Category Archives: Disaster Recovery

Germanwings Flight 9525

Germanwings Flight 9525–Making Sense Out of Senseless Acts On March 24, 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 descended rapidly to its demise, killing all 150 aboard. In the immediate days following the crash, authorities have been able to deduce that this horrible tragedy was at the hands of the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, who was suffering from depression […]

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A Word about Holiday Stress

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A Word about Holiday Stress  Holidays can bring on a confusing array of emotions for anyone. We are out of our usual routines, and we frequently put undue stress on ourselves thinking that everything should be perfect. Thus, our expectations may be higher than usual, frequently of our own making. We are often with people […]

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Coping with the Oklahoma Tornado Devastation

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Coping with the Oklahoma Tornado Devastation By Katrina Giries, Licensed Professional Counselor – Intern “You will not travel that path alone” said President Obama, today, the day after another historic tornado devastated parts of Oklahoma. His message was one of support to the victims and survivors of this horrible tragedy intending that the government would […]

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Where Were You When the Boston Marathon Bombs Exploded?

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Where were you when the Boston Marathon Bombs exploded? Breaking news, yet again of another major national crisis. Two brothers have been allegedly identified for planting two bombs that exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon this past week. It is difficult, if not impossible to avoid the barrage of information cast out […]

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Coping with the Boston marathon bombing, West, TX disasters

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By Dr. Harold Duncan You and I were not there to witness the terroristic Boston Marathon bombings on Patriots’ Day, 2013.  Nor were we in West, Texas, two days later to experience the tragic explosion of the fertilizer plant and the many levels of devastation that ensued. However, most of us have seen those images […]

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DFW Tornado Recovery From A Counselor’s Perspective

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On April 3, 2012, a series of 11 tornadoes hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area of North Texas doing significant damage to thousands of properties, but thankfully, claiming no lives. Preston Place Counseling’s Kelly Antwine was asked about some of the things that storm victims might be dealing with emotionally in the aftermath of the storms.  […]

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