Guidelines and Articles

Dealing with Trauma:

• Becoming A Resilient Survivor: How Recovery from Emotional Trauma Can Lead To New Strengths and Wisdom
• Guidelines for Listening to War Veterans
• Guidelines for Listening to Survivors of Extreme Experiences
• What is PTSD?
• How to Develop Survivor Resiliency
• Holding Meetings During Emotional Times
• An Antidote to Fears of Terrorist Acts: Survivor Personality Skills. (Summary / printable pdf summary)
• Survivor Resiliency Session: Resiliency Principles
  
• Family Session: Resiliency for Victims' Families
  
• The Psychological and Emotional Effects of Natural Disasters on Survivors: From PTSD to Resilient Immunity An interview with Dr. Al Siebert on effects on people who are affected by natural disasters (Courtesy THRIVEnet.com)
• Here's the Story Behind the Movie FEARLESS
  Al Siebert, Ph.D., Survivor Guidelines website coordinator
  Director of The Resiliency Center and author of The Resiliency Advantage
  

From One Survivor to Another

Edith Eva Eger, Ph.D.,
internationally famous Auschwitz survivor, therapist and speaker

How I Survived the Deaths of Twelve Family Members

Joanne K. Hill

Rising from the Ashes of Grief

Joanne Jozefowski, Ph.D.
Author of The Phoenix Phenomenon and founder of Counseling Affiliates.

New! Out of Tragedy, Love

Jennifer Linney
A counter-point to the many personal tragedies that happened on 9/11/01, here is marvelous story written by a woman who was in her car very close to the Pentagon when it was hit by a plane.

Healing Terrorism Sickness

Clarissa Pinkola Estes
psychotherapist, author of Women Who Run With the Wolves,
and specialist in Critical Incident and Post-Trauma Management

The Resilience of Oklahoma City Bomb Survivors

Richard Williams
Oklahoma City bombing survivor, Community Leader

Recover by Writing

James Pennebaker, Ph.D., University of Texas
author of Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotion

Helping our Children and Ourselves

• Terror on Top of Grief: Trauma Reactions in Children
• Ways to Help Your Child and Yourself at the Same Time

William Steele, M.S.W., Psy.D.
founder of the The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children

What to Expect After a Disaster or Other Traumatic Event?

Based on information compiled from the American Psychological
Association and other disaster mental health websites.
Richard Tedeschi, Ph.D.
Co-editor of professional books on Post Traumatic Growth

How to be Vigilant without Worrying and Alert without Fear

• The Hero Within by Steven Barnes
• I'm not a Worrier by Rhonda Gates
• How to be Anxiety Free by Paul Scheele
• Trust in God by Linda Vollum

• Strategies used by Highly Resilient People. A collection of shorter comments.