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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...
How to Identify a trauma response and come out on top
Maybe you reacted aggressively when a friend made a joke that irritated you. Or perhaps you left the room rather than deal with a potentially uncomfortable situation at school or work. You might have tried to compliment someone who treated you poorly, or you might...
How Does PTSD Affect Family Members
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating for anyone who experiences it. People with PTSD often suffer from panic attacks, night terrors, and other symptoms that can have a significant negative impact on their daily lives. However, PTSD can also affect an...
What Do Veterans That Have PTSD Experience?
Perhaps you served in the military, or you know a veteran who has, and after returning home, you’ve seen or experienced struggles with mental health symptoms that have left you grasping for answers. Maybe you’ve been having trouble sleeping, feeling angry or irritated...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Military Trauma
Lots of people who serve in the military will never have to see active combat, therefore might not experience Post traumatic stress disorder. However, those who do are at a high risk of developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder specifically lined to combat trauma. One...
Five Reasons to Fire Your Therapist
By Morgan Dingle, LPC Fire your therapist and don't feel bad about it. We fire all kinds of services in our life, bur for some reason, you have never though to fire your therapist. Have you ever thought, "I'm not sure if therapy is helping," or "I don't feel safe...
What is EMDR Therapy, and How Does it Work?
Trauma is Everywhere. A common phrase of today's world is trauma is everywhere. I'm willing to bet you know someone who has experienced trauma on one level or another. Sadly, what happens in trauma is one can create unhealthy responses in reaction to this initial...
Creating Healthy Boundaries
A friend introduced me to an excellent new website when I was in college. She explained that I would need a .edu email address, and I would keep in touch with friends from other universities. It was called "The Facebook" back then, and it seemed like a secret online...