Trauma

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…

Traditional models of attachment focus on the relationship between the child and their caregivers. As mentioned previously, there’s also the Nested Model of attachment proposed by Jessica Fern which suggests that attachment is shaped across many different levels of human experience. Today I want to…

In honor of September being CPTSD Awareness month, let’s talk about what CPTSD is. CPTSD stands for Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and it develops as the result of repeated and on-going trauma. The fact that the trauma is chronic, it therefore results in more…

Over the last few weeks I’ve been going over the different attachment styles and how they are primarily the result of how our caregivers related to us. Attachment styles are not set in stone, they can change, because we change based on our relationship experiences.…