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We Presented at the Mental Health First Aid Summit 2023 in LA!
Cypress was delighted to present at the 2023 Mental Health First Aid Summit hosted by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Team...

cypressresilience
May 1, 20231 min read
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Checking In: Hey, are you okay?
When we teach Mental Health First Aid, we talk about the importance of “checking in” with someone when we notice some changes in them and...
Karen Lane
Apr 3, 20232 min read
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Now More Than Ever … Tell Your Story
Last month, Jasmine told you the story of how our Cypress name and logo came to be. She talked about how we got really nerdy about trees...

Brooke Briggance
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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The Story Behind Our Cypress Tree
I didn’t expect that this blog would take so long to write. It started as a quick answer to a question our training participants often...

Jasmine Nakagawa-Wong
Feb 6, 20233 min read
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Watch Our New Video!
We are so excited to share our new video with you! Cypress Resilience Project teamed up with Photographer/Videographer Robert Silver and...

cypressresilience
Feb 3, 20231 min read
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New Year Resolutions . . . or Evolutions?
I recently saw an ad that talked about New Year’s resolutions versus evolutions. A resolution is making a decision to do or not do...

Karina De Leon Montes
Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Some Thoughts on 2022 . . .
I am so proud to share that this year has continued to be a busy one for the Cypress Resilience Project. Since our founding, we have...

Brooke Briggance
Dec 2, 20223 min read
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Coming Up with Tree Day – Thinking about Grief and the Holidays
I often teach workshops on grief – how we can support others who are grieving and how to manage it ourselves. One of the things that...

Brooke Briggance
Nov 1, 20223 min read
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Do You Have an Impossible Task?
There’s a myth that those of us who are productive, competent people can’t possibly be struggling with mental illness. But it’s important...

Jasmine Nakagawa-Wong
Oct 6, 20223 min read
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Going Back to School Isn't Easy
The last time I wrote a piece for our Cypress newsletter, I had received my second round of rejection letters for graduate school. I was...

Karina De Leon Montes
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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Self-Care versus Us-Care!
In the past year or so Cypress has been fielding more and more requests for workshops focused on toxic stress management, avoiding...

Brooke Briggance
Aug 1, 20223 min read
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988 is Here! Are We Ready?
The Cypress team has been waiting for July, 2022 since we heard that 988 is coming. Now finally it is here and ready to launch on July...

cypressresilience
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Mental Health Resources for Dads
The Cypress Resilience Project Team is celebrating Dads everywhere this Father's Day! We know that there are lots of different kinds of...

cypressresilience
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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Our Guest Appearance on the "Am I Krazy" Podcast!
We were recently invited to be guests on the "Am I Krazy" podcast, hosted by Robert Silver. Brooke Briggance and Jasmine Nakagawa-Wong...

cypressresilience
Jun 7, 20221 min read
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The Issue of Accessibility
Our team is constantly talking about accessibility. Accessibility means a lot of different things when we are considering the work we do...

Brooke Briggance
Jun 7, 20222 min read
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The Importance of Our Animal Friends
When I teach our workshop on “Supporting People who are Grieving” – I often tell the story of my sweet dog, Honey. Honey died when she...

Brooke Briggance
Apr 14, 20222 min read
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It’s Okay to Not be Okay
When we teach about managing toxic stress at Cypress, one of the things we talk about is how our experience of toxic stress is often...

Brooke Briggance
Mar 15, 20222 min read
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The Problem of “At least …”
When we teach our workshops on grief, one of the things we talk about is that we can’t compare losses. Each life event and person’s...

Brooke Briggance
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Key Findings from Mental Health America's 2022 "State of Mental Health in America" Report
For the 8th year in a row, Mental Health America (MHA) released its annual State of Mental Health in America Report, which ranks all 50...

cypressresilience
Jan 11, 20223 min read
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When We Each "Light One Corner," We Make a Collective Impact
As we enter 2022, it could be easy to feel overwhelmed. We are dealing with another COVID surge and soon, we will mark the second...

Brooke Briggance
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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