Stories

Love N Laughter - A Return To Where We Connect Best

For 2021 Mental Health Month, our virtual Love ‘n’ Laughter Session includes storytelling and research backed interactive exercises to build greater compassion into our lives.

We invite you come and cultivate compassion as we cheerfully crack-up!

Halloween Music draft

The Making of a Plastic Surgeon for Children

Dr. Robin Evans talks about a journey of love and service.

Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu

Pat Simpson talks about guitars, bands, and how he got there.

RAW Conversation

ACE Screening -- The Physiology of Toxic Stress

ACE Screening: The Physiology of Toxic Stress

Dr. Christine Thang is a Clinical Instructor in the Division of General Pediatrics and a board-certified pediatrician and member of the faculty practice at the Children's Health Center in Westwood, CA. Her professional interests include community pediatrics, advocacy, and medical education. She is actively involved in the American Academy of Pediatrics at the local and national levels and is dedicated to improving the care of all children.

In this session, attendees will learn:

• About the original Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study
• The importance of recognizing toxic stress physiology and related impacts on health including underlying biological mechanisms
• How to identify variable responses to toxic stress depending on age

Under Milk Wood

I heard this on radio when I was five years old, purchased Dylan Thomas reading it on LP when I was 16.  Now as I hear tales from Dusty of her own Llaregub Australia....

Family Justice Center Ventura

To support and improve the lives of those impacted by family violence and trauma.

Together, as a team of more than 35 agencies and 120 volunteers dedicated to a shared, vital cause, we help to reduce trauma, eliminate repeat victimization, mitigate future risks and make a lasting, positive difference in countless lives. Through our welcoming community and comprehensive, holistic services that focus on the whole person, Ventura County FJC empowers and supports survivors of all ages and their families.

Draft discussion of Health and Technology

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Laughter As Therapy

Laughter can decrease cortisol levels by increasing your intake of oxygen and stimulating circulation throughout the body. Increases endorphins: Endorphins are those “feel-good” chemicals produced by your brain that help boost happiness levels.