Psychoeducation
Your Mental Health and the quarantine
Posted: April 12, 2020
The current pandemic is taking up a lot of space cognitively and emotionally in your head. Even if you are unaware that your brain is attending to this situation and worrying about it, it is. This is natural given the enormity of it all. This…
Quarantine and Trauma
Posted: March 30, 2020
This time of self-quarantine is hard on most of us. However, those with a history of intimate partner violence or domestic violence, this time might be especially hard. This is because it might remind you of when you were isolated from family or friends by…
Trauma and Play
Posted: March 18, 2020
When we perceive a threat, then our survival instincts and drives kick in. These strategies are fight, flight, freeze, fawn, and flag. These are drives that get activated before conscious thought. When there is a history of chronic traumatization and danger, this system might remain…
Public Service Announcement
Posted: March 15, 2020
I think this is one I will repeat periodically as it is SUPER important. Let’s just stop putting pressure on each other to reach out to family, or a particular family member. Some people have made a healthy decision to cut off their family or…