I’ve been meaning to blog about my PTSD treatment for a while, I think I was waiting until it was over, but now seems to be as good a time as any. I know that in a few months, or next year, or 10 years, I’ll look back at this, and will think very differently.
Why are we so serious?
Maybe it’s just the area I live and work in here in the Midwest but people are so serious most of the time. Why does therapy have to be so serious? I remember that being a discussion in grad school that therapy is serious work. In a way it makes sense.
A bad break-up can trigger an immediate brain-mind-body cascade of emotions, body sensations, and thoughts. It’s a significant experience that can keep you stuck for years, decades, or a lifetime.
But that doesn’t have to be your experience. You don’t have to suffer the ongoing emotional effects of a breakup, which include panic, sadness, grief, depression,
Wow, Rockstar, what a day. Can you believe the remarkable outpouring of “me too’s” My Facebook is filled with a sea of #MeToo.
So why do I still feel so alone in this? Why is this keeping me up waaaaay past my bedtime? What if I’m not alone in feeling this way?
On all days to feel
When it comes to survivors (of all kinds of trauma) it takes more work than usual to build and establish trust, the 10 things listed below are not the only things, just the foundation of trust.
When working with survivors, a few things need to be clarified. Unfortunately some of these should be a given such as respect
Here in the Pacific Northwest fall is here in all her glory. Trees are changing into ballgown dresses of yellows, oranges and crimson reds. Some are adorned in tiny purple and red berries, it is stunningly beautiful.
The air is crisp and clean with smells of pine, earth and cedar. At night it smells of wood burning fires
My friend and colleague, Courtney Armstrong is a Rapid Resolution Therapist and this post was inspired by working with her. In Rapid Resolution Therapy they use a guided imagery process to reconnect to your “Higher Self” or “Inner Light.”
When working with trauma survivors she works to elicit a memory of a peak experience.
Do you ever feel nagging self-doubt or insecurity that you know is irrational, yet can’t seem to turn off?
Often it is because we are still carrying around what I call a negative embodied belief that has inadvertently merged into our sense of self.
For example, John was a 48-year-old man who was frustrated by an inexplicable
To be completely transparent this is not the easiest subject for me to write about. I am pushing beyond my edge of comfort, as I have a sneaking suspicion that I am not alone; that what I am about to share about my story, will resonate with other Rockstars who have survived a
Recently I was sitting in a Starbucks catching up on my e-mail when it became impossible not to overhear the conversation happening in such close proximity at the next table. A young couple was engaged in the seemingly benign task of deciding what kind of coffees to order. What grabbed my attention was
