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Sun Valley Steadfast retreat seeks to empower women who have experienced sexual trauma

5B Gazzette | September 23, 2025 What licensed clinical social worker Laurie Strand knows about chronic stress is that the nervous system responds and shows … Read More

Sun Valley Steadfast to Offer Therapeutic Retreat for Sexual Abuse Survivors

Eye on Sun Valley | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 A four-day therapeutic intensive retreat for female survivors of sexual abuse will take place Oct. 16-19 … Read More

Founder of Resiliency Rising transforming workplaces through trauma healing training

5B Gazzette | Monday, October 23, 2025 For the past five years, Laurie Strand, the founder of Resiliency Rising, has strived to create stress-free workplaces … Read More

Resiliency in Rural Communities

Join us for this week’s episode of Life Support where hosts Jen and Rachel talk with LCSW Laurie Strand, Owner of Resiliency Rising, to find … Read More

Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® Training – 2023 Series produced by NAMI Idaho

The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® trains community members to not only help themselves but to help others within their wider social network.

NPR Conversation – Coping with Stress Through the Holidays

Holidays are fun, but they can also be stressful. Counselor Laurie Strand joins Idaho Matters to give us a little advice on how to handle … Read More

Laurie Strand will help you ‘Thrive Through the Holidays’

Watch the livestream HERE! Article courtesy of the Mountain Express With pressure for perfection, social worker Laurie Strand says the holidays can be one of … Read More