Post-Traumatic GROWTH (PTG)
Have you had a traumatic experience, which was painful and hard, and at the same time been aware of your inner self growing, or…
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Trauma & Secure Attachment
When we experience trauma as a child, and our mother (or primary caregiver) is not attuned to our needs, this is attachment trauma. 50%…
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Integrating Traumatic Experiences
When we have experienced trauma and start to have some of the symptoms of PTSD; flashbacks, increased heart rate, numbness, dissociation etc., we are…
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1 in 3 Black Male Americans Will Go To Jail
Systemic trauma is practices and policies of institutions that cause psychological, economic, spiritual, or physical harm to specific groups of people. It maintains inequality,…
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The Bottom-Up Approach To Trauma
Bottom-up approaches are more somatically, body-based interventions to working with trauma. They work to resolve the imprint of trauma on the body through the…
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Does Loneliness Lead to Depression?
I love to see the research! This was Cacioppo’s question in the early 2000s. In one of many studies, he took 135 lonely people,…
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10 Ways the Fawn Response Shows Up in Relationships
The fawn response is a trauma response. It is a protective reaction to an unsafe situation, usually in our childhood. As adults, the fawn…
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When To Get Help For Trauma
The typical trauma symptoms will start to fade after about four weeks for some people, and for others, they will continue and even worsen….
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Physical & Emotional Symptoms of Trauma
Everyone will experience different responses to trauma. Your particular response might be unusual, just remember that it is your response and so it is…
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What To Say If You Made A Mistake Or Regret How You Behaved.
We all make mistakes. The magic is in the repair. Sometimes it is hard to find the words to start. I hope you find…
