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The Biological Legacy of Deep Pain:
In this post, I am taking a deep dive into a recently published study that incorporates most of the compiled information about the science, history and biology that supports the theory that your mother’s trauma will alter the part of your DNA that guides how you approach life.
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Welcome to Deep Dives – An Institute Podcast
Take A Nap! Our first Deep Dive Podcast covers the foundations of self-care, the three tiers of the Institute’s framework – Save Yourself – Save the World – Save the Future, and firm commitment to the truth – Discovering, Experiencing & Sharing.Never forget – REST is Resistance! A nap as climate action sounds ridiculous until…
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Welcome to the 2025 – 2026 Fiscal Year!
Watch for updates on CHRR Inst dialogues and the 2026 forum. Deadlines for Inclusion in the 2025 Forum Journal Deadline for submission of non-academic papers and artwork; i.e., photos, drawings, essays, music, poems & prose.Essays, poems, & prose limited to 500 words October 27, 2025. Categories for fiction and nonfiction submissions Academic papers for inclusion…
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Coping with Behaviors that Interfere with Resilience
Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Most kids resist doing things now and then. That’s normal. But some kids take it to the next level: they go out of their way to avoid anything that even feels like a demand. We’re not just talking about delaying homework or whining about chores. Avoidance here can look like sudden meltdowns,…
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A few notes on Resilience from Our Home on earth Day/Week
Want to Build Resilience? Take Notes from Nature. Nature’s been managing disasters a lot longer than we have—and doing a pretty solid job, frankly. From storm-battered coastlines to wildfire-scorched forests, ecosystems bounce back with surprising grace. How? Diversity, adaptability, and cooperation. Sound familiar? It should. Turns out, what works for the planet also works for…
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3. Personal Challenges to Resilient Life
Why Long Words and Long Sentences Can Feel Like a Linguistic Jungle Gym Let’s be honest—some sentences are just trying way too hard. You know the ones. They’re packed with big, brainy words like individualization or unpredictability and strung together in a sentence so long you forget how it started before you get to the end. For many people—especially those…
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2. Personal Challenges to Resilient Life
Processing Difficulties with Long, Complex Words and Sentences Understanding language is not just about knowing vocabulary—it’s about being able to process words and structure quickly enough to make meaning in real time. For individuals with autism, auditory processing disorder (APD), or other neurodevelopmental and language-based learning challenges, sentences containing long (quadrisyllabic or greater) words and complex grammatical…
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1. Challenges to Personal Resilience (a series)
Complex Language Decoding and Processing Challenges in Autism and Auditory Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or auditory processing difficulties struggle not with understanding the words themselves, but with interpreting the contextual and tonal nuances that give those words their full meaning. 1. Challenges in Decoding Nonliteral Language People with autism often process language in a literal…
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Scientific Observable Indicators of Climate Change
Key Indicators of Climate Change Climate change isn’t just a theory—it’s visible, measurable, and accelerating. The most significant indicators include rising global temperatures, ocean heat and acidity, melting glaciers, sea level rise, and increasingly extreme weather patterns. These changes are primarily driven by human-induced increases in greenhouse gases like COâ‚‚, methane, and nitrous oxide. What…
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