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April 19, 2021 by Colette

Grounding with Taste

Grounding skills help ground us into the reality of the here-and-now. This can be useful if triggers bring us into a past traumatic memory, and can reconnect us to our bodies if we get dissociated, numbed out or frozen. Look around in your current, present day, surroundings. Name (out loud or say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coping Skills & Videos, Psychoeducation, Trauma

March 23, 2021 by Colette

Grounding

It has been a while since I posted about grounding skills, and I thought they might be especially useful right now. Grounding skills are things that can help ground us into the reality of the here-and-now. This is a useful skill to have when triggers bring us into the there-and-then of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coping Skills & Videos, Dissociation, Psychoeducation, Trauma

January 22, 2021 by Colette

Parasympathetic Nervous System

The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) is the brake system of the autonomic nervous system. The PNS is the system that is responsible for the actions of “rest and digest.” It conserves energy by slowing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure, regulating sexual arousal, and relaxes muscles in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coping Skills & Videos, Psychoeducation, Trauma

January 3, 2021 by Colette

Decision Making

When we get into very high stress situations our natural tendency is to fall back onto our most established coping strategies. These are typically ones developed in youth, and if you come from an abusive, neglectful, toxic or chaotic home life, then these coping strategies may not be the best. So … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coping Skills & Videos, Psychoeducation

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