Resilience and trauma healing go hand-in-hand. You must learn to keep going even when things get tough and all of the problems of the world seem to be closing in. Life is full of highs and lows, and oftentimes, the lows are addressed in unhealthy ways, particularly when it feels like there is no other […]
Using Cognitive-Behavioral Reframing to Eliminate Your Worst Fears
If you suffer from abuse-induced PTSD, you may have gotten very used to walking on eggshells in an abusive environment, feeling as if you could not say or do anything without being reprimanded or criticized. Often, those who struggle with symptoms of PTSD after leaving an abusive home – whether the abuser was a significant […]
Focusing on Matters of the Heart in order to Heal
Employing daily heartfulness techniques can help eliminate many of the most common symptoms of PTSD including paranoia, anxiety, worry, panic attacks and hypervigilance. These strategies can also ward off depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) which can exacerbate symptoms or coexist with PTSD and help one to feel more centered and in balance. Centering our […]
Refocusing Hypervigilance and Nervous Energy
Hypervigilance and nervous energy are very common in the post-trauma state. After we’ve learned to stay alert and on our toes for so long, it’s difficult to re-learn how to relax. Trauma tends to cause the body to remain in a constant state of fight or flight, a natural adrenaline rush, so we’re prepared for […]
Post-Traumatic Growth: Spend Your Time Wisely
One could argue that how we spend our time defines who we are. There are a few hours each day that we need to use to tend to daily obligations, such as work, family, and sleep. And, the rest is up to us. Even those standing ‘obligations’ are choices we’ve made, right? We choose our […]
Post-trauma Recovery: Second-guessing Ourselves
Those who have lived through trauma understand the detrimental effects which continue to plague us even after the chaos has ceased and we’ve moved into post-trauma recovery. Often, trauma is caused by another individual, and this individual used tactics to ensure we were left second-guessing everything about ourselves in order to maintain control. After all, […]