One of the most important and ignored challenges in our communities is the toxic stress from untreated trauma that wreaks havoc on the lives of so many people — impacting their health and well-being...
One of the ways Jill Nielsen-Farrell has been inspired to build community is by working with the Compassion Prison Project, an organization that acknowledges the strong connection between childhood trauma and incarceration. The project,...
If we hope to develop adequate workforce housing in North Central Washington, we cannot rely on the free market and instead must find creative community solutions to make sure that middle-income and low-income families...
One of the projects that I devote time to is the North Central Education Foundation, which gives $300 grants to creative teachers for hands-on learning projects. The premise behind this grant program is that...
https://artofcommunityncw.libsyn.com/70-jill-nielsen-farrell-and-trauma-informed-acupuncture My guest for this episode is Jill Nielsen-Farrell, the daughter of longtime Wenatchee dentist Gerry Nielsen. She has started Wenatchee Community Acupuncture and treats a wide variety of conditions, including doing trauma-informed acupuncture...
The Wenatchee Valley is losing two highly effective and prolific community builders with the departure of Gil and Kay Sparks, who with little fanfare and great humility have made enormous contributions to civic life...
Jeff Neher, the long-time managing partner of Cordell, Neher and Co., is retiring after more than four decades of public accounting, after creating a rich legacy of business leadership and community service. Neher is...
What can we do in our communities to help small local business owners ride out the Coronavirus pandemic? It was difficult in March and April but it’s getting a lot more challenging as the...
While it is impossible to walk in another person’s shoes, there is value in actively seeking to understand the experiences of our neighbors who have different lives. Empathy begins with being open to new...
My friend Dr. June Darling has a wonderful habit of passing along nuggets of interesting perspective and wisdom. She has disciplined herself to apply a relentlessly constructive mindset to challenges — a practice that...