The Three-Legged Stool
I know nothing of structural mechanics and little of furniture, but I do know that if you lose one of the legs from your three-legged stool, you won’t be sitting on it for long. And I’ve learned, mostly the hard way, that resilience in criminal justice has three main components: 1. Regulation, 2. Connection and 3. Purpose. Regulation is the ability to manage our response to stress and use it to function in the optimal zone most of the time. Connection, with peers, supervisors, clients and other humans (as well as our furry friends) is the spark of healing that ignites when our stories are held and understood by others. Purpose is the driver, the momentum, the reason we get up every morning and show up donning smiles and SWAT gear — figuratively and, for some, literally.
Read More – https://ndaajustice.medium.com/the-seat-of-resilience-d86ebc5ad0a9