What causes people to develop PTSD? If we survived the experience, why must we keep reliving it – over and over again? What if there is actually a reason? What if, it served a purpose as we evolved? That is what I want to explore in this week’s blog: Have our brains evolved to be […]
KNOW PTSD: Generational Trauma
Is the idea that you can be struggling with the impact of trauma that happened to your parents, grand-parents, or even ancestors. The grand-children of WW2 concentration camp survivors are at higher risk of mental health difficulties than the general public. The parents of children who are sexually assaulted are likely to have their own […]
Healing CSA: The 4 ways we respond to danger and how childhood trauma can impact that response
Whenever we feel that we are in danger our bodies react. How your body reacts depends on which of four possible responses your body chooses. Your body chooses and responds so quickly that you may feel yourself responding as, or even before, you are becoming aware of the danger. In todays blog I’ll discuss what […]
Healing CSA: Self-Worth, 4 ways to challenge and improve yours
Growing up in an unhealthy, dysfunctional, neglectful or abusive home can have an impact that reaches into many corners of an individuals life. One of the more insidious impacts is how a child’s own opinion of themselves becomes twisted and distorted. These children then grow up and become adults with twisted and distorted views of […]
#MeToo is Freaking Me Out: 6 Tips to Getting Through
As #MeToo explodes into social media some people are not feeling empowered, they’re feeling overwhelmed and freaked out. Knowing you’re not alone can be a relief, but knowing that millions of people are tweeting #MeToo can have the opposite impact. If you are finding yourself upset when you yet again run into another #MeToo post […]