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Tag: I’ve Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma Persistence and Dolly Parton

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Author Lynn Melnick on Surviving Loss and Trauma and How the Music of Dolly Parton Helped Her Reclaim Her Voice

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on August 8, 2023 · The author shares stories included in her memoir “I’ve Had to Think Up a Way to Survive”.

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Posted on June 27, 2023 · Experts explain the symptoms, treatments, and ways to receive care.

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Filmmaker Ursula Macfarlane on the Life & Legacy of Anna Nicole Smith; Plus, Healing from Family Trauma

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Posted on May 17, 2023 · We examine the life of the pop culture icon; plus, experts discuss the issue of unresolved childhood trauma.

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Houston-area professor helps children traumatized by earthquakes in Turkey without ever leaving Texas

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Posted on May 2, 2023 · Dr. Sinem Akay-Sullivan has organized online training in play therapy for those working with children displaced after the February quakes.

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Posted on May 2, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: A bill passed by the Texas Senate would require the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms. Another would let school boards adopt prayer or religious study periods. We discuss what’s motivating these bills and how courts might interpret them.

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