POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH:7 STEPS TO G.R.A.C.E.

Dr. Christine Wekerle, McMaster University

International Network of Child and Adolescent Resilience (www.in-car.ca)

7 STEPS TO GRACE

① Acknowleding your Adversity

② Daily Resilience Practices – Up the Positives

③ Shifting Perspective – Mindsets Matter

④ Reaching out is Resilience

⑤ Transforming Burden into Beauty

⑥ Managing Stress Storms

⑦ Emergence -Extending your Grace to Others

ACKNOWLEDGING ADVERSITY CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT

THE “SCREAM” OF SUFFERING

TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE

MINDSETS MATTER

DAILY RESILIENCE

•Exercise/Fitness•Healthy Nutrition•Deep Breathing/Sleep•Social Connectedness•Self-compassion

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MANAGE STRESS STORM

EMERGENCE