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5 Basic Needs: Mom, Are you Neglecting Yours?
Hey Mom, are you caring for yourself as much as others? This blogs discusses the relationship between caregivers and self-neglect, and how to make it better.
Reframing Life’s Challenges as Stepping Stones: Ways to Stay Hopeful When Feeling Discouraged.
When setbacks happen, we can see them as barriers or stepping stones. This choice of perspective—what we tell ourselves about the situation—makes all the difference. Even when progress feels slow or nonexistent, it’s crucial to acknowledge the growth we’ve already achieved. Take a moment to reflect on where you were five years ago. Chances are, there’s something in your life now that would have seemed unimaginable back then. That’s progress. That’s growth.
What Progress in Therapy Actually Looks Like: Why It Gets Harder Before It Gets Better
So frequently we think that starting therapy is the solution to out problems, when really it's just the first step. It's normal for the process to feel hard, but with all that hard work comes a huge reward. Insight, healing and growth are all possible in therapy, even if it takes some time and hard work to get there.
The Hidden Toll of Burnout: How Trauma Can Impact Caregivers
Caregiving can take a toll in the best of situations. Throw a traumatic situation in the mix, and a caregiver can get stressed quickly. Read this blog for tips on managing mental health in spite of the stress that caregiving can bring.
Healing with Paws: How Pets Can Help Trauma Survivors Build Mental Wellness and Connection
How pets can help us heal from trauma. They lead out out of isolation, and into connection.
Understanding the Link Between Childhood Trauma and Misdiagnosis
It’s common for children to be misdiagnosed with mental health issues like ADHD or ODD when they’re actually struggling with symptoms of trauma.
Trauma can show up in behaviors that look like defiance or inattention, but these are often survival responses. Understanding the root cause is key to providing the right support. Let’s shift the focus from labels to healing.
Addressing LGBTQ+ Suicide Rates: The Impact of Oppression and How Trauma Therapy Can Help
LGBTQ folks experience discrimination that contributes to depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. This blog discusses how to utilize interventions from Polyvagal Theory to create safety, and to help LGBTQ individuals heal from trauma inflicted by society.
Is it Okay to be Vulnerable Here? Embracing Overwhelm and Finding Strength in Vulnerability
Let’s talk about the hard stuff. Is it okay to be sad, full of grief, and slightly broken, here?
How to Move Out of a Freeze State and back into Connection
When the nervous system is shut down or in a state of freeze, we cannot function. It becomes difficult to connect to others, and we are prone to self-medicating in ungeathy ways. This blog teaches us how to move from freeze, back to a regulated place where healthy communication ad connection are possible.