Tag: blog
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Men: The Silent Survivors
“Paper Birds”: Caleb’s Story “The thing about men is, they’re silent survivors.” Five of us sat in a dimly lit basement. A space that had been empty just a few hours earlier was now crammed with wires and camera equipment. By default, it seems wherever a group of college kids gather, there’s bound to be a frothiness…
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Past the Patch: As Long As You’re Still Breathing
Read about Lynn Koller’s harrowing struggle with addiction and how motherhood and EMS fueled her recovery.
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Past the Patch: Motherhood In Emergency Medicine
Motherhood in Emergency Medicine SPOTLIGHTING LEANNE YAKE “I remember saying, ‘Okay I hear you. Now is the time to follow that dream.’” It was in the early hours of the morning when a vehicle with a bright red and royal blue logo painted on the side pulled up in front of the Yake household. Leanne…
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Seaside Thoughts During My Makeshift Summer
“Sometimes I Miss Being Fifteen” Been enjoying my makeshift summer these past few days since I jumped into my new job before graduation. On Saturday evening though I was sitting on the sand looking at how the sunset made the sky turn purple and it reminded me a lot of the ones I’d seen (and…
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New Excerpt From the Film: Introducing Dr. Sizer
A quick clip from the film introducing Dr. Sizer. Really love this segment, along with the soundtrack which I’ll list below. Audio still needs some fine tuning, bear with me. Next week, I’ll be flying out to Wisconsin to present the first 15 minutes of Paper Birds. Thanks for all of your support thus far.…
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7 Grounding Techniques You Can Do Right Now to Feel More Present
Dissociation can be highly distressing. You should know that while feeling numb and disconnected may be unpleasant, dissociation is extremely common and treatable. Here are 7 grounding techniques you can do yourself to feel more present.
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New Paper Birds Playlist: Mental Health Shorts
Dissociation: A Brief Look 🧠 For whatever reason, I just didn’t really feel like editing Paper Birds yesterday so I decided to work on the project in another way. I threw together this short video late last night in Canva, and I think I’ll probably do a few more on various facets of mental health/trauma.…
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Slices of Life: College Kids
Slices of Life: College Kids Spent yesterday evening taking pictures with friends after class. It was nice getting to do something creative just for fun again—it’s been awhile!
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Photographing Mattel’s Paramedic Barbie for 1stRCF
In hopes of highlighting the heroes of the Pandemic, in conjunction with releasing six dolls inspired by real frontline workers, Mattel also created a nurse, doctor and paramedic Barbie for their “Play it Forward” campaign. For each doll sold at Target, Mattel donated $5 to the First Responders Children’s Foundation (1stRCF). During my internship (2021),…
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Editing Day
Spent today editing Paper Birds. I’m guessing most my days will look like this leading up to the conference in April. Nothing to see here, folks. Just an aunt and her apprentice.
