Contributions by Emily Munoz


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Video: Moving Mindsets - Rethinking Recreation for Emotional & Mental Health

Video discussion on reimagining the world of recreation and start to think about the ways it changes our brains and our mindsets.

7/23/2024 - Emily Munoz
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Healing Is In Session

After loss, our brains struggle to make sense of where we are and where we’re going. We must learn again where we need to go and create a new path.

3/26/2024 - Emily Munoz
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Video: Moving through the Holidays, Breath & Somatic Techniques for Mind / Body Wellness

Watch this webinar video to learn movements, behaviors, and postures to help us reduce the stresses that manifest in our bodies during the holidays.

12/12/2023 - Emily Munoz
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Breaking Away from Loneliness

TAPS offers 10 creative ways to fight feelings of loneliness, seek out the connections that inspire us, that make us better.

4/14/2023 - Emily Munoz
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Video: Loss and Loneliness at the Holidays - Finding a New Narrative

Video discussion on practical strategies for choosing our own traditions which may mean exploring limiting beliefs about what life "should" look like.

11/16/2022 - Erin Jacobson - Emily Munoz
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When Small Talk is a Big Issue

It’s repeated comments like, “I’m fine” and “One day at a time” that wear us down in our daily lives and drain on our emotional reserves when grieving.

10/22/2022 - Emily Munoz
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Forest Bathing: Why Soaking In Nature Can Improve Your Health

Forest bathing is an actual thing, and we’d love for you to try it this fall as a way to connect with your inner self and the world around you.

10/18/2020 - Emily Munoz
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Good vs. Bad Pain

Pain can be a valuable teacher. But as much as we may learn from it, we may also feel compelled to avoid it.

7/22/2020 - Emily Munoz
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TAPS Talks Video: Empowered Coping

This video recording explores how to ask and answer in ways that are truthful and productive and strengthen feelings of belonging and connection.

4/20/2020 - Erin Jacobson - Emily Munoz
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TAPS Talks Video: Frightened AND Enlightened: The Stress Response and Your Window of Tolerance

This video recording of the TAPS Talks connection discusses stress responses, explore where they hide in our lives, and recognize ways we rely on them.

4/8/2020 - Emily Munoz - Tabitha Bonilla
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TAPS Talks Video: Living the Lessons of Grief in Uncertain Times

This video recording of the TAPS Talks connection explores whether lessons learned from grief can provide us confidence and calm now.

3/21/2020 - Emily Munoz
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The Unbroken Chain

We come together as a family of survivors to honor our fallen, to grieve our dead.This journey does not ever have to be yours alone.

10/14/2019 - Emily Munoz
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Women’s Empowerment Retreats Help You Dig Deep, Make Friends and Press Onward

TAPS understands the ripple effects of loss — how grief weaves itself into every part of what we know and who we are.

8/6/2019 - Emily Munoz - Erin Jacobson
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Books to Get You Moving in 2019

Check out these books that can help you make better choices for your health and wellness journey this new year.

1/16/2019 - Emily Munoz
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Charlie Brown’s Search for Meaning

If you’re feeling a little bit like Charlie Brown this season, here are some things that might help you feel a little less alone.

12/9/2018 - Emily Munoz
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Showing up for Yourself

Just as the demands of grief call us to “show up” when we’d rather not, the tasks of life call us in a similar way.

10/16/2017 - Emily Munoz - Nichole Bukowski
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Gold Star Families: We Are the Best Versions of the Worst-Case Scenarios

We can be the best versions of the worst-case scenarios — embodying bravery, endurance and an unwillingness to let the death be the story.

9/27/2017 - Emily Munoz
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5 Ways to a Healthier Summer (Even if Your Heart’s Not In It)

Summer, with its long days of light and warmth, is also a great time to stretch yourself emotionally and physically.

7/20/2017 - Emily Munoz
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Battlefield Promises

When his Iraqi interpreter’s move to the U.S. finally started to become a reality, Ed decided he would be the trusted voice in a strange land.

5/21/2017 - Emily Munoz
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Cry to the End of Your Tears

We can't always let ourselves grieve openly and tearfully, but when we can, it's worth it — it's important to cry to the end of your tears.

2/21/2017 - Emily Munoz
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Letter from TAPS: Will There Be Continuity or Change?

As we grieve, the need for continuity drives us to look beyond the physical body, to embrace love that doesn't stop when life does

11/21/2016 - Emily Munoz
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Open Your Heart to Healing: Emotional Engagement in Your Own Life

Nine unique ways to change your perspective from one of grief and loss to one of hope and engagement.

11/21/2016 - Emily Munoz
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Harvesting Hope: The Unexpected Bounty of Grief Work

And so TAPS was born, from a visceral understanding that feeling trapped, alone and emotionally confined is not the end of the journey.

10/1/2016 - Emily Munoz
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Safe Zones: Boundaries in Early Grief

And so TAPS was born, from a visceral understanding that feeling trapped, alone and emotionally confined is not the end of the journey.

8/1/2016 - Emily Munoz
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Stronger Every Day

When you are ready to become newly proud of who you are and how you are living, then it’s time to connect with your Inner Warrior.

8/1/2016 - Emily Munoz
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Memorial Day: A National Debt, A Personal Price

As surviving families, we know we are part of this larger American legacy of grief and loss. How does Memorial Day change for us when the holiday becomes personal?

4/1/2016 - Emily Munoz
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Finding Your Inner Warrior

TAPS knows that strength for the journey is an important way we can help and inspire each other and launches a new TAPS Health & Wellness Initiative.

12/21/2015 - Emily Munoz
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Letter from TAPS

As we approach the holidays, we brace ourselves with gratitude and learn to be thankful for the gaps and spaces because of who once filled them.

12/21/2015 - Emily Munoz
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The Metaphors of Grief

Traveling the country to host Seminars, the TAPS team hears about the sense of freedom that comes from connecting with other people who understand.

9/21/2015 - Emily Munoz
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Letters from TAPS: TAPS Seminars

Our hope is that you will find a true understanding of how much your TAPS family cares about you and is here for you.

12/21/2014 - Emily Munoz