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Tag: Healing

A Bottom-Up Approach to Trauma
Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Healingâ When it comes to trauma therapy, the order matters.â â A top-down approach starts with the thinking brain (neocortex). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a good exampleâreframing thoughts to shift behaviour.â But hereâs the challenge: when youâre …

Connection and Trauma
When weâve experienced trauma, itâs common to want to pull away. To feel shame. To think, âI should be over this by now,â or âWhatâs wrong with me?â Confusion, anger, and self-judgment often followâand all of that is completely normal.âŁâŁBut …

Physical and Emotional Signs of Trauma
Thereâs no one ârightâ way to respond to trauma.âŁâŁYour response is normal for youâwhether itâs emotional, physical, or behavioural. Trauma can affect us all differently, and symptoms may show up in many ways, whether the event was big or small.âŁMost …

How do American Indianâs Heal Trauma?
As a psychotherapist and healer specialising in trauma, Iâve often found myself wonderingâhow do other cultures heal trauma? After all, trauma is not new. Throughout history, people have lived through war, illness, displacement, and abuse. So, how did our ancestors …

Causes of Psychological Trauma
Not all trauma is the same. And the type of trauma we experience can shape how we heal. Shock trauma is usually the result of a one-off, overwhelming eventâlike an accident or a sudden loss. It can cause intense emotional …

Book Review
So lovely to receive messages like this from people who have been impacted by the book. Thank you for taking the time to share with me Leigh. Love, Jen