According to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the brain immediately determines how trustworthy a face is before it’s fully perceived, which supports the fact that we make quick judgments about people. It’s not just a human thing; it’s an instinct thing. Are you safe? Will you put me in danger? These are […]

As a mother with grown children, I have watched as each of my kids have either gone to college or trade school, begun families and started the never-ending struggle of learning to make ends meet in a new career field. It can be tough. If you work a couple of part times jobs or have […]

CALM DOWN: Taming anxiety through SPARK Columbia Pacific CCO is collaborating with Columbia Community Mental Health to help you learn how to tame anxiety, stress and insomnia through an innovative new program, called SPARK. The new program, located at the Revitalize Wellness Center in Scappoose, meets once weekly for 10 weeks, for three hour sessions. […]

Having just completed my first six months at Columbia Community Mental Health, I can only say; I had no idea. When I came to work at CCMH last November I was excited to take on the newly established role of Director of Development and PR. I had been working in business to business sales for [...]