How to Cultivate Emotional Resilience
On a normal Saturday afternoon in 2018, after their regular practice, the Wild Boars soccer team in northern Thailand decided to spend an hour exploring a nearby cave. One of their teammates was…
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May 4, 2020
Helpful Ways to Improve Your Immune Response
At the Y, we’re here to help you lower your risk for serious illness or chronic disease. We’re also here to help you reclaim your health if you do become ill. While a healthy immune system may not be…
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Apr 30, 2020
YMCA Child Care Gives Health Care Workers Peace of Mind
When Governor Jay Inslee announced school closures to slow the spread of the coronavirus on March 12, many parents were suddenly left without child care. Families needed to quickly figure out how to…
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Apr 29, 2020
In Uncertain Times, The Y is Still Here
For more 125 years, the YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties has continuously evolved to meet the changing needs of our community. And today, our community is going through unprecedented challenges as…
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Apr 27, 2020
Heroes Will Emerge
In the face of crisis, there are really two options: back down and let the circumstances dictate your future, or stand up and be part of the solution. So here we are, in the middle of a global…
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Apr 20, 2020
The Road to Joy
This is my second quarantine.
The first time I isolated myself from the rest of the world, only two other people participated.
It was March of 1998. The world I had known, the career I had…
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Apr 9, 2020