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Love and Connection: How Trauma Can Bring Us Closer Together September 5, 2017 . 4 Comments
“It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring ... Read More
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The Mental Health Toll of Hurricane Harvey, and Other News September 1, 2017 . 3 Comments
The death toll from Tropical Storm Harvey is at least 38—a figure that will likely rise in the coming weeks. As dirty water, downed power lines, and dangerous animals in the water continue ... Read More
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Are Your Best Days Really Behind You? How Success Can Haunt You August 30, 2017 . 9 Comments
A primary focus of therapy is healing from past traumas and making attempts to improve the parts of ourselves we find unsatisfactory. There’s clearly a need to address these issues to ... Read More
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How Not to React When Survivors of Sexual Trauma Disclose August 28, 2017 . 10 Comments
A survey conducted in 2011 by The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence revealed one in five women and one in 71 men will be raped during their lifetime (Black, Basile, Breiding, ... Read More
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Meditation and Yoga Can Improve Mental Health, and Other News August 25, 2017 . 4 Comments
Yoga and mindfulness meditation are associated with improvements in physical and mental health, according to new research published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. The study ... Read More
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The Benefits of Yoga for Trauma Treatment and Mind-Body Wellness August 16, 2017 . 9 Comments
Eastern traditions have long recognized the importance of the mind-body connection for general wellness, and Western thought is beginning to follow suit. An increasing amount of research ... Read More
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Men with Gambling Addiction Likely to Have History of Trauma August 8, 2017 . 2 Comments
Men with problematic gambling habits are more likely to have witnessed violence or experienced childhood trauma, according to a study published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. According ... Read More
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Why Self-Regulation Is the Most Important Thing in the World August 7, 2017 . 29 Comments
As a therapist who specializes in treating complex posttraumatic stress, I am often asked whether my practice is “depressing,” or whether it brings me down. It’s an obvious question: ... Read More
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For Your Own Protection: How Complex Trauma Changes a Person July 24, 2017 . 30 Comments
Although it remains explicitly absent from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, complex posttraumatic stress (C-PTSD) is a condition that has gained broad acceptance ... Read More
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People with Dementia May Experience Delayed Symptoms of PTSD July 18, 2017 . No Comments
Some people with dementia may experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTSD) long after the initial trauma, according to research published in the journal Progress in Neurology and ... Read More
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Life After Cancer: The Emotional TSUNAMI of Being a Survivor July 18, 2017 . 7 Comments
Cancer is a life-changing and potentially life-threatening diagnosis. Before the news can even sink in, you buckle in for your wellness team’s treatment recommendations, which may include ... Read More
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A Simple Daily Practice to Reduce the Impact of Posttraumatic Stress July 12, 2017 . 3 Comments
What if I told you a simple daily practice could help reduce the ways posttraumatic stress (PTSD) engulfs people? Mindfulness—practiced for only a few minutes each day—has been found ... Read More