How Art and Music helped me overcome my Complex PTSD

Deena Lynch, a former corporate business analyst, has multiple creative aliases: Jaguar Jones for music, Spectator Jones for visual art, and Dusky Jones for photography, which she uses to express herself and cope with her complex PTSD. Lynch’s complex PTSD stems from long-term trauma and abuse, causing her to develop dissociation, detachment, depression, addiction, panic attacks, and anxiety.

In this webinar you will learn (Learning Objectives):

  • Personal Experience
  • Role of Art and Music
  • Creative Tools
  • Empowerment Through Creativity
  • Therapeutic Benefits, and many more!

About the Speaker: Deena Lynch

Deena Lynch, also known as Jaguar Jonze, is a Taiwanese-Australian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Brisbane, born on January 12, 1992. She is recognized for her work in music and activism through her artistic expressions.

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Post Traumatic Growth: Bouncing Back from Setbacks and Traumatic Life Experiences

Speaker Josh Dye

Post traumatic growth is more than just bouncing back. It is when someone positively transforms their world view after experiencing trauma.

Negative experiences can spur positive change.

According to pyschologists Richard Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun, people that achieve post traumatic growth report positive responses in these areas:

  • Appreciation of life
  • Relationships with others
  • New possibilities in life
  • Personal strength
  • Spiritual change

Learning Objectives:

In this training you will learn 5 ways to facilitate post traumatic growth in your life and those you serve:

  1. Education
  2. Emotional Regulation
  3. Disclosure
  4. Narrative Development
  5. Service

We can become better after setbacks. In this training you will learn how!

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Trauma Informed Care

Speaker Josh Dye

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Dr. Vicky Kelly said “Trauma Informed Care is a shift in the basic questions that we ask. A shift away from the question, What is wrong with you? to the question, What happened to you, and how does that impact how you function today? In this training, you will learn the three different types of trauma that people experience, and the common responses people exhibit when they have survived traumatic events.

You will also discover how to build trust with those who have experienced trauma, and how to empower clients to make positive healthy decisions.

You will also learn:

  • 6 key principles of a trauma informed approach
  • The universal precautions approach
  • The empowerment approach
  • How to have a trauma informed conversations and interactions
  • Person centered communication, and more!

Finally, bring your mobile phone to this training to participate in the live quizzes, polls, and interactive learning exercises that will help you get off to a positive start in functioning as a trauma informed professional and agency.

About the Speaker: Josh Dye, MPNA

Josh is the President & Founder of the Convene Training + Resilience Community. Since 2010, attendees in over 500 of his presentations have learned how to harness the courage to lead, create, have tough conversations, maximize precious time, and leverage moments of failure for meaningful growth.  

What separates Josh apart from other speakers and trainers is how he combines practical, actionable tips with inspiration and motivation. He doesn’t just tell you what to do, he charts the course for how to do it. Josh authentically speaks from his own experiences, benefiting audiences with lessons from both his successes and gut-wrenching failures.  

In 2010 Josh earned a Master’s Degree in Public & Nonprofit Administration from Metropolitan State University.

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