Special Edition: Episode 1 - Surviving In The Now

03/23/20 • 22 min

Metahab. Designed for Post Traumatic Growth

This Special Edition in the Sliver of Hope series is the first of three that will address ways to cope with the current environment our communities are faced with as a result of Covid-19 or Coronavirus. The series is hosted by Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn and will focus on the symptoms and solutions in dealing with the trauma as an effect of this global pandemic. Trauma comes in many forms and the constant bombardment of negativity, uncertainty and misinformation surrounding this crisis wears on everyone. This first in the Special Edition deals with Survival during the storm.

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Series 2 - Sliver Of Hope: NCAA Athletes Interrupted. Traci Shaw

In Fall 2016, Shaw became a Hornet as she began her first year at Sacramento State. She is a Psychology major, studying to become a clinical sports psychologist to work with collegiate and professional athletes. During her freshman season, she played in 19 games, including 15 starts as a DP. Shaw batted the third highest on the team with a .327 batting average, including five runs scored, four doubles, three homers, nine RBIs, five walks, a .577 slugging percentage and a .386 on-base percentage. During her 15 starts, she ranked sixth on the team with eight multiple-hit games. Her sophomore season, Shaw suffered from a season-ending injury during the first practice of the Fall season. With a torn ACL, torn medial meniscus, partially torn lateral meniscus, and sprained LCL, she got surgery for complete reconstruction in November 2017 and had a 9-12 month recovery time. Shaw is now studying abroad in London at Kingston University for her Senior Year.

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Special Edition: Episode 2 - Adaptation

This is the second of three episodes in the Special Edition of Sliver of Hope podcast focusing on Adaptation to the new normal we're about to be facing. Several weeks into quarantine and the Coronavirus still climbing to it's apex in many states, an acceptance and understanding have come to be the process of adapting to the current situation. Dr. Joyce Mikal - Flynn breaks the process down into simple actionable steps to help grow and foster an appreciation for what life is going to begin to look like when we return to what will become the new normal.