Trauma

Sandra Paulsen is an EMDR therapist who developed a method for healing early life trauma. Here she is talking about attachment trauma and wounding. Children are not born believing that they are shameful, this is a learned attitude. When a child is led to believe…

Interpersonal trauma often comes with shame and keeping secrets. Sometimes this is because a person is raised with the idea that you don’t share family business. But often this simply protects the abuser. Sometimes this silence is due to the fact that when trauma occurs…

These are lyrics from a song about attachment trauma. Children are like little sponges who are constantly trying to make sense of the world and their place in it. When they grow up in a family or an environment that is unsupportive, chaotic, neglectful or…

Right now we could all use a bit more resilience. This pandemic has been exhausting and we have no idea when it will end. And this has led to increased sense of hopelessness and despair. But we are not powerless. We can build resilience within…

According to Gabor Maté, who is a renowned expert on addiction, the underlying issue for those with substance use issues is some sort of pain they are trying to mask or cope with. I often hear from clients with substance use issues that they aren’t…

This is similar to what some trauma survivors can experience, and is especially common for military personnel and veterans suffering from PTSD. When a person experiences a number of very emotionally heightened experiences, they can then come to feel that common, everyday experiences seems dull…