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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

September 28, 2020 by Colette

Spiritual Fitness

In this final post on resiliency we are looking at the aspect of spiritual fitness. For the purposes of this post, we are defining spirituality in it’s broadest sense, as connecting to something greater than yourself. This does not necessarily mean religion, although for some it may. An … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coping Skills & Videos, Psychoeducation

September 18, 2020 by Colette

Behavioral Fitness

Behavioral Fitness as resilience is the capacity to plan and make full use of the resources we have discussed developing in previous. Behavioral fitness is about developing a plan or routine for your day to day life so that you have time to do the things you need to do for work and school, while … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coping Skills & Videos, Psychoeducation

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