As we have just passed a couple of major religious holidays, it has me reflecting on the relationship between trauma and religion. For some people, religion can be a source of comfort, community and healing in their trauma journey. But this is not the case for everyone. For some people, their … [Read more...]
Quote by L.R. Knost
If you have grown up in an abusive, toxic or dysfunctional family, it is not uncommon to have learned to put others first. Sometimes this is because that was the role the person was expected to play in the family, the care-taker, the fixer, the adult. Sometimes it is because the person saw how … [Read more...]
Quarantine and Trauma
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 your partner. Or it might remind you … [Read more...]
Quote by Muhammed Ali
A key feature of mental health is flexibility and adaptability. Our beliefs and coping strategies and decision making should all be informed by the particulars of a situation. Life experiences and learning should influence and inform our way of viewing ourselves and the world. When a person … [Read more...]
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