Trauma

Not everyone who experiences trauma develops PTSD — but why? Here are a few factors that can make a big difference: Strong social support – Feeling seen, heard, and supported by loved ones helps regulate stress and build resilience. Healthy coping skills – Mindfulness, grounding…

“He (Alfred Adler) also believed from his studies of children, that our beliefs about ourselves and our belongingness become firmly established by the time we turn five years old. This can be a problem for human beings because, as Adler pointed out, children are very…

The window of tolerance is the range in which we as humans are able to function most effectively.  When the brain perceives a threat that it does not think you can fight or flee from it is likely to go into a state of collapse,…

When we say that the body keeps the score, or that trauma lives on in our bodies, this is quite literally true. Experiencing trauma or chronic stress, can lead to structural changes in the brain. Here are some of those changes. Weakening of the prefrontal…

The window of tolerance is the range in which we as humans are able to function most effectively. When the brain perceives a threat that it can fight or flee from, it is likely to go into a state of hyper-arousal, in which you may…

Healing is not about never being triggered again. This is because bad things, scary things, and worrisome things continue to occur in our lives. (Just look around at the world right now) If we are healing, we acknowledge this fact of life. It is natural…