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Posted: March 20, 2022
3/22 tip PTSD and alterations in arousal and reactivity As I posted earlier, according to the DSM 5, PTSD can develop if you go through a traumatic event, if you witness a traumatic event happening, learning of the traumatic event happening to a close family…
Posted: March 13, 2022
March is Women’s History Month. This is a month to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions and successes of women. I consider myself an intersectional feminist and as Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American law professor who coined the term in 1989, explained Intersectional feminism as, “a prism…
Posted: March 6, 2022
Okay, so just hear me out. I really appreciate client feedback when I have done something that doesn’t feel right, or they disagree with, and even if I’ve hurt their feelings. Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t feel good. But I am always grateful, because…
Posted: March 4, 2022
March 1st is Self-Injury Awareness Day. Self-injury is when a person purposefully harms themselves as a means of coping. It is not the same as attempting suicide. People self-harm because they have a hard time regulating, expressing or understanding emotions. The mix of emotions that…
Posted: February 21, 2022
PSTD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Many symptoms that eventually lead to a diagnosis of PTSD are common in the first month after a traumatic event. It is if they persist longer than that month, and they cause a disruption to a person’s normal functioning…
Posted: February 15, 2022
Since February is Black History Month, I wanted to share some of my thoughts and my values. I believe that Black Lives Matter and that seeing race matters. It matters because how people are treated in this country is greatly determined by race. I strive…