Guest blog post by Stephanie Caballero Novak LCSW, CRSS When you think of your legacy, you probably imagine leaving some contribution, being remembered for an achievement, or providing an inheritance to specific family members. But you might leave another legacy – through … [Read more...]
How Childhood Trauma Affects Parenting Styles
It would be nice if things that happened in the past stayed in the past. However, with unresolved childhood trauma, it tends to linger into your adulthood, including into your parenting style. But it doesn’t mean you are destined to traumatize your child or become retraumatized … [Read more...]
How to Release Trauma Trapped in the Body
Guest blog post by Martha (Marty) Dennen MA, LCPC, SEP When you are really stressed or anxious, you feel it through sensations in the body. That is because the experience of stress, particularly traumatic stress, can trigger active survival responses of fight, flight, or … [Read more...]
Why Understanding What Trauma Does to the Brain Helps You Heal
Trauma happens when you experience an event as physically or emotionally harmful or even life-threatening. Your body’s ability to cope is overwhelmed. Even though the event passes, trauma has lasting adverse effects on a person's mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual … [Read more...]
Benefits of Somatic Therapy: The Blessing and the Curse
Guest blog by Meghan Vosloo, LCSW, SEP (former associate) I remember the day that I was preparing for my first Somatic Experiencing™ (SE) Training weekend, and doing a phone consultation with a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. She told me that benefits … [Read more...]
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