“It’s time to learn how changing your story changes everything,” says Gary Rukin, a licensed professional counselor and trauma-informed coordinator for the McHenry County Mental Health Board.

Analyzing and exploring language and stories is the focus of World Trauma Day – From Shadow to Light: Reclaiming Your Story, led by Rukin. The in-person event is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the Mental Health Board building, 620 Dakota St., Crystal Lake.

Presentations include exploring the role of stories within, examining the influence of stigma and internal stories, learning narrative techniques to build agency and heal trauma, and implementing a new narrative in words and images.

Open to the public and offered at no charge, the only requirement is registration. Mental health prof

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