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Prioritizing Self-Care: Empowering Veterans to Take Charge of Their Well-being
Introduction: As veterans, you have shown incredible strength and resilience in facing challenges. Your courage and commitment have undoubtedly shaped your experiences in and out of the military. While the active duty chapter may have ended, the journey toward a...
De-escalation Tips From Trauma-Informed Therapists.
It's essential to have de-escalation techniques for veterans with PTSD because they can experience intense and unpredictable symptoms that may lead to emotional or physical outbursts. These symptoms can include flashbacks, nightmares, hyperarousal, and hypervigilance....
Keeping the Flame Burning: What Keeps a Relationship Alive?
Maintaining a healthy and happy relationship can be a challenging endeavor. However, a healthy relationship is worth the effort. While every couple is unique, some common factors contribute to a successful and long-lasting partnership. Here are some key ingredients...
How Practicing Self-Compassion Can Help with PTSD
Introduction Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that affects people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. While it is normal to experience a range of emotions after a traumatic event, such as fear, sadness, or anger, some...
Understanding and Overcoming Shame in Intimate Relationships.
Understanding Shame Shame can be a difficult emotion to experience in intimate relationships. It is an emotion that arises when we believe we have violated a social or moral norm, leaving us feeling embarrassed, humiliated, or worthless. Yet, while it can be a...
PTSD, Arguments, and Relationships: The trifecta destroying relationships post returning home from conflict.
PTSD and Arguments Dealing with arguments in an intimate relationship can be challenging for anyone. But for individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), arguments can be challenging and triggering. PTSD is a mental health condition that can develop after...
Building Trust in Relationships
Building Trust in Relationships Trust in relationships is a fundamental element of any healthy and successful relationship. It is the foundation that enables couples to feel safe, secure, vulnerable, and intimate with one another. Without trust, a relationship can...
Growing Beyond Your Trauma: Post-Traumatic Growth
Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) is the ability to come out on the other side after trauma. If you’ve lived through trauma, you know how hard it can be to see the light at the end of the tunnel in the aftermath. After your traumatic experience, part of you might have felt...
What Is Trauma Informed Care And Why Is It Important?
Many people seek therapy because they have suffered through a traumatic event. But not every therapist is truly prepared to support clients with post-traumatic stress disorder or related conditions. Trauma-informed care is a concept in the mental health field...