This National Wellness Month, we’re exploring how healing goes far beyond self-care, it’s about reclaiming safety, identity, and hope. Learn how survivors at REST are finding strength after trauma and why wellness is a justice issue we all have a role in. Read the full blog to learn more.
Invisible Scars: Mental Health Realities for Sex‑Trafficking Survivors
Sex‑trafficking survivors face staggering mental‑health challenges—PTSD in one‑third, depression in more than 70 %, and suicide‑attempt rates higher than combat veterans. REST’s trauma‑informed therapies, mind‑body interventions, and peer‑support programs helped clients log 257 healing milestones last year alone. Discover how evidence‑based care turns trauma into hope—and how you can give, share, advocate, or volunteer to make freedom truly healing.
Volunteers Make Waves: Amy Chapman’s Nine-Year Journey of Purpose and Grace
Volunteers Make Waves: Rebecca Friesen Ifland on Building Bridges and Bringing Nourishment
Volunteers Make Waves: Kim Berry's Story of Healing, Hope, and Hands-On Care
Meet Kim Berry—a nurse, advocate, and volunteer who’s turning compassion into action at REST. From holding hands in hospital rooms to walking alongside survivors at medical appointments, Kim's story is deeply moving and beautifully human. Her one word to describe volunteering? Gratifying. Read how Kim is making waves—and why she says volunteering gives back more than it takes.