These are interesting times. I get so tired of "binarity" - the devolution to "all or nothing". We Gateway Mountain Center have worked on the front lines of declining youth mental health for many years. Both in prevention, with nature-sensory, mindfulness, social emotional learning curriculum, along with resilience building outdoor adventures, for many thousands of kids. And, with successful treatment of serious mental illness conditions, for hundreds of kids, especially for youth impacted by adverse childhood experiences/complex trauma. I do take it all in and try to seek the optimal "middle path." I appreciate the reduction of stigma and normalization of mental health issues, and I am increasingly concerned that some youth are "over identifying" with their diagnosis and amplifying that on Instagram. I listened to Steven Kotler railing against the "cult of trauma" singling out Bessel van der Kolk, while on the plane to Bessel's Trauma Conference in Boston, and I am enjoying George Bonanno's book "The End of Trauma", and agree that we must talk more about resilience. All the spokes of the wheel contain truth, but none contain all the truth! So many of you on my awesome network work in this space as well, what do you think?
