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Understanding Vicarious Trauma: Recognising the Signs and Protecting Your Wellbeing

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Many professionals dedicate their careers to helping others through difficult and often traumatic experiences. While this work can be incredibly meaningful, it can also take an emotional toll.  There is a profound difference between experiencing a traumatic event firsthand and listening to someone else recount theirs. Your brain and your nervous system do not always recognise this.  […]

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Understanding the Mental Impact of Natural Disasters

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Natural disasters—like hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and floods—leave physical destruction that is visible and immediate. However, they also deeply affect mental well-being, creating a hidden aftermath that can linger long after the event itself has passed.   When a natural disaster strikes, it disrupts people’s lives. Many are forced to confront loss: of loved ones, homes, communities, and

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D-Day 80th Anniversary: The Largest Amphibious Invasion in History and Its Impact on WWII

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This week on 6th June it will be 80 years since D-Day. The operation involved over 150,000 troops from allied nations. Its aim was to establish a foothold in occupied France and liberate Western Europe.   The beaches of Normandy were code-named Omaha, Utah, Juno, Gold, and Sword. Soldiers faced heavy machine gun fire, barbed wire, and minefields as they stormed the shores. This

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