when knowing that one of our loved ones suffered a traumatic experience. PTSD may cause some of the following symptoms: depression, anxiety, fear, avoiding people or places, nightmares or trouble falling asleep, intrusive memories, irritability,…
March is already here! 2021 is quickly going by! March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day to commemorate women, stop violence against women, and stop violence against those of any gender, ethnicity, age, cultural background, etc. The way to stop violence is by building empathy and compassion among each other. When communities have the…