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Colette Lord, PhD

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January 23, 2021 by Colette

COVID19 Vaccination

So, I am doing my part to help end this pandemic. This last weekend I was one of about 5,000 healthcare workers to get vaccinated. In San Diego county private practice therapists were considered essential workers in this first round of vaccines. I am feeling lucky and guilty and relieved and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychoeducation

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 20, 2021 by Colette

Quote by Alice Bolin

Working in the mental health field, it is easy to get trapped into thinking of people as diagnoses. It’s not uncommon to hear people talk about “that Borderline,” not the client who happens to have Borderline Personality Disorder. This reduces their humanity and makes them nothing but their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychoeducation, Quote

January 16, 2021 by Colette

Sympathetic Nervous System

  I find that lack of information about how the body functions can lead to trauma survivor’s sense of guilt or shame for how they behaved at the time of the trauma. But many of these reactions are out of our conscious control. In the coming posts I will be reviewing information on what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychoeducation, Trauma

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Colette Lord, PhD



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