Watch Our New Video!
We are so excited to share our new video with you! Cypress Resilience Project teamed up with Photographer/Videographer Robert Silver and...
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Karina De Leon Montes
- Jan 9, 2023
- 2 min
New Year Resolutions . . . or Evolutions?
I recently saw an ad that talked about New Year’s resolutions versus evolutions. A resolution is making a decision to do or not do...
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Brooke Briggance
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
Some Thoughts on 2022 . . .
I am so proud to share that this year has continued to be a busy one for the Cypress Resilience Project. Since our founding, we have...
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Brooke Briggance
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
Coming Up with Tree Day – Thinking about Grief and the Holidays
I often teach workshops on grief – how we can support others who are grieving and how to manage it ourselves. One of the things that...
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Jasmine Nakagawa-Wong
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Do You Have an Impossible Task?
There’s a myth that those of us who are productive, competent people can’t possibly be struggling with mental illness. But it’s important...
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Karina De Leon Montes
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Going Back to School Isn't Easy
The last time I wrote a piece for our Cypress newsletter, I had received my second round of rejection letters for graduate school. I was...
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Brooke Briggance
- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
Self-Care versus Us-Care!
In the past year or so Cypress has been fielding more and more requests for workshops focused on toxic stress management, avoiding...
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cypressresilience
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
988 is Here! Are We Ready?
The Cypress team has been waiting for July, 2022 since we heard that 988 is coming. Now finally it is here and ready to launch on July...
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cypressresilience
- Jun 17, 2022
- 1 min
Mental Health Resources for Dads
The Cypress Resilience Project Team is celebrating Dads everywhere this Father's Day! We know that there are lots of different kinds of...
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cypressresilience
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Our Guest Appearance on the "Am I Krazy" Podcast!
We were recently invited to be guests on the "Am I Krazy" podcast, hosted by Robert Silver. Brooke Briggance and Jasmine Nakagawa-Wong...
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Brooke Briggance
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
The Issue of Accessibility
Our team is constantly talking about accessibility. Accessibility means a lot of different things when we are considering the work we do...
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Brooke Briggance
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough
Today I led a workshop on Adverse Childhood Experiences where some of my slides discussed trauma informed schools and creating safe...
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Brooke Briggance
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Importance of Our Animal Friends
When I teach our workshop on “Supporting People who are Grieving” – I often tell the story of my sweet dog, Honey. Honey died when she...
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Brooke Briggance
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
It’s Okay to Not be Okay
When we teach about managing toxic stress at Cypress, one of the things we talk about is how our experience of toxic stress is often...
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Brooke Briggance
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
The Problem of “At least …”
When we teach our workshops on grief, one of the things we talk about is that we can’t compare losses. Each life event and person’s...
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cypressresilience
- Jan 11, 2022
- 3 min
Key Findings from Mental Health America's 2022 "State of Mental Health in America" Report
For the 8th year in a row, Mental Health America (MHA) released its annual State of Mental Health in America Report, which ranks all 50...
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Brooke Briggance
- Jan 7, 2022
- 2 min
When We Each "Light One Corner," We Make a Collective Impact
As we enter 2022, it could be easy to feel overwhelmed. We are dealing with another COVID surge and soon, we will mark the second...
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Karen Lane
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
Listening Non-Judgmentally: It’s Not Easy
Listening without judgment is a key step in the Mental Health First Aid action plan and it sounds deceptively simple to do. And yet being...
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cypressresilience
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Cypress Resilience Project Presents at APHA 2021
Cypress Resilience Project was proud to present at the October, 2021 American Public Health Association conference in partnership with...
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Karina De Leon Montes
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
Why I Teach Mental Health First Aid in Spanish
By the time I was 7 years old, I was a full-time translator and interpreter for my parents. I remember showing up to registration on my...
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