Coping Skills and Videos

We are living through unprecedented and abnormal times politically right now and that matters when it comes to your mental health. It is important to honor both our needs to disconnect and rest, with the need to stay informed and active in the fight for…

When doing work with trauma, we often talk about trauma time. Trauma time refers to how people (or parts/alters) who’ve gone through trauma can get stuck in thinking and reacting as though they are still in that period of their lives when the trauma was…

Time orientation skills involve reminding yourself that you are in the here-and-now, rather than in the there-and-then (i.e. trauma time). The category of comfort refers to reminding yourself of the ways in which you can offer yourself comfort that you couldn’t when you were a…

Time orientation skills involve reminding yourself that you are in the here-and-now, rather than in the there-and-then. There are several categories of time orientation skills: time, distance, power, choice, & comfort. Focusing on the categories of power & choice is about reminding yourself of all…

A message during for those feeling overwhelmed, sad, angry, grieving and/or hopeless right now: Allow yourself space to feel your feelings and honor them as they are valid and need to be felt. AND….then we can look at how to cope and feel better, after…

As discussed previously, grounding is an important coping strategy for when you are feeling disconnected from yourself, your body, your thoughts, etc. It can be a useful skill for when triggers bring you into the past, a feeling of being there-and-then in the traumatic moment.…