--- title: The Consortium Speaks (7) description: The Connecticut Women's Consortium Blog (7) image: https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/CWC%20CTA_Blog_Cover_510x660.png --- - [Home](https://www.womensconsortium.org/) - [About Us](https://www.womensconsortium.org/about-the-consortium) - [About The Consortium](https://www.womensconsortium.org/about-the-consortium) - [Board Members](https://www.womensconsortium.org/board-members) - [Our Team](https://www.womensconsortium.org/our-team) - [Annual Report](https://www.womensconsortium.org/annual-report) - Initiatives - [Trauma & Gender Initiative](https://www.womensconsortium.org/trauma-gender-initiative) - [Every Woman Connecticut](https://www.womensconsortium.org/every-woman-connecticut) - [Advocacy](https://www.womensconsortium.org/advocacy) - [Community Film Series](https://www.womensconsortium.org/community-film-series) - Training & Events - [Training Catalogs](https://www.womensconsortium.org/training-catalogs) - [Registration Policies](https://www.womensconsortium.org/registration-policies) - [Private Trainings](https://www.womensconsortium.org/private-trainings) - Resources - [Trauma Services Directory](https://www.womensconsortium.org/traumaservicesdirectory) - [Our Blog: The Consortium Speaks](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/) - [Guide to Behavioral Health Training](https://training.womensconsortium.org/guide-to-behavioral-health-training) - [Guide to Building Trauma-Informed Practices and Organizations](https://training.womensconsortium.org/building-trauma-informed-practices-and-organizations) - Contact Us - [Directions](https://www.womensconsortium.org/directions) - [Join Our E-mail List](https://training.womensconsortium.org/workshop-and-events-email-notifications) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.womensconsortium.org/privacypolicy) [Donate](https://womensconsortium.configio.com/moneyrequest?id=2) ![White CWC Banner - 1 Line with logo (1)_](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/White%20CWC%20Banner%20-%201%20Line%20with%20logo%20(1)_.webp) [Register for Live Trainings](https://womensconsortium.configio.com/) [Trauma Matters](https://www.womensconsortium.org/traumamatters) [On-demand Online Courses](https://training.womensconsortium.org/on-demand-training-catalog-download) # The Consortium Speaks ### The Connecticut Women's Consortium Blog Explore topics Mental Health Trauma-Informed Practices Clinical Skills Resources Trainings Nonprofit Stories trauma-informed Clinical Practices Wellness Community Building LGBTQ+ Community Personal Reflection Social Causes Gender Healing Arts Health Newsletter Uplifting Voices Healing Trauma Matters Addiction Pride Urban Trauma Eating Disorders Healthcare Racism Trauma Veterans Yoga AcuDetox Advocacy Anxiety Black Women Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breath-Body-Mind Clinician Stories Digital Wellness Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Awareness Month Grief Hispanic Heritage Month Homelessness Human Trafficking Indigenous Peoples Day Intimate Partner Violence Overdose Awareness Restorative Practices Screen Time Seasonal Affective Disorder Sensory Overload Sleep Disorders Sleep Hygiene Substance Use Disorder Suicide Prevention feminism financial wellness [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Goodbye%202021%20Four%20Articles%20You%20Loved%20Last%20Year.png?width=500&height=250&name=Goodbye%202021%20Four%20Articles%20You%20Loved%20Last%20Year.png)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/goodbye-2021-four-articles-you-loved-last-year) ![Morgan Flanagan-Folcarelli](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/Morgan%20Flanagan-Folcarelli-1.jpeg "Morgan Flanagan-Folcarelli") [Morgan Flanagan-Folcarelli](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/morgan-flanagan-folcarelli) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 9 Jan, 2022 • 2 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Goodbye, 2021: Four Articles You Loved Last Year](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/goodbye-2021-four-articles-you-loved-last-year) In 2021, the Connecticut Women's Consortium launched our blog, the Consortium Speaks. Over the course of the year, we published 55 articles. [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/stephaniepagetop_1.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=stephaniepagetop_1.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/a-2017-conversation-with-dr-stephanie-covington) ![Shannon Perkins](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/Shannon.jpeg "Shannon Perkins") [Shannon Perkins](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/shannon-perkins) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 6 Jan, 2022 • 3 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [A (2017) Conversation With Dr. Stephanie Covington](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/a-2017-conversation-with-dr-stephanie-covington) We'd like to give you a chance to get to know Dr. Covington. Read below a 2017 interview from Trauma Matters. How did you first get into tra... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-3.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file-3.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/paid-leave-for-all) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 16 Dec, 2021 • 2 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Paid Leave for All](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/paid-leave-for-all) The United States is one of the only developed countries without a national paid family leave program. In addition to barring women from the... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-3.jpeg?width=500&height=250&name=file-3.jpeg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/feminism-in-2021-it-belongs-to-us) ![Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/emily-1.jpg "Emily Hoyle") [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 7 Dec, 2021 • 2 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Feminism in 2021: It Belongs to Us](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/feminism-in-2021-it-belongs-to-us) Young women are increasingly rising up against the white-patriarchal values that have guided national policy for centuries. Movements like t... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-2.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file-2.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/what-is-charles-bonnet-syndrome) ![Sharon Molloy](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/Sharon%20Molloy-1.jpeg "Sharon Molloy") [Sharon Molloy](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/sharon-molloy) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 2 Dec, 2021 • 3 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome?](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/what-is-charles-bonnet-syndrome) When we think of visual hallucinations, we typically think of mental illness, drug interactions, and dementias.... but vision loss? Not usua... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-3.png?width=500&height=250&name=file-3.png)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/it-s-time-to-get-creative-with-your-mental-health) ![Morgan Flanagan-Folcarelli](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/Morgan%20Flanagan-Folcarelli-1.jpeg "Morgan Flanagan-Folcarelli") [Morgan Flanagan-Folcarelli](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/morgan-flanagan-folcarelli) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 19 Nov, 2021 • 2 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [It's Time to Get Creative With Your Mental Health](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/it-s-time-to-get-creative-with-your-mental-health) If you’re anything like me, it’s easier to take time for creative activities than it is for things that feel like work—and, more often than ... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-05-29-PM.png?width=500&height=250&name=file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-05-29-PM.png)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/the-need-for-cultural-humility-in-social-work-education) ![Erica Reshard](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/Erica%20Reshard-1.jpg "Erica Reshard") [Erica Reshard](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/erica-reshard) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 2 Nov, 2021 • 6 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [The Need for Cultural Humility in Social Work Education](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/the-need-for-cultural-humility-in-social-work-education) The DSM-5 includes an overview of environmental factors that contribute to post traumatic stress disorder, such as low socioeconomic status,... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-15-34-01-PM.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file-Dec-20-2021-10-15-34-01-PM.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/who-s-been-reading-trauma-matters-dr-miriam-delphin-rittmon) ![Shannon Perkins](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/Shannon.jpeg "Shannon Perkins") [Shannon Perkins](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/shannon-perkins) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 28 Oct, 2021 • 1 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. Share Post ### [Who's Been Reading Trauma Matters? Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon!](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/who-s-been-reading-trauma-matters-dr-miriam-delphin-rittmon) Trauma Matters reader Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon has been appointed and confirmed to serve as Assistant Secretary for Mental health and Subs... [![principal blog image](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-1.jpg?width=500&height=250&name=file-1.jpg)](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/slowing-down-with-restorative-yoga) ![Sharon Molloy](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/Sharon%20Molloy-1.jpeg "Sharon Molloy") [Sharon Molloy](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/sharon-molloy) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) 21 Oct, 2021 • 1 minute read ### Let’s Chat! Please fill out the details below to book 1-2-1 web meeting with Nathan to discuss the specifics of your agency and growth goals to see if our Agency service is a fit. 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